105.9 The Region

TORONTO (AP) — Lionel Messi was not in Inter Miami’s starting lineup for its match Saturday at Toronto, the next-to-last contest of the regular season for the MLS Supporters Shield winners. Also not in the starting 11 for Inter Miami: fellow standouts and would-be starters Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba, Luis Suarez and goalkeeper Drake Callender. […]

KINGSTON, Ont. — Nolan Lalonde had a 21-save shutout as the Kingston Frontenacs rocked the North Bay Battalion 9-0 on Friday in Ontario Hockey League action. Matthew Soto scored twice for Kingston (2-2-0), while Ben Pickell, Emil Pieniniemi, Ethan Miedema, Tyler Hopkins, Jacob Battaglia, Cedrick Guindon and Luke McNamara rounded out the attack. Charlie Larocque […]

HAMILTON — Brady Oliveira ran for a season-high 147 yards and a touchdown to power the Winnipeg Blue Bombers past the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 31-10 on Friday night. Winnipeg (10-6) earned an eighth straight win to open a five-point lead over second-place Saskatchewan (7-7-1) in the West Division. The Bombers cemented a home playoff game with […]

Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard has been found not guilty of sexually assaulting a young woman in northeastern Ontario eight years ago. More coming. The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index gained almost 200 points Friday, led by strength in energy, tech and base metals, while U.S. markets also rose. The latest U.S. employment report surprised to the upside, bringing relief to market watchers, said Graham Priest, portfolio manager at BlueShore Financial. The report showed the U.S. economy added 254,000 […]

OTTAWA — NDP House leader Peter Julian said there’s more work his party wants to get done in the House of Commons before the next election, despite how chaotic the first weeks of the fall sitting have been. But if other parties make that work impossible, it could factor into the NDP’s voting decisions, he […]

TORONTO — Detroit Red Wings goalie Jack Campbell is entering the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program, the league and union announced Sunday. Campbell will be away from the team indefinitely while he receives care from the program. The 32-year-old from Port Huron, Mich., signed a one-year, US$775,000 contract with the Red Wings in July after previously […]

TORONTO — Police say a 30-year-old Toronto woman is facing multiple murder charges in three deaths that took place within three days this week in Toronto, Hamilton and Niagara Falls. Niagara Regional Police say Toronto police first responded to a call for service in the east end of the city on Tuesday and found a […]

HAMILTON — Shemar Bridges’ stellar CFL season has come to a premature end. Hamilton’s rookie receiver took to social media Friday to make the announcement. Bridges didn’t provide a reason why, but he didn’t practise all week due to a thigh injury and was placed on the one-game injured list, meaning he would miss the […]

OTTAWA — NDP House leader Peter Julian says there’s more his party wants to do in Parliament before the next election, but the current dysfunction continues it will become a factor in how they vote on a confidence measure. In just three weeks, two Conservative non-confidence motions have failed to bring down the government — […]