105.9 The Region

OTTAWA — Randy Boissonnault is leaving his post as employment minister in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet after weeks of questions about the Edmonton MP’s shifting claims of Indigenous identity and his business dealings. “The prime minister and MP Randy Boissonnault have agreed that Mr. Boissonnault will step away from cabinet effective immediately. Mr. Boissonnault […]

Police say several explosive devices were found inside an RV where an allegedly armed man had barricaded himself for about 14 hours in Barrie, Ont. Police say officers responded to a call about an individual with a firearm in an RV parked in a lot on Bayfield Street Tuesday morning. They say officers made contact […]

TORONTO — Four teens aged 13 to 17 are facing criminal charges after what police are calling a violent carjacking in Brampton, Ont., on Sunday. Peel Regional Police say one of the suspects lured a male victim to meet them in a parking lot near Goreway Drive and Queen Street East. Police allege that two […]

OTTAWA — Randy Boissonnault is leaving his post as employment minister in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet after weeks of questions about the Edmonton MP’s past claims of Indigenous identity. More coming. The Canadian Press

City council in Brampton, Ont., has passed a motion to restrict “nuisance demonstrations” near places of worship following a series of violent protests outside a Hindu temple earlier this month. The new bylaw states that no person “shall organize or participate in a nuisance demonstration within one hundred metres” of a place of worship, specifying […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say they are investigating the death of an infant. Police say the baby was reported missing this morning near Marlee and Roselawn avenues. They say in a social media post that police found the baby, who was transported to hospital. The infant was then pronounced dead. Police say their investigation continues. […]

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says all provincial and territorial premiers are aligned on his push for the federal government to negotiate a bilateral trade deal with the United States. Ford, who is the current chair of the Council of the Federation, the group of Canada’s 13 premiers, says they had a call today […]

OTTAWA — The Canadian and American embassies in Ukraine are closed to the public today after the U.S. warned of a “potential significant air attack” by Russia in Kyiv. Ukraine’s intelligence agency posted a statement today accusing Russia of spreading fake messages about the threat of an “extremely massive” attack on Ukrainian cities and urging […]

Windsor police say two pedestrians have died following a vehicle crash in the city earlier this week. Police say officers were called to the area of Walker Road and Niagara Street for a single-vehicle crash involving two pedestrians around 2 p.m. on Monday. They say officers found a heavily damaged red SUV on its side […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index fell in late-morning trading as the industrial and telecom sectors traded lower, while U.S. stock markets also posted losses. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 57.55 points at 24,953.22. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 73.43 points at 43,195.51. The S&P 500 index was down […]