105.9 The Region

TORONTO — The first three times Ravi Jain was up for Canada’s top theatre prize, the finalists found out who won ahead of the ceremony. This year, that changed, leaving the founder of Toronto’s Why Not Theatre in suspense much of Monday in the lead-up to the event where the $100,000 Siminovitch Prize would be […]

A woman has life-threatening injuries after police say she was found on fire inside a tent in Toronto’s west end. Police say an officer has minor injuries after pulling the woman from the tent. They say the officer was near Lake Shore Boulevard and Eighth Street for reports of an assault when they found the […]

KITCHENER — A 32-year-old man is dead after police say he was gunned down in a car on Monday night in Kitchener, Ont., as investigators continue their search for the shooter. Police say officers were called to reports of gunshots at around 10 p.m. in the Country Hills neighbourhood. Police say the man from Kitchener […]

Shaboozey and Russell Dickerson will headline Alberta’s first-ever Boots and Hearts music festival. A Western edition of the popular Ontario camping and country music showcase lands in Edmonton the weekend of Aug. 28 and 29, 2026. Dickerson will headline the Friday show, and Shaboozey headlines Saturday at Fan Park. Entertainment company Republic Live and OEG […]

TORONTO — Ontario’s auditor general says the province has written off $1.4 billion of personal protective equipment since 2021. Shelley Spence has found the province continues to purchase masks, gowns and other protective gear at the same levels as the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021, despite significantly declining demand. Ontario had […]

TORONTO — Ontario’s auditor general has found that the province is not properly overseeing doctors’ billings, including in a few cases of physicians billing for more than 24 hours in a day. Shelley Spence says in a series of health-related audits released today as part of her annual report that the Ministry of Health’s system […]

TORONTO — A Toronto garbage truck driver is dead after police say he was hit by his own truck. Police say they were called to the collision just after 8:30 a.m. in Scarborough. They say the man died at the scene. Police say the provincial Ministry of Labour has been notified. The ministry investigates any […]

TORONTO — Ontario’s auditor general is set to release her annual report today, with a major focus on health care. Shelley Spence’s office is publishing five audits, along with its annual reviews of government advertising and the government’s responsibilities under the Environmental Bill of Rights. Three of the audits are on health care, including examining […]

TORONTO — A residential apartment fire that displaced hundreds of people from two buildings in Toronto on Thursday was still burning slowly four days on, fire officials said Monday. Firefighters said the smouldering fire was burning through insulation trapped in the concrete walls between two Thorncliffe Park highrise towers. Fire officials wouldn’t comment on the […]

Windsor police say human remains discovered in the Detroit River earlier this year have been identified as those of a woman who was reported missing last December. Police say officers with the LaSalle Police Service found the remains in the river near Fighting Island in June. They say the deceased has been identified as 27-year-old […]