105.9 The Region

TORONTO — Artistic collaborators Kent Monkman and Gisèle Gordon are among the finalists for the Governor General’s Literary Awards for fiction. The Canada Council for the Arts named 70 finalists across seven categories in both English and French on Tuesday. The 14 winners, who each receive $25,000, will be announced Nov. 13. Monkman and Gordon […]

TORONTO — A new survey says a majority of software engineers and developers feel tight project deadlines can put safety at risk. Seventy-five per cent of the 1,000 global workers who responded to the survey released Tuesday say pressure to deliver projects on time and on budget could be compromising critical aspects like safety. The […]

TORONTO — Morgan Rielly went there first. Brendan Shanahan doubled-down. The Toronto Maple Leafs are doing something the Original Six franchise hasn’t dared in quite some time — talk about hoisting hockey’s holy grail. “Our goal will always be to win a Stanley Cup,” Rielly, the team’s current longest-serving player, said at the start of […]

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators enter the season facing mounting pressure to meet higher expectations under new head coach Travis Green. After showing flashes of potential in recent years, the team is expected to take the next step and become a playoff contender. Green’s system and leadership will be under the microscope as he looks […]

OTTAWA — A federal inquiry into foreign interference is slated to hear today from current and former officials of Public Safety Canada. The department’s deputy minister, Shawn Tupper, and a predecessor in the role, Rob Stewart, are expected to testify. On Wednesday, national security and intelligence adviser Nathalie Drouin is scheduled to appear. Several Liberal […]

OTTAWA — A newly released document shows federal cabinet ministers were warned in May 2022 that hostile states were targeting Canada’s strategic interests, the integrity of Canadian institutions and democratic processes, and the ability of the public to exercise Charter-protected rights and freedoms. The document is a summary of one of four memorandums to cabinet, […]

OTTAWA — Global Affairs Canada says it’s chartering more flights from Lebanon this week to help Canadians leave the country as conflict escalates between Israel and Hezbollah. In a statement Monday evening, the department says it has almost 600 seats available on planes leaving Beirut on Tuesday and Wednesday. The foreign affairs minister’s office said […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index closed lower Monday in a broad retreat that outweighed gains in energy stocks, while U.S. stock markets also fell. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 60.12 points at 24,102.71. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 398.51 points at 41,954.24. The S&P 500 index was down […]

TORONTO — Ticketmaster is enforcing new rules around how fans transfer Taylor Swift tickets amid a surge in reported scams. The ticket sales giant recently updated its website to say ticket transfers for Swift’s concerts can only start 72 hours before the event. Previously, Swifties could transfer tickets between Ticketmaster accounts at any time. Representatives […]

OTTAWA — Federal political parties appear to be locked in a game of chicken over a debate that has stalled almost all business in the House of Commons. The Conservatives say the debate will continue until the Liberals hand over unredacted documents to the RCMP about government money misspent by a green-tech foundation. The debate […]