105.9 The Region

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says the Trudeau government is in a better position to manage trade negotiations with the next American president than it was the last time it signed a deal with the U.S. and Mexico. Although they’ll be watching the election results closely, several cabinet ministers who are expected to […]

TORONTO — Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews will miss Tuesday’s game against the Boston Bruins with an upper-body injury. The Toronto centre, who’s listed as day-to-day, has five goals and 11 points in 13 contests this season. Matthews picked up an assist and played more than 22 minutes in Sunday’s 2-1 overtime road loss to […]

RICHMOND HILL, Ont. — Veterans and current full-time members of the Canadian Armed Forces will soon be able to ride GO Transit for free. Ontario’s minister of children, community and social services made the announcement Tuesday, saying the province is introducing a transit relief program for them that will begin March 1. Michael Parsa says […]

A Hindu temple in Brampton, Ont., where violence erupted over the weekend was the site of another demonstration on Monday night that police broke up after they say weapons were spotted in the crowd. Peel Regional Police said in social-media updates that the demonstration was declared an unlawful assembly shortly before 10 p.m., after officers […]

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the country’s merchandise trade deficit narrowed to $1.3 billion in September as imports fell more than exports. The result compared with a revised deficit of $1.5 billion for August. The initial estimate for August released last month had shown a deficit of $1.1 billion. Statistics Canada says the results for […]

TORONTO — Thomson Reuters reported its third-quarter profit fell compared with a year ago as its revenue rose eight per cent. The company, which keeps its books in U.S. dollars, says it earned US$301 million or 67 cents US per diluted share for the quarter ended Sept. 30. The result compared with a profit of […]

TORONTO — Restaurant Brands International Inc. reported net income of US$357 million for its third quarter, down from US$364 million in the same quarter last year. The company, which keeps its books in U.S. dollars, says its profit amounted to 79 cents US per diluted share for the quarter ended Sept. 30 compared with 79 […]

TORONTO — Former fashion mogul Peter Nygard is asking an Ontario court to review a decision to deny him bail as he appeals his sexual assault convictions and sentence. Nygard’s legal team is set to appear before the Court of Appeal for Ontario today to argue that the motions judge made several errors in dismissing […]

OTTAWA — The federal government has published new draft regulations that will force oil and gas companies to slash their greenhouse gas emissions. Here’s what that looks like, and what it might mean for the industry and for Canada’s climate targets: 1. What is an emissions cap and what does it target? The government is […]

TORONTO — Sun Life Financial Inc. says it earned $1.35 billion in the third quarter. That’s up from $871 million during the same quarter last year. The insurance company says diluted earnings per share were $2.33, up from $1.48 during the third quarter of 2023. Sun Life says underlying net income for the quarter was […]