105.9 The Region

TORONTO — Canadian businesses are about two weeks away from having to scrap some of the tax they charge customers, but many have already realized that’s no easy feat. Since the federal government announced last Thursday that it will waive the GST on some toys, takeout meals and other goods sold between Dec. 14 and […]

HAMILTON — Hamilton police say a 22-year-old man has been charged in violent sexual assaults on two women in 2022 and 2023. Police allege a woman was walking in a west-end neighbourhood on July 13, 2022 when she was approached by a man who dragged her into a wooded area. They allege he gagged her […]

Provincial police say a 16-year-old is now facing a first-degree murder charge in the death of a 15-year-old boy in eastern Ontario last month. Lanark County OPP say they were called to the scene in Perth, Ont., on Oct. 25 where they found one teen dead, and another was arrested at a nearby home. They […]

TORONTO — Ontario’s only First Nation representative at Queen’s Park will table a bill today to declare the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation a statutory holiday in the province. New Democrat deputy leader Sol Mamakwa says the proposed Day of Reflection on Indian Residential Schools every Sept. 30 would make Ontario a better place. […]

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 […]