105.9 The Region

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will accept 395,000 new permanent residents in 2025, a major drop from its target of 500,000 set out last year. The change comes after significant criticism of the Liberal government’s increases to immigration and the impact of strong population growth of housing affordability. More coming. Nojoud Al […]

HAMILTON — The Hamilton Tiger-Cats signed Canadian kicker Marc Liegghio to a two-year contract extension Thursday. Liegghio, 27, of Woodbridge, Ont., remains under contract with Hamilton through the 2026 season. Liegghio has made 39-of-44 field goals (88.6 per cent) and 37-of-38 converts (97.4 per cent) this season. The five-foot-seven, 198-pound kicker was named Hamilton’s top […]

TORONTO — Cineplex has filed an appeal of a record $38.9-million fine for deceptive marketing practices imposed against it by the Competition Tribunal. The company says it has filed a notice of appeal with the Federal Court of Appeal. It also says that with the consent of the Competition Bureau it is bringing a motion […]

TORONTO — Four people are dead and a woman was sent to hospital after a fiery crash overnight in downtown Toronto, police said Thursday, shutting down a stretch of the waterfront road. Police said officers were called to the single-vehicle crash at Lakeshore Boulevard and Cherry Street shortly after midnight. A vehicle with five occupants […]

TORONTO — Rogers Communications Inc. reported a third-quarter profit of $526 million compared with a loss a year ago. The company says the profit amounted to 98 cents per diluted share for the quarter ended Sept. 30. The result compared with a loss of $99 million or 20 cents per diluted share in the same […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say four people were killed overnight after a vehicle struck a wall and caught fire. One woman was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. More coming. The Canadian Press

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce a major drop in the number of new permanent residents Canada will accept in 2025. As first reported by The National Post, the government’s immigration levels are expected to drop to 395,000 in 2025, a huge decrease from the 500,000 that had previously been set […]

KITCHENER, Ont. — A sentencing hearing is set to continue today for a man who stabbed three people in a University of Waterloo gender studies class last year. Geovanny Villalba-Aleman has pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated assault, one count of assault with a weapon and one count of assault causing bodily harm in […]

TORONTO — Equifax Inc. is launching a program to allow newcomers to transfer their foreign credit history to Canada. The credit reporting company said Thursday that the Global Consumer Credit File will make it easier for immigrants to access services like loans and cellphone plans in Canada by providing the additional data. “It’s really important […]

TORONTO — A new report by the Canadian Institute for Health Information says 83 per cent of adults in this country have a regular primary-care provider, but that still leaves 5.4 million adults without one. It says seniors 65 years and older are more likely to have access to a family doctor or nurse practitioner […]