105.9 The Region

OTTAWA — The National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations says the advocacy body’s executive team will meet in coming days to discuss next steps after chiefs voted against a $47.8-billion child welfare reform deal with Canada and approved a new negotiation mandate. “We also recognize the success of the campaign that defeated this […]

The Canadian Cancer Society and other health advocates say a proposed settlement that may see tobacco companies pay out billions of dollars would do little to prevent future generations from becoming addicted to smoking. A proposed $32.5-billion deal filed in an Ontario court would see three companies – JTI-Macdonald Corp., Rothmans, Benson & Hedges, and […]

TORONTO — Anthony Stolarz saw an opportunity this summer in free agency. When fellow Maple Leafs goaltender Joseph Woll went down injured ahead of the team’s regular-season opener, another chance materialized quicker than expected. “It’s the reason why you play the game,” Stolarz said. “You want to be the guy.” The 30-year-old has been exactly […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index posted another day of steady gains Friday as strength in base metals outweighed weakness in energy and industrial stocks, while U.S. markets also rose. The S&P/TSX composite index gained 132.06 points at 24,822.54. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 36.86 points at 43,275.91. The S&P […]

TORONTO — Two suspects have been arrested in connection to a weekend shooting that targeted a Jewish school in the city’s north end, Toronto police said Friday, as investigators look to establish the motive for the attack. Deputy Chief Robert Johnson said a 20-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy were arrested on Thursday in the […]

OTTAWA — Canada’s top court has struck down a driving prohibition handed to a Saskatchewan man convicted in a fatal highway crash. Braydon Wolfe was driving on the wrong side of a divided highway near Langham, Sask., when he crashed head-on into another vehicle, killing two people and seriously injuring another in 2017. The trial […]

OTTAWA — National Defence Minister Bill Blair says Canada is sending $64.8 million in military aid to Ukraine. Blair made the announcement at a NATO defence ministers’ meeting in Brussels where Ukraine’s ongoing war with Russia was a key topic. More than $50 million will go towards arms, ammunition and military drones as well as […]

OTTAWA — The head of the RCMP and Canada’s ministers of foreign affairs and public safety will be summoned to testify at a House of Commons committee about the bombshell allegations made this week about Indian state-sponsored interference in Canada. The national security committee agreed to call RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme along with Mélanie Joly […]

TORONTO — Strength in the base metal and technology sectors helped Canada’s main stock index gain nearly 100 points in late-morning trading, while U.S. stock markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 87.36 points at 24,777.84. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 85.55 points at 43,153.50. The S&P 500 […]

TORONTO — Ontario’s education minister has asked officials to conduct a governance review of a Brantford-area Catholic school board after trustees spent $45,000 on a trip to Italy to buy $100,000 worth of art. Trustees of the Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board promised to pay back the trip expenses, not long after they […]