105.9 The Region

Avril Lavigne is extending her Greatest Hits tour with 19 dates across the United States and Canada. The pop-punk singer kicks things off May 18 in Moncton, N.B., and visits Halifax on May 20, London, Ont., on June 3 and Niagara Falls, Ont., on June 5. The tour wraps June 27 in Bethel, N.Y., after […]

TORONTO — A new report submitted to the Toronto Transit Commission says low-income individuals and marginalized groups would be disproportionately affected by a proposed seasonal ban on electric bikes and scooters. The TTC board was presented in October with a report recommending a ban on lithium-ion battery powered mobility devices from TTC vehicles and stations […]

WINDSOR, N.S., Ont. — A Nova Scotia support agency for homeless people is holding a memorial service on Dec. 11 for a man found dead last week at the site of an ice fishing tent where he lived in Windsor, N.S. Leslie Porter, director of the Windsor-West Hants Caremongers, says the man in his early […]

VANCOUVER — The Better Business Bureau in British Columbia is warning Taylor Swift fans of scams ahead of the superstar’s Vancouver concerts, highlighting one case in which a social media profile was allegedly hacked and used to sell fake tickets. It says $2,000 was stolen from fans hoping to attend the shows, which will be […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index moved lower Monday, weighed down by weakness in energy stocks, while U.S. stock markets were mixed on the first trading day of December. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 57.67 points at 25,590.33. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 128.65 points at 44,782.00. The S&P […]

OTTAWA — The federal government’s decision to pause private refugee sponsorship applications from community organizations and groups of five or more people caught aide organizations off guard. Lauren Lallemand, the co-executive director of the Canadian Council for Refugees, says her group met with Immigration Minister Marc Miller and federal officials last week, and the idea […]

TORONTO — Canada Post says it’s waiting for a response from the union representing some 55,000 striking workers after it offered a new framework for negotiations over the weekend. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers has said its negotiators are reviewing the proposal. Canada Post on Sunday said it hoped the document would reignite discussions […]

WINDSOR, Ont. — A memorial service has been scheduled for Dec. 11 by a support agency for a homeless man who died in Windsor, N.S., last week. Leslie Porter, director of the Windsor-West Hants Caremongers, says the man in his early 50s was found dead on Tuesday at the site of an ice fishing tent […]

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford has announced that Phil Verster is leaving as the head of provincial transit agency Metrolinx. The agency — and Verster specifically — have come under frequent fire for the long-delayed Eglinton Crosstown LRT project, which was supposed to open in 2020. There is still no projected opening date for […]

OTTAWA — The auditor general says the small business loan program the federal government rolled out during the COVID-19 pandemic wasn’t managed in a cost-effective way. Auditor general Karen Hogan says the Canada Emergency Business Account program wasn’t managed with “due regard for value for money.” The program lent 898,000 small businesses $49.1 billion to […]