105.9 The Region

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Postal strike The strike by some 55,000 workers at Canada Post is in its fourth week. Calls for government intervention in the contract talks have been mounting from the business community, but the government has so far said it’s […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors’ second unit can be renamed Kelly’s Kids. Canadian centre Kelly Olynyk returned to the Raptors’ lineup in a 125-118 loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday. It was Olynyk’s season debut after missing Toronto’s first 23 games. At 33 years old, Olynyk was the oldest player to come off the […]

TORONTO (AP) — Luka Doncic’s 79th career triple-double moved the Dallas Mavericks star past some impressive NBA talent. Doncic had 30 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists for his second straight triple-double as the Mavericks extended their winning streak to seven games with a 125-118 win over the Toronto Raptors on Saturday. This triple-double moved […]

SUDBURY, Ont. — Alex Pharand scored a pair of power-play goals and Donovan McCoy scored at 2:13 of overtime as the Sudbury Wolves defeated the visiting Flint Firebirds 5-4 in Ontario Hockey League action on Saturday night. Ondrej Molnar and Chase Coughlan also scored for the Wolves (15-8-4-0), who led 2-1 after the first period […]

TORONTO — Luka Doncic had a triple-double to help the Mavericks fend off the Toronto Raptors 125-118 on Saturday as Dallas won its seventh straight game. Doncic had 30 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists as Dallas (16-8) moved ahead of the idle Houston Rockets for second in the Western Conference. Kyrie Irving added 29 […]

OTTAWA — After struggling through a difficult stretch at home, the Ottawa Senators are finally making the most of home-ice advantage. The Senators were 2-4-1 at the Canadian Tire Centre through the month of November and are now off to a perfect 2-0-0 for the month of December following a 3-1 win over the struggling […]

MILTON, Ont. — Halton Regional Police say a 17-year-old boy died after he struck a power pole with his car in Milton on Saturday afternoon. Police say at around 1 p.m., the boy was driving a 2005 Honda Civic southbound on the 6th Nassagaweya Line when it lost control and hit a power pole on […]

TORONTO — Jakob Poeltl, Kelly Olynyk and Davion Mitchell will all return to the Toronto Raptors lineup tonight against the Dallas Mavericks. Poeltl missed Toronto’s 129-92 loss to the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday due to illness. Mitchell was listed as questionable with right hip stiffness after that loss, but Raptors head coach Dakro […]

TORONTO (AP) — Britta Curl-Salemme and Michaela Cava each scored twice and the Minnesota Frost beat the Toronto Sceptres 6-3 on Saturday in the Professional Women’s Hockey League. Curl-Salemme gave Minnesota a 4-3 lead at 6:29 of the third period. Cava scored the final two goals, the last into an empty net. Claire Butorac and […]

TORONTO — Britta Curl-Salemme scored twice, including the game-winner, for the Minnesota Frost in a 6-3 win over the host Toronto Sceptres in the Professional Women’s Hockey League on Saturday. The forward on the United States women’s team drifted a shot from the sideboards that beat Toronto goalie Kristen Cambell on the far side at […]