105.9 The Region

NORTH BAY, Ont. — Owen Van Steensel capped a two-goal effort with the game-winner 3:02 into overtime, lifting the North Bay Battalion to a 6-5 victory over the Sudbury Wolves on Sunday in Ontario Hockey League action. Reyth Smith, Stepan Chukharev, Ethan Procyszyn and Jacob LeBlanc provided the rest of the offence for North Bay […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say a 22-year-old man has been arrested and charged for allegedly sex trafficking a female victim for several months in the city. Police allege the victim met the suspect after moving to Ontario, and through “a combination of deception, coercion and physical violence” she was sex trafficked in Toronto for about […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say they’re investigating after a collision between a pedestrian and a car left a 64-year-old man dead in the city’s east end on Saturday night. Police say officers responded to the crash in Scarborough just after 5:30 p.m. They say a 52-year-old woman was travelling westbound in an SUV on Sheppard […]

OSHAWA, Ont. — Police in Durham Region say a 41-year-old man has been charged with murder after his wife was found injured Sunday in an Oshawa, Ont., home and later pronounced dead. Police say officers were called to the home around 12:30 a.m. where they found a 48-year-old woman suffering from “obvious signs of trauma.” […]

OTTAWA — If no political party is willing to say uncle, the drawn-out stalemate in the House of Commons is heading for an unprecedented situation that could amount to a tacit lack of confidence in the government, without anyone in Parliament casting a vote. The Conservatives and Bloc Québécois have already announced plans to try […]

TORONTO — The shine on CanLit’s glitziest night has dulled, at least according to some, amid sustained backlash against the Giller Foundation for maintaining ties with lead sponsor Scotiabank and other funders linked to Israel. Monday’s Giller Prize gala is set to take a slightly different shape this year after pro-Palestinian protesters interrupted the ceremony […]

GUELPH, Ont. — Austin Elliott had a 27-save shutout as the London Knights blanked the Guelph Storm 4-0 on Saturday in Ontario Hockey League action. Noah Read, Denver Barkey, Oliver Bonk and Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Easton Cowan supplied the offence as London (15-4-0) won its 11th consecutive game. Brayden Gillespie stopped 29 shots for […]

TORONTO — Darnell Nurse picked up the puck behind his own net and started to move up ice. The Oilers defenceman never saw Maple Leafs forward Ryan Reaves coming. It was both players’ last act in Saturday night’s back-and-forth tilt at Scotiabank Arena. Nurse was left bloodied and had to be helped to the locker […]

TORONTO (AP) — Mitch Marner scored 40 seconds into overtime to give the Toronto Maple Leafs a 4-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night. Edmonton lost defenseman Darnell Nurse in the second period after he was bloodied on a hit to the head from Ryan Reaves. Bobby McMann scored twice, Matthew Knies also […]

TORONTO — Mitch Marner scored 40 seconds into overtime as the Toronto Maple Leafs downed the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 on Saturday night. Bobby McMann, with two, and Matthew Knies had the other goals for Toronto (11-6-2). Anthony Stolarz made 27 saves. Marner added an assist for a two-point night. Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, with […]