105.9 The Region

TORONTO — Canada’s energy-heavy main stock index sank further into the red on Tuesday, weighed down by retreating oil prices. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 30.20 points at 24,072.51. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 126.13 points at 42,080.37. The S&P 500 index was up 55.19 points at 5,751.13, while […]

TORONTO — Rogers Communications is confirming plans to broadcast several specialty channels as part of a deal with Warner Bros. Discovery that Bell Media had attempted to thwart. Rogers says it will begin airing Discovery and Discovery ID on linear TV in the new year, while others including Animal Planet, Motor Trend and Discovery Science […]

OTTAWA — A former deputy minister of public safety says nothing struck him as exceptional in 2021 about a weeks-long delay in ministerial approval of a spy service warrant. Rob Stewart told a public inquiry today that in retrospect, general tracking of Canadian Security Intelligence Service warrant applications could have been better. But Stewart, who […]

TORONTO — Deatrick Nichols of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Nathan Rourke of the B.C. Lions were named the CFL’s top performers Tuesday. Nichols, a veteran defensive back, earned top defensive honours with a grade of 92.3. He had two tackles, two pass knockdowns and an interception over 47 total snaps in Winnipeg’s 31-10 win […]

TORONTO — More than 600 professional engineers and land surveyors who work for the Ontario government have started a work-to-rule campaign and warn that their job action could affect the province’s ability to make progress on key infrastructure projects. Their bargaining association says members’ earning have fallen so far behind that they sometimes earn half […]

TORONTO — RJ Barrett will miss the rest of the Toronto Raptors’ pre-season with an injury. Barrett left Sunday’s 125-98 pre-season victory over the Washington Wizards in the second quarter with a right shoulder injury, which occurred after he ran through a screen set by former Toronto big man Jonas Valanciunas. The Raptors say the […]

TORONTO — Experts say Canadian travellers face among the highest fees for international roaming on their cellphones after years of rate hikes by the country’s largest carriers. Gerry Wall, president of Wall Communications Inc., says roaming rates offered by the largest Canadian carriers are “considerably higher” than those in the U.S. and most European countries […]

OTTAWA — Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says the government has no intention of proroguing Parliament to end an impasse with the Tories over a matter of privilege. At a news conference today she gave a concise “no” when asked if the Liberals were talking about proroguing, which would immediately end the current session until […]

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is travelling to Laos today to take part in the ASEAN Summit. Canada is not a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, but has a strategic partnership with ASEAN and is hoping to conclude a trade deal with the 10-nation bloc by the end of next year. […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index lost nearly 100 points in late-morning trading, weighed down by losses in the energy and base metal sectors, while U.S. stock markets climbed higher. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 96.78 points at 24,005.93. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 42.35 points at 41,996.59. The […]