105.9 The Region

OTTAWA — After watching the Ottawa Senators play their first 18 games of the 2024-25 NHL campaign, general manager Steve Staios gave his assessment of the season so far. In short, there have been flashes of promise but a lack of consistency, which is reflected in the Senators’ 8-9-1 record. While emphasizing that the team […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index crept higher Wednesday thanks to strength in energy stocks, while U.S. stock markets were mixed, recovering from larger losses earlier in the day. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 25.69 points at 25,036.46. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 139.53 points at 43,408.47. The S&P […]

OTTAWA — The Canadian and American embassies in Ukraine were closed to the public on Wednesday after the U.S. warned of a “potential significant air attack” in Kyiv by Russia. However, Ukraine’s intelligence agency posted a statement that urged people not to panic and accused Russia of spreading fake messages about the threat of an […]

OTTAWA — Randy Boissonnault is leaving his post as employment minister in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet after weeks of questions about the Edmonton MP’s shifting claims of Indigenous identity and his business dealings. “The prime minister and MP Randy Boissonnault have agreed that Mr. Boissonnault will step away from cabinet effective immediately. Mr. Boissonnault […]

Police say several explosive devices were found inside an RV where an allegedly armed man had barricaded himself for about 14 hours in Barrie, Ont. Police say officers responded to a call about an individual with a firearm in an RV parked in a lot on Bayfield Street Tuesday morning. They say officers made contact […]

TORONTO — Four teens aged 13 to 17 are facing criminal charges after what police are calling a violent carjacking in Brampton, Ont., on Sunday. Peel Regional Police say one of the suspects lured a male victim to meet them in a parking lot near Goreway Drive and Queen Street East. Police allege that two […]

OTTAWA — Randy Boissonnault is leaving his post as employment minister in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet after weeks of questions about the Edmonton MP’s past claims of Indigenous identity. More coming. The Canadian Press

City council in Brampton, Ont., has passed a motion to restrict “nuisance demonstrations” near places of worship following a series of violent protests outside a Hindu temple earlier this month. The new bylaw states that no person “shall organize or participate in a nuisance demonstration within one hundred metres” of a place of worship, specifying […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say they are investigating the death of an infant. Police say the baby was reported missing this morning near Marlee and Roselawn avenues. They say in a social media post that police found the baby, who was transported to hospital. The infant was then pronounced dead. Police say their investigation continues. […]

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says all provincial and territorial premiers are aligned on his push for the federal government to negotiate a bilateral trade deal with the United States. Ford, who is the current chair of the Council of the Federation, the group of Canada’s 13 premiers, says they had a call today […]