105.9 The Region

EDMONTON — Mike Babcock returned to the NHL’s coaching ranks Tuesday, bringing a Stanley Cup and a checkered past to the Edmonton Oilers team desperate to win it all in the Connor McDavid era. Babcock, at a news conference to announce his hiring, offered few details on past problems with players but acknowledged the importance […]

TORONTO — Thousands of Panama and Croatia fans are marching through Toronto as the two teams get ready to face off in the World Cup tonight. Panama fans hit the pavement this afternoon, cheering from Trinity Bellwoods park to BMO Field, renamed Toronto Stadium during the soccer tournament. Meanwhile, Croatia fans are gearing up for […]

TORONTO — Halfway through Toronto’s World Cup hosting journey, visitors from around the world say the city has offered them much more than soccer. Lovro Mihalec, who travelled to Canada from Croatia for the first time, says he wasn’t sure there would be much to do in Toronto except watch his country play against Panama […]

TORONTO — Hamilton quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell, Edmonton running back Justin Rankin and Toronto receiver Kevin Mital have been named the top performers for Week 3 of the CFL season. Mitchell completed 15 of 18 passes for 285 yards and five touchdowns, including a 56-yard touchdown pass, in Hamilton’s 41-27 win over visiting B.C. on […]

TORONTO — Panama is hoping for a better outcome tonight when it plays its second World Cup game at Toronto Stadium. Los Canaleros dropped a 1-0 decision to Ghana in the Group L opener last Wednesday in the Ontario capital, surrendering the winning goal five minutes into second-half stoppage time. Manager Thomas Christiansen called the […]

VANCOUVER — When Rob Notenboom first got involved with Canadian soccer supporters group the Voyageurs around 2005, he had no idea what it would grow into. Now the president of the organization, he says fans have embraced the men’s national team during the World Cup in a way that’s exceeded his “wildest expectations.” “Interest has […]

TORONTO — Toronto Sceptres captain and Canadian women’s hockey team forward Blayre Turnbull says she’s pregnant and due in December. The 32-year-old from Stellarton, N.S., is married to Olympic bobsledder Ryan Sommer. Turnbull made the announcement Monday on social media. Turnbull has captained the Sceptres for three seasons since the Professional Women’s Hockey League’s inception […]

TORONTO — Even as the Toronto Raptors pushed the Cleveland Cavaliers to seven games in their first-round playoff series, general manager Bobby Webster and head coach Darko Rajakovic spoke throughout the post-season and afterwards about an ongoing rebuild. That youth movement will continue in the NBA draft on Tuesday and Wednesday, as Toronto holds a […]

TORONTO — An Ontario court is giving Toys “R” Us Canada permission to split up and sell the business to three buyers, including its current owner who wants to keep running the chain or rebrand it. Judge Jane Dietrich said she will sign paperwork Monday approving the trio of deals that will help the beleaguered […]

TORONTO — Collective bargaining talks kicked off Monday morning between Ford Motor Co. and Canada’s largest private sector union, which says it is anticipating the “most consequential round of auto bargaining” in its history. Gathered in a conference room at a downtown Toronto hotel, negotiations officially got underway following a ceremonial handshake between Unifor national […]