105.9 The Region

TORONTO — CI Financial Corp. has signed a deal to be taken private by Mubadala Capital in an agreement valued at $4.7 billion. Under the transaction, the alternative asset management arm of Mubadala Investment Co. will pay $32 per share in cash for the firm. CI shares closed at $24.01 on the Toronto Stock Exchange […]

TORONTO — After NWSL stops in North Carolina, Kansas City and Houston, defender Croix Soto is looking to help build something in Toronto. The 23-year-old defender from Pasadena, Calif, is AFC Toronto’s third signing — and first international — after Canadian forwards Jade Kovacevic and Leah Pais. AFC Toronto and the other five Northern Super […]

TORONTO — On a night where William and Alex Nylander entered the Maple Leaf record book, it was business as usual for Mitch Marner. Marner scored twice in a second-period surge as Toronto defeated the Utah Hockey Club 3-2 Sunday to extend its winning streak to four. The victory, in the lone NHL game on […]

TORONTO — Mitch Marner scored twice in a second-period surge as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Utah Hockey Club 3-2 Sunday to extend their winning streak to four. The victory, in the lone NHL game on the schedule, came in the first-ever meeting between Toronto and Utah. William Nylander scored his 14th for Toronto, […]

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Postal strike A strike by about 55,000 workers at Canada Post heads into its second week ahead of the key holiday season. The union has said it is asking for fair wages, safer working conditions and other improvements, while […]

TORONTO — Joshua Orson sits on the edge of a bed in a bright, clean room, thinking about his journey from addict to health-care worker. The room is part of a new, 36-bed detox space in downtown Toronto that largely helps homeless patients, although it’s open to anyone who needs to get clean. There are […]

Toronto police are probing a fatal crash that killed a 71-year-old man in the city’s east end Thursday night. Officers received a report of a personal injury collision in the Kennedy Road and McNicoll Avenue area just before midnight. Police say a 71-year-old man was walking in the south crosswalk at Kennedy Road when a […]

SAGINAW — The London Knights extended their Ontario Hockey League win streak to 14 straight with a 6-5 win over the host Saginaw Spirit on Saturday. Sam Dickinson had a goal and five assists for the Knights. Sam O’Reilly’s goal at 11:03 of the third period stood up as the winner as Saginaw scored three […]

VAUGHAN, Ont. — York Regional Police say they have arrested seven suspects, including a 13-year-old, in a case of a violent, targeted home invasion. Police say officers were called at about 9 p.m. Friday for reports of an armed home invasion at Ventura Way and Beverley Glen Boulevard, finding several suspects inside the home and […]

KINGSTON, Ont. — The Laval Rouge et Or have won the Vanier Cup with a 22-17 victory over the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks. More coming. The Canadian Press