105.9 The Region

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index was up in late-morning trading, helped by strength in technology stocks, while U.S. stock markets also moved higher. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 21.64 points at 25,465.92. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 397.24 points at 44,693.75. The S&P 500 index was up 26.46 […]

Niagara Regional Police say a man is facing murder and attempted murder charges after two people were shot in St. Catharines, Ont. Police say officers responded to reports of gunshots in the area of Division and Riordon streets on Friday afternoon. They say officers found two men with gunshot wounds. One of the victims was […]

TORONTO — Court documents are offering a window into the Competition Bureau’s investigation into Leon’s Furniture Ltd. and its subsidiary The Brick Warehouse LP. An application the watchdog filed to obtain a court order forcing the companies to hand over documents shows the bureau is after records related to the company’s pricing and marketing. It […]

TORONTO — CI Financial Corp. has signed a deal to be taken private by Mubadala Capital in an agreement valued at $4.7 billion. Under the transaction, the alternative asset management arm of Mubadala Investment Co. will pay $32 per share in cash for the firm. CI shares closed at $24.01 on the Toronto Stock Exchange […]

TORONTO — After NWSL stops in North Carolina, Kansas City and Houston, defender Croix Soto is looking to help build something in Toronto. The 23-year-old defender from Pasadena, Calif, is AFC Toronto’s third signing — and first international — after Canadian forwards Jade Kovacevic and Leah Pais. AFC Toronto and the other five Northern Super […]

TORONTO — On a night where William and Alex Nylander entered the Maple Leaf record book, it was business as usual for Mitch Marner. Marner scored twice in a second-period surge as Toronto defeated the Utah Hockey Club 3-2 Sunday to extend its winning streak to four. The victory, in the lone NHL game on […]

TORONTO — Mitch Marner scored twice in a second-period surge as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Utah Hockey Club 3-2 Sunday to extend their winning streak to four. The victory, in the lone NHL game on the schedule, came in the first-ever meeting between Toronto and Utah. William Nylander scored his 14th for Toronto, […]

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Postal strike A strike by about 55,000 workers at Canada Post heads into its second week ahead of the key holiday season. The union has said it is asking for fair wages, safer working conditions and other improvements, while […]

TORONTO — Joshua Orson sits on the edge of a bed in a bright, clean room, thinking about his journey from addict to health-care worker. The room is part of a new, 36-bed detox space in downtown Toronto that largely helps homeless patients, although it’s open to anyone who needs to get clean. There are […]

Toronto police are probing a fatal crash that killed a 71-year-old man in the city’s east end Thursday night. Officers received a report of a personal injury collision in the Kennedy Road and McNicoll Avenue area just before midnight. Police say a 71-year-old man was walking in the south crosswalk at Kennedy Road when a […]