105.9 The Region

TORONTO — Strength in the energy and industrial sectors helped Canada’s main stock index head higher in late-morning trading. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 89.97 points at 25,578.27. The move came with U.S. stock markets closed for the Thanksgiving holiday. The Canadian dollar traded for 71.38 cents US compared with 71.25 cents US on […]

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says his party will vote against Liberal legislation to remove GST off a slew of items over the holidays. The government introduced the bill in the House of Commons on Wednesday afternoon, and it’s expected to be debated today. The two-month tax break covers dozens of items commonly purchased […]

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear an appeal from former fashion mogul Peter Nygard. The high court has rejected a leave to appeal request concerning Nygard’s extradition to the United States, where he faces sex trafficking and racketeering charges. Nygard wanted a judicial review of the order to extradite him, but […]

TORONTO — A region in northern Ontario has been chosen as the site to hold Canada’s nuclear waste in a deep geological repository. The Nuclear Waste Management Organization announced its decision today, saying the people of both the town of Ignace and Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation have demonstrated their willingness to move forward. The process […]

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will weigh the constitutionality of legislation that limits members of a spy watchdog from using their parliamentary immunity to speak out. The top court’s decision today to hear the case reopens a thorny legal question about the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians, known as NSICOP. The […]

TORONTO — The Canadian Federation of Independent Business is asking the federal government to compensate small businesses for the costs to implement the two-month long GST holiday. The organization wants the Department of Finance to give affected small firms a credit of at least $1,000 in their GST/HST accounts to cover the costs to reprogram […]

TORONTO — A new report says inflation and employee burnout are topping concerns for Canadian businesses for this year and next. The survey released by the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan and Angus Reid Group says 78 per cent of those surveyed said inflation was negatively impacting their business this year, up from 71 per […]

OTTAWA — Legislation to create a two-month-long GST holiday is expected to pass today. The bill was introduced on behalf of Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland in the House of Commons on Wednesday afternoon, with the help of the NDP to at least temporarily stop debate on a Conservative filibuster. The NDP only agreed to support […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say a man allegedly responsible for shooting at multiple vehicles along Highway 401 on Tuesday morning has been arrested following a carjacking attempt on Wednesday night in the city’s east end. Officers responded to carjacking reports on Dundas and Carroll Streets at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday. They say a man was […]

WINDSOR, Ont. — Ilya Protas had two goals and an assist as the Windsor Spitfires hammered the Saginaw Spirit 7-2 on Wednesday in the Ontario Hockey League. Ryan Abraham also scored twice while Liam Greentree added a goal and two assists for Windsor (18-5-2), which won its fourth straight. Ethan Belchetz and Owen Outwater were […]