105.9 The Region

As the Greater Toronto Area confronts an auto theft crisis, some residents are considering bold – or arguably radical – action.  Kamran Hussain, who moved to Canada from India on an international student visa in 2017 and has completed the arduous process of becoming a permanent resident, said he has thought about leaving the country […]

OSHAWA, Ont. — Calum Ritchie scored twice and added an assist as his Oshawa Generals downed the Ottawa 67’s 4-3 in Ontario Hockey League playoff action Friday.  Dylan Roobroeck was in on all four of Oshawa’s goals, scoring one and assisting on the other three.  Beckett Sennecke also contributed a goal and an assist for […]

MILTON, Ont. — Canadian cyclist Dylan Bibic outlasted his competition and captured gold at the UCI Track Nations Cup on Friday.  The 20-year-old Mississauga, Ont., native was the last rider on the track in the men’s elimination race, finishing ahead of Japan’s Shunsuke Imamura (silver) and Mark Stewart of Great Britain (bronze).  Canadians also got […]

TORONTO — Jennifer Jones was mid-answer in a post-game media interview Friday when her youngest daughter tugged at her leg and gave her a reminder of why her decision to retire was so difficult. The legendary skip’s voice cracked as Skyla yelled out ‘Don’t,’ just as her mother was discussing why the time was right […]

TORONTO (AP) — Ryan Feltner pitched five innings for his first win of the season and the Colorado Rockies had 20 hits in a 12-4 rout of the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night. Ryan McMahon had four of those hits for the Rockies, who won north of the border for the first time after […]

TORONTO — Nolan Jones had a home run and an RBI double to lead the Colorado Rockies to a 12-4 rout of the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday. Ezequiel Tovar also had a solo shot and drove in another run with a sacrifice fly as Colorado’s (4-10) offence came alive. Ryan McMahon, Elias Diaz and […]

TORONTO — Canadian curling legend Jennifer Jones dropped a 7-6 decision to Sweden’s Anna Hasselborg on Friday at the Princess Auto Players’ Championship in the final team game of the Winnipeg skip’s career. Jones needed a victory to qualify for a tiebreaker on Saturday morning at the season-ending Grand Slam event. Instead Hasselborg made the […]

TORONTO — Teen swimming sensation Summer McIntosh added another first place result to her resume Friday, winning the women’s 100-metre butterfly at the Canadian Swimming Open.  The 17-year-old from Toronto swam a personal best 57.19 seconds at the Pan Am Sports Centre.  She touched 0.05 seconds ahead of defending Olympic champion Maggie Mac Neil of […]

TORONTO — Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating after a Toronto police officer was stabbed and the suspect was shot in the city’s west end. Toronto police said both the officer and suspect were in stable condition in hospital Friday.  A spokesperson for the Special Investigations Unit said police officers were responding to a call about […]

TORONTO (AP) — Colorado right-hander Daniel Bard needs surgery to repair the flexor tendon in his right elbow and will not pitch again this season, Rockies manager Bud Black said Friday. Bard is in the final season of a $19 million, two-year deal. He has not pitched in 2024 after surgery in February to repair […]