105.9 The Region

TORONTO — Canada Post says it’s waiting for a response from the union representing some 55,000 striking workers after it offered a new framework for negotiations over the weekend. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers has said its negotiators are reviewing the proposal. Canada Post on Sunday said it hoped the document would reignite discussions […]

WINDSOR, Ont. — A memorial service has been scheduled for Dec. 11 by a support agency for a homeless man who died in Windsor, N.S., last week. Leslie Porter, director of the Windsor-West Hants Caremongers, says the man in his early 50s was found dead on Tuesday at the site of an ice fishing tent […]

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford has announced that Phil Verster is leaving as the head of provincial transit agency Metrolinx. The agency — and Verster specifically — have come under frequent fire for the long-delayed Eglinton Crosstown LRT project, which was supposed to open in 2020. There is still no projected opening date for […]

OTTAWA — The auditor general says the small business loan program the federal government rolled out during the COVID-19 pandemic wasn’t managed in a cost-effective way. Auditor general Karen Hogan says the Canada Emergency Business Account program wasn’t managed with “due regard for value for money.” The program lent 898,000 small businesses $49.1 billion to […]

VANCOUVER — The Better Business Bureau in British Columbia is warning Taylor Swift fans of scams ahead of the superstar’s Vancouver concerts, highlighting one case in which a social media profile was allegedly hacked and used to sell fake tickets. It says $2,000 was stolen from fans hoping to attend the shows, which will be […]

TORONTO — The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan has named Annesley Wallace as its new president and chief executive, effective April 1. Wallace will take over from Jeff Wendling, who announced his retirement in September. She is currently the executive vice-president of strategy and corporate development and president of power and energy solutions at TC […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index fell nearly 100 points in late-morning trading, weighed down by losses in the energy, technology and base metal sectors, while U.S. stock markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 97.12 points at 25,550.88. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 139.10 points at 44,771.55. […]

Ontario Provincial Police say they expect to reopen Highway 11 north of Toronto this afternoon after significant snowfall in the area over the weekend. OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt says crews are still working to clear the snow and they hope to reopen the northbound lanes of the highway around noon and the southbound lanes later […]

TORONTO — The U.S. Postal Service has temporarily suspended accepting mail headed to Canada due to the strike by Canada Post workers. It is asking customers to refrain from mailing items addressed to Canada, until further notice: The move by the U.S. Postal Service comes after some 55,000 Canada Post workers walked off the job […]

TORONTO — A new law in Australia is poised to ban social media platforms from offering profiles to teens 16 and under, but some experts are calling the measure misguided. The legislation passed this week is meant to protect young people from the potential mental-health harms of social media use, but those who study the […]