105.9 The Region

TORONTO — Charges have been stayed against five of the eight people accused in a shootout near a Toronto recording studio last month. Court documents show the charges were stayed Friday at the request of the prosecution. Police said last month that eight people were facing more than 30 firearms-related charges between them after two […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index eked out a gain Friday as gains in tech stocks helped outweigh losses in energy, while U.S. markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 11.76 points at 25,691.80. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 123.19 points at 44,642.52. The S&P 500 index was […]

TORONTO — Artificial intelligence firm Cohere will receive up to $240 million from the federal government to boost its computing capacity. The money headed for the Toronto company, which specializes in enterprise AI, is meant to help Cohere secure enough private capital to get its partners to build an AI data centre. That centre is […]

TORONTO — Charges against four of the five people arrested for protesting at last year’s Giller Prize have been withdrawn, antiwar organizers announced Friday as they pledged to keep fighting for an end to Israel’s attacks on Gaza. The group CanLit Responds announced the development at a press conference across from a Scotiabank Toronto branch […]

As the Canada Post strike drags into a fourth week, experts say there’s growing pressure on the government to act as the business community’s calls for intervention get louder. So far Ottawa has said it won’t step in, despite forcing people back to work in other recent high-profile labour disputes. But it’s getting harder for […]

TORONTO — The Ontario Labour Relations Board says the government is not unlawfully locking out provincial engineers who are taking part in rotating strikes. Members of the Professional Engineers Government of Ontario filed a complaint with the board last month alleging the government effectively suspended the workers by telling them they can’t return to work […]

TORONTO — Pro-Palestinian organizers say charges against four of the five activists arrested for protesting last year’s Giller Prize have been withdrawn. The group CanLit Responds announced the move at a press conference across the street from a Scotiabank branch on Friday morning. The protesters interrupted the literary award in November 2023 carrying signs that […]

HALIFAX — Women’s advocates say provincial and federal governments need to step up efforts to create housing for people escaping gender-based violence because too many women are forced to remain in unsafe situations after being abused. A study released last week by Women’s Shelters Canada says the country’s housing crisis is preventing many people from […]

HAMILTON — Hamilton police say they’ve shut down an alleged ”open air” drug market after a five-week project that led to the arrests of 57 people and more than 100 charges. Police say the King and East area of the city has been the subject of numerous complaints about alleged drug dealing and petty crime, […]

TORONTO — Strength in the technology stocks lifted Canada’s main stock index in late-morning trading, while U.S. stock markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 83.10 points at 25,763.14. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 81.00 points at 44,684.71. The S&P 500 index was up 11.65 points at 6,086.76, […]