105.9 The Region

NORTH BAY, Ont. — Ryan Abraham had a goal and two assists as the Windsor Spitfires defeated the North Bay Battalion 5-3 on Thursday in Ontario Hockey League action. Carter Hicks, Ethan Belchetz, Anthony Cristoforo and Liam Greentree also scored for Windsor (14-4-1), which went up 5-0 by 1:07 of the second period. Joey Costanzo […]

VANCOUVER — Ryan Hunter of the Toronto Argonauts was named the CFL’s top lineman Thursday night. Hunter earned the honour at the CFL’s awards banquet. He’s the second Argo to win the award in as many years as teammate Dejon Allen was the ’23 recipient. Voting for the award was conducted by the Football Reporters […]

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Matvei Michkov scored from a sharp angle at the side the goal at 4:05 of overtime to give the Philadelphia Flyers a 5-4 comeback victory over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night. Anthony Richard and Bobby Brink tied it for Philadelphia midway through the third period with goals in a 2:03 […]

TORONTO — Pop superstar Taylor Swift kicked off the first of six shows in Toronto with fans cheering her entrance. The singer brings her record-breaking tour for a Canadian leg that hits Rogers Centre over 10 days. Here’s the latest: FOLKLORE BELONGS IN CANADA While leaping into the “Folklore” era, Swift suggested that the rustic […]

TORONTO — Taylor Swift opened her first night at Toronto’s Rogers Centre with a bang as The Eras Tour kicked off in the city after more than a year of anticipation. Swift opened the show with “Miss Americana & the Heartbreak Kid” and “Cruel Summer” before pausing to take in the enthusiasm radiating from the […]

TORONTO — Pop superstar Taylor Swift kicked off the first of six shows in Toronto with fans cheering her entrance. The singer brings her record-breaking tour for a Canadian leg that hits Rogers Centre over 10 days. The visit has sparked myriad side events including several fan-focused parties and tourism promotions. It also has the […]

TORONTO — The sound of chants, whistles and drum beats filled the air outside a downtown Toronto hotel Thursday night as a crowd of hospitality workers gathered to demand salary increases amid skyrocketing accommodation costs during Taylor Swift’s concerts in the city. Unite Here Local 75, the union representing 8,000 hospitality workers in the Greater […]

TORONTO — The long-awaited Canadian arrival of Taylor Swift came with glitter, velvet and buckets of beads — and that was just among the superfans who gathered all day outside the concert venue to proclaim their devotion to the pop megastar. Giddy fans decked out in themed outfits transformed the grounds of the Rogers Centre […]

OTTAWA — K’ahsho Got’ine guardians Twyla Edgi-Masuzumi, John Tobac and Buddy Gully pulled more than 300 fish out of the waters last week, distributing them to community members in the Northwest Territories who often struggle with the high cost of food. “It’s very expensive to live here … There’s a lot of people struggling out […]

TORONTO — It was an easy decision for Drew Green to become involved with the Canadian Elite Basketball League because it married two of his passions: business and basketball. Green was named the new chair of the CEBL’s board of governors on Thursday and also became co-owner of the league. The chief executive officer of […]