105.9 The Region

TORONTO — An increasing number of Ontario school boards are reporting deficits and are using or even depleting their reserves, according to internal Ministry of Education briefing documents. The association representing school boards in the province says while the Progressive Conservative government has boosted the education budget, increases have not kept pace with inflation, forcing […]

HAILEYBURY, Ont. — A northeastern Ontario jury is expected to hear closing arguments today in Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard’s sexual assault trial. Both Hoggard and his accuser took the stand in the trial, offering starkly different accounts of a June 2016 encounter in Kirkland Lake, Ont. The Crown and defence agree that a sexual encounter […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say they have arrested a suspect who they believe shot an officer during an investigation. Police issued an update shortly after 10:15 p.m. to say the suspected shooter had been arrested. Two others were arrested earlier in the evening, including one person at the scene near Yonge Street and Eglinton Avenue. […]

TORONTO (AP) — John Tolkin, Lewis Morgan and Elias Manoel each scored a goal in the second half and the New York Red Bulls beat Toronto FC 4-1 on Wednesday night. New York (11-7-14) has not lost to Toronto (11-18-4) since a 3-1 decision at BMO Field in July 2019. The Red Bulls are unbeaten […]

TORONTO — Toronto’s police chief says an officer who was shot today has serious but non-life-threatening injuries. The officer was rushed to hospital after being shot in the city’s midtown area around 5:30 p.m., and police are still searching for a suspect. More coming. The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Canadian Press reporter Hina Alam is this year’s recipient of Innocence Canada’s Tracey Tyler Award in recognition of her reporting on the case of two wrongfully convicted New Brunswick men. Alam’s coverage began in a Saint John, N.B., courtroom in January where Walter Gillespie and Robert Mailman were exonerated on decades-old murder charges. […]

OTTAWA — Members of targeted diasporas in Canada are calling for greater awareness of the foreign threats they face as well as more robust protections that could save lives. Representatives of various communities told a federal inquiry Wednesday of the numerous challenges of fighting foreign meddling and repression. The commission of inquiry’s latest hearings are […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say an officer has been rushed to hospital after being shot in the city’s midtown area. Police say it happened around 5:30 p.m. after officers stopped a vehicle while conducting an investigation in the Yonge Street and Eglinton Avenue area. They say one person was arrested at the scene and another […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays moved quickly by making some coaching changes after a last-place finish in the American League East. Now the heavy lifting begins. General manager Ross Atkins has his work cut out for him entering the off-season. The offence requires a big boost, the bullpen needs an overhaul and star players […]

TORONTO — Amazon Web Services’ director of global artificial intelligence is encouraging Canada not to go it alone when it comes to regulating the technology. Nicole Foster says Canada should settle on AI legislation that is interoperable with guardrails other countries use. If Canada goes for a bespoke set of regulations, she says it would […]