105.9 The Region

TORONTO — Credit card fees for small and medium-sized businesses are starting to dip lower as a deal reached between the federal government and the two major card companies is set to take effect. Mastercard and Visa are reducing interchange fees by up to 27 per cent in a move that Ottawa says will save […]

TORONTO — Advocates for breast cancer survivors and people who have had ostomy surgeries, such as colostomies, are calling for changes to the way an Ontario program covers certain medical devices, saying it leaves them paying a lot of money out of pocket. The Assistive Devices Program partly funds the cost of equipment, such as […]

ST. CATHARINES, Ont. — Jack Brauti scored the game-winning goal 37 seconds into overtime to lead the Niagara Icedogs to a 5-4 win over the Ottawa 67’s on Thursday in Ontario Hockey League action. Kevin He, with two goals, Ivan Galiyanov and Max Crete provided the rest of the offence for Niagara (6-1-0). Charlie Robertson […]

OTTAWA — Travis Green might not have liked the end result, but he’s counting on his team learning from the effort. Green’s Ottawa Senators were handed a 3-1 loss by the New Jersey Devils Thursday night in a game that highlighted the importance of sticking with things. “I thought both teams played pretty well,” said […]

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Jacob Markstrom stopped 30 shots and lost his shutout bid in the final minutes as the New Jersey Devils beat the Ottawa Senators 3-1 on Thursday night. Erik Haula, Nathan Bastian and Paul Cotter scored for the Devils, who won for the third time in four games and improved to 5-2-0. […]

OTTAWA — First Nations chiefs have voted to reject a landmark $47.8-billion child welfare reform deal, reached in July with the Canadian government. The deal was struck between Canada, the Chiefs of Ontario, Nishnawbe Aski Nation and the Assembly of First Nations after a nearly two-decade legal fight over the federal government’s underfunding of on-reserve […]

TORONTO — A lawyer representing a woman who alleged in a CTV report that she was sexually assaulted by eight Ontario Hockey League players in 2014 said her client is now deciding how she wishes to proceed. The woman, who used the pseudonym Anne Marie in a W5 report that aired Wednesday, said the alleged […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index rose more than 100 points Thursday, led by gains in energy stocks, while U.S. markets were mixed. Tech stocks in the U.S. got a boost earlier in the day after Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. reported stronger earnings than expected. The positive news helped offset a recent disappointing report from […]

TORONTO — MLSE president and CEO Keith Pelley and Toronto FC’s top officials have promised change at the ailing MLS club, which is sitting out the playoffs for the fourth straight season. Pelley says while the franchise’s entire organizational structure is under review, it is going to take some time to find the right answers. […]

OTTAWA — With a simmering mutiny plot in the backbenches and four more cabinet ministers deciding not to seek re-election, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s attempt to right the Liberal ship and stay on as captain is becoming more challenging. Trudeau is expected to shuffle his cabinet again after the ministers informed the Prime Minister’s Office […]