105.9 The Region

LONDON, Ont. — Austin Elliott stopped all 23 shots he faced as the London Knights blanked the Owen Sound Attack 3-0 on Wednesday in Ontario Hockey League action. Denver Barkey, Sam O’Reilly and Landon Sim supplied the offence as London (23-4-0) won its 19th game in a row. Attack goaltender Carter George made 45 saves […]

TORONTO (AP) — Auston Matthews scored twice early in the third period and the Toronto Maple Leafs erased an early deficit to win their third in a row, 3-2 over the Nashville Predators on Wednesday night. William Nylander also scored for Toronto, which got 22 saves from Joseph Woll. Mitch Marner chipped in three assists […]

TORONTO — Auston Matthews scored twice early in the third period to erase a 1-0 deficit as the Toronto Maple Leafs downed the Nashville Predators 3-2 on Wednesday. William Nylander had the other goal for Toronto (16-7-2), which got 22 saves from Joseph Woll. Mitch Marner chipped in three assists as the Leafs won for […]

TORONTO — Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mitch Marner, Winnipeg Jets defenceman Josh Morrissey and Montreal Canadiens goaltender Sam Montembeault are among the players named to Canada’s roster for the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off tournament. More coming. The Canadian Press

OTTAWA — First Nations chiefs agreed today to launch new negotiations with Canada over child welfare after voting down a $47.8 billion deal in October. Chiefs at the Assembly of First Nations voted to start talks anew as well as to include Northwest Territories in any new agreements at a special assembly in Ottawa. The […]

OTTAWA — The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says it’s sent another round of counter-proposals to the federal mediator appointed to help it reach a deal with Canada Post as a countrywide strike nears the three-week mark. The union says it’s ready to get back to federal mediation, which was put on pause last week […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index edged higher in trading on Wednesday, helped by strength in the technology sector, while U.S. stock markets also rose. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 5.45 points at 25,641.18. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 308.51 points at 45,014.04. The S&P 500 index was up […]

TORONTO — Experts say Canada needs to be prepared to take action if U.S. president-elect Donald Trump goes through with his threats of significant tariffs when he takes office in January. Steve Verheul, former chief trade negotiator for Canada, says though the threat may not seem credible to many, the country still needs to take […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Transit Commission says fare inspectors in plain clothes are now patrolling the system and issuing tickets as part of its efforts to curb fare evasion. The transit agency says the move was previously tested in 2018 and re-introduced three weeks ago, with plainclothes inspectors initially “educating” those who didn’t pay for […]

OTTAWA — The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is calling on politicians of all stripes to support a national inquiry into systemic racism in policing and police-related deaths of First Nations people, calling it a human rights issue that requires commitment from all leaders. “For too long, First Nations people have been […]