105.9 The Region

TORONTO — Mitch Marner had a goal and an assist as the Toronto Maple Leafs topped the Detroit Red Wings 3-1 on Friday night. John Tavares added two goals of his own, including one into an empty net, for Toronto (8-5-2). Anthony Stolarz made 21 saves and Morgan Rielly added two assists. Marner has a […]

TORONTO — While they knew Beyonce’s “Cowboy Carter” album would probably land them in the Grammys race this year, two Canadian musicians say they were still stunned when those dreams actually came true. The superstar and her country-pop album led the Grammys with 11 nominations and that helped Toronto producer Nathan Ferraro land three of […]

OTTAWA — The registrar of the Supreme Court of Canada says from now on only judgments prepared in both English and French will appear on the court’s website. The statement from the registrar is the latest development in a controversy over access to the top court’s historical decisions in both official languages. Between 1877 and […]

TORONTO — Toronto Raptors rookie Ja’Kobe Walter has re-sprained his right acromioclavicular joint. The injury occurred in the third quarter of Toronto’s 122-107 loss to the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday. Walter will be re-evaluated in one week, and updates will be provided as appropriate by the Raptors. The 20-year-old shooting guard was selected 19th overall […]

TORONTO (AP) — The Canadian Soccer Association says an independent review confirmed the Paris Olympics drone-spying scandal was not an isolated misstep. Canada Soccer CEO Kevin Blue said in a statement Friday the spying “was a symptom of a past pattern of an unacceptable culture and insufficient oversight within the national teams.” Canada Soccer announced […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index moved lower Friday, weighed down by base metals and energy stocks as the price of oil fell, while U.S. markets cruised to close Wall St.’s best week this year on a wave of post-election bets. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 86.53 points at 24,759.40. In New York, the […]

TORONTO — Health Canada has approved Moderna’s mRNA vaccine to protect against respiratory syncytial virus in adults age 60 and older — but it won’t be available until next year, the company said on Friday. In a news release, Moderna said it expects the RSV vaccine — called mRESVIA — to be available in early […]

TORONTO — Superstar Auston Matthews has been placed on the Toronto Maple Leafs’ injured reserve. The move is retroactive to Nov. 3 when the Leafs captain suffered an upper-body injury in a 2-1 overtime loss to the Minnesota Wild. Forward Connor Dewar was recalled from a long-term injured reserve conditioning loan with the Toronto Marlies, […]

OTTAWA — The federal government will apologize to Inuit in Nunavik for the killing of sled dogs between the mid-1950s until the late 1960s. In his opening remarks at the Inuit-Crown partnership committee meeting in Ottawa on Friday, Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree said the government is preparing to deliver an apology in Nunavik — […]

TORONTO — Even with 1.8 million followers on TikTok, Wallace Wong says he feels like he’s been dealt a huge blow after the federal government directed the app to shut down its Canadian operations this week. “It feels like we’ve lost some support and I’m (left) to fend for myself,” says the Toronto-based chef who’s […]