105.9 The Region

Court documents show billionaire businessman Frank Stronach is facing more sexual assault charges involving three additional complainants whose allegations date back to the 1980s and 1990s. The latest charges bring the total number of accusers in his case to 13. The 92-year-old Stronach was first charged in early June with five sex-related offences involving three […]

HAMILTON — Add fashion icon to veteran quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell’s long list of CFL accomplishments. Five weeks ago, the two-time league MVP wore overalls to a gathering with teammates as a lark, thinking they’d get a kick out of it. Mitchell’s fashion statement was such a big hit that he accepted a bet to […]

TORONTO — Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney is publishing his prescription for “a path forward” as Canada faces an “increasingly divided and dangerous” world. “The Hinge: Time to Build an Even Better Canada,” is set for publication May 13, 2025. Signal, an imprint of McClelland & Stewart, a division of Penguin Random House […]

OTTAWA — The Conservatives have asked Canada’s lobbying commissioner to investigate whether it violates ethics rules for the prime minister to make Mark Carney his own personal adviser. The Liberals announced at their recent caucus retreat in Nanaimo, B.C., that Carney, the former Bank of Canada governor, had been appointed chair of a task force […]

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada is seeking to fill a new, additional external deputy governor position, after creating the role last year. The central bank introduced the role last year as a way of bringing outside perspectives and a diversity of views to its monetary policy decision-making. The position is currently held by economics […]

Defence lawyers for Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard suggested a woman accusing him of sexual assault concocted an “extravagant false story” about the nature of the encounter to gain sympathy and hide her infidelity. In her closing arguments Thursday, defence lawyer Megan Savard told jurors that Hoggard did not rape the complainant or touch her without […]

OTTAWA — Government business has been put on indefinite pause in the House of Commons and the Conservatives say it will stay that way until the Liberals hand over documents related to misspent government dollars. Last week, Speaker Greg Fergus ruled that the government “clearly did not fully comply” with an order from the House […]

An Ontario health official says a child has died of rabies after being exposed to a bat in the northern part of the province. Dr. Malcolm Lock, acting medical officer of health for the Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit, which covers an area south of Hamilton, confirmed the death during a board of health meeting. Lock described […]

TORONTO — The Ontario government has released the terms of its 95-year lease with European company Therme for the spa and waterpark it plans to build at Ontario Place, and it shows the province has promised 1,600 parking spaces for the private facility. The spa and waterpark has been the subject of vocal criticism, particularly […]

TORONTO — Ontario’s police watchdog says an officer shot in Toronto’s busy midtown neighbourhood Wednesday was hit by gunfire after two men approached police conducting a robbery investigation in an underground parking garage. The Special Investigations Unit says one of the men shot an officer and fled, leaving the officer with non-life-threatening injuries. The SIU […]