105.9 The Region

NEW YORK (AP) — An inevitable fact of interviewing Ridley Scott is that, whatever movie he’s about to release, you’ll find him already knee-deep in his next project. Scott, Hollywood’s perpetual rolling stone even at age 86, may be preparing to unveil “Gladiator II,” one of his biggest epics yet, but during an interview earlier […]

TORONTO — Defying logic, the Maple Leafs have now won six of seven since Auston Matthews was sidelined by an upper-body injury. And despite others joining the captain on the sidelines, Toronto blanked the Vegas Golden Knights 3-0 Wednesday for the latest unlikely chapter. “I thought that guys, to a man, stepped up,” coach Craig […]

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce on Thursday a temporary GST break for certain essential items to help ease affordability pressures. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says in a statement that the announcement is in response to his party’s demands to permanently lift the goods and services tax on a range of […]

TORONTO (AP) — Fraser Minten scored his first NHL goal as the injury-ravaged Toronto Maple Leafs blanked the Vegas Golden Knights 3-0 on Wednesday night. William Nylander scored his 13th of the season at 3:01 of the third on the power play. Pontus Holmberg added an empty-net goal. Joseph Woll stopped all 31 shots he […]

DURHAM, N.H. (AP) — Anthony McComb III scored 19 points as New Hampshire beat Endicott 78-64 on Wednesday night. McComb also added eight rebounds for the Wildcats (2-6). Davide Poser scored 19 points, shooting 7 for 10, including 5 for 7 from beyond the arc. Khalil Badru finished 5 of 10 from the field to […]

TORONTO — An Emily Carr painting that sold for US$50 at an estate sale has fetched C$290,000 at a Toronto auction. Heffel Fine Art Auction House says “Masset, Q.C.I.” sold for $290,000 at its fall sale Wednesday night. That’s above a presale estimate of $100,000 to $200,000, and does not include auction house fees. The […]

TORONTO — Manulife Financial Corp. says it has struck another deal to off-load lower-return assets through a $5.4-billion reinsurance deal. The insurer says the agreement with Reinsurance Group of America includes $2.4 billion of long-term care reserves, which can be more challenging to transfer because they’re seen as higher risk. Reinsurers take on the risk […]

OTTAWA — After watching the Ottawa Senators play their first 18 games of the 2024-25 NHL campaign, general manager Steve Staios gave his assessment of the season so far. In short, there have been flashes of promise but a lack of consistency, which is reflected in the Senators’ 8-9-1 record. While emphasizing that the team […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index crept higher Wednesday thanks to strength in energy stocks, while U.S. stock markets were mixed, recovering from larger losses earlier in the day. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 25.69 points at 25,036.46. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 139.53 points at 43,408.47. The S&P […]

OTTAWA — The Canadian and American embassies in Ukraine were closed to the public on Wednesday after the U.S. warned of a “potential significant air attack” in Kyiv by Russia. However, Ukraine’s intelligence agency posted a statement that urged people not to panic and accused Russia of spreading fake messages about the threat of an […]