105.9 The Region

TORONTO — A First Nation police force in northern Ontario will become an essential service as it opts into provincial legislation governing police boards. Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler says the agreement signed by Nishnawbe Aski Police Service Board will allow the force to have the same standards as every other force across […]

TORONTO — When Geoffrey Hinton strode across the Stockholm Concert Hall stage Tuesday to receive his Nobel Prize for physics from King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, he was beaming. It has taken decades for many beyond the science community to realize the British Canadian computer scientist’s life’s work was so significant it eventually formed […]

TORONTO — The CFL suspended defensive lineman Sione Teuhema of the B.C. Lions for two games Tuesday after he tested positive for a banned substance. In a statement, the CFL said Teuhema tested positive for amphetamine, a stimulant. This marks Teuhema’s first violation of the league’s drug policy, thus resulting in a two-game suspension. Under […]

Police say a yearlong investigation into an alleged Greater Toronto Area criminal network has ended with charges against 17 people. York Regional Police say an investigation that began with an armed home invasion last Christmas Eve eventually unravelled a ring of alleged criminals planning home invasions and trafficking drugs. Police say officers were called on […]

TORONTO — Swimmer Summer McIntosh has won the Northern Star Award as Canada’s athlete of the year after a dominant performance at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The 18-year-old from Toronto won three gold medals in Paris, becoming the first Canadian athlete to accomplish that feat at an Olympic Games, summer or winter. She set Olympic […]

TORONTO — As artificial intelligence pioneer Geoffrey Hinton strode across a Stockholm stage to receive his Nobel Prize for physics, the pride back home was palpable. A hearty crowd of about 100 students and colleagues at the University of Toronto, where Hinton is a professor emeritus, gathered Tuesday at the downtown campus to watch the […]

TORONTO — A new report says the Taylor Swift concerts in Toronto boosted spending in the recreation and entertainment sector but the overall impact on the Ontario economy remained modest. A TD Economics spending analysis shows one category in the province in particular — recreation and entertainment — saw a “remarkable” 15 per cent surge […]

A man whose alleged violent carjackings last month spanned the Greater Toronto Area and included firing shots at passing cars on Highway 401 has been charged by Ontario Provincial Police. OPP say a 29-year-old man who was previously charged by Toronto police is facing additional charges of attempted murder, armed robbery and possession of prohibited […]

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the country’s premiers are meeting virtually Wednesday with the prime minister to discuss the threat of U.S. tariffs on Canadian imports. It comes two weeks after the premiers’ last meeting with Justin Trudeau, where they discussed how to respond to U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s warning that he will […]

TORONTO — Rogers Communications Inc. is launching what it calls Canada’s first home internet backup solution, saying it will allow customers to stay connected when there is a power or network outage. The company says the new product relies on a rechargeable battery that carries up to four hours of power. Once installed, a home […]