105.9 The Region

FREDERICTON — A look at Susan Holt, premier-designate and leader of the New Brunswick Liberal party. Born: April 22, 1977. Early years: Raised in Fredericton, she attended Queen’s University in Kingston, Ont., and then spent a year in Toronto before moving abroad for three years, spending time in Australia and India. Education: Earned a bachelor […]

A University of Waterloo professor and two students who were attacked in a gender-studies class last year said Monday they live in perpetual vigilance as they grapple with the lingering fear of more violence. The professor, whose wounds required reconstructive surgery, told a a Kitchener, Ont. courtroom that while the physical pain has faded, emotional […]

OTTAWA — Liberal MP Sean Casey is the first to publicly confirm that he has signed a letter calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to resign, arguing it would be in the best interests of the country to let someone else take the reins. As an internal revolt brews, few Liberal MPs who are not […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have hired David Popkins as the team’s new hitting coach. He succeeds Guillermo Martinez in the position. Martinez was let go in the wake of Toronto’s last-place finish in the American League East this past season. Popkins, a 34-year-old native of San Diego, Calif., spent the last three years […]

TORONTO — Ontario tabled its first bill of the fall legislative sitting on Monday, in a bid to give the province veto power over some bike lanes, accelerate highway construction projects and ease environmental assessments for new highways. The province is also trying to give itself power through regulation to remove existing bike lanes, although […]

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers signed forward Sam O’Reilly to a three-year entry-level contract on Monday. O’Reilly, an 18-year-old Toronto native, was selected with the 32nd overall pick in the NHL Draft last June. He had one goal over four pre-season games with the Oilers before being returned to the London Knights of the Ontario […]

KITCHENER, Ont. — A sentencing hearing is underway for a man who pleaded guilty to four charges in the stabbing of a professor and two students in a University of Waterloo gender studies class. Geovanny Villalba-Aleman pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated assault, one count of assault with a weapon and one count of […]

TORONTO — Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones says it is unacceptable that home care and palliative patients in the province are facing shortages of supplies they need, and she is working to have it rectified. NDP Leader Marit Stiles asked Jones about the issue in question period today, saying doctors are reporting that patients are […]

TORONTO — The Canadian Arts & Fashion Awards have crowned Beaufille and Spencer Badu this year’s top fashion designers. Beaufille, founded and designed by sisters Chloé and Parris Gordon, was named womenswear designer of the year while Spencer Badu was declared top menswear designer at a weekend gala. The accessory designer of the year award […]

TORONTO — As Taylor Swift prepares to close out her Eras Tour era in Canada, fans desperate to see the pop star perform live are vulnerable to scams. The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre has received 140 reports of fraudulent Swift tickets this year, most of which came from people who were scammed out of money. “Once […]