105.9 The Region

NESKANTAGA FIRST NATION — This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center. — The fumes coming through the walls of Neskantaga First Nation’s nursing station warned of a crisis with a familiar smell. Diesel wafted from the flooded basement, a stench so strong it made people sick with headaches and nausea, residents said. After they […]

NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE — Police in Niagara-on-the-Lake say human remains found over the summer belong to a Toronto man who went missing three years earlier. Niagara Regional Police say the victim is a 24-year-old Black man from Toronto who was last seen and reported missing in May 2022. They say they are not naming the victim at […]

VANCOUVER — A confidential document that is used by police to assess risk in intimate partner violence cases lists a range of considerations to help determine if a suspect should be held in custody, should legal justification exist. Have they engaged in threats? Has violence involved choking or strangulation? Have they discussed or attempted suicide? […]

TORONTO — Jalen Brunson had 35 points, including 20 in the first quarter, as the New York Knicks routed the undermanned Toronto Raptors 117-101 on Tuesday in an Emirates NBA Cup quarterfinal. New York advances to Las Vegas where it will face the Orlando Magic on Saturday. Karl-Anthony Towns, who was a game-time decision, had […]

OTTAWA — Ontario Liberal MP and former cabinet minister Karina Gould says she will not seek the leadership of the Ontario Liberal Party. Gould began exploring the possibility of a run after Bonnie Crombie said she would resign from the party’s top job in September following a leadership review. Gould finished third in the federal […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say they’ve charged one of their officers with theft after they allegedly stole property at a downtown police office. Police allege the constable was working at the 52 Division front desk on Sept. 4 when they took found property instead of logging it and arranging for its return to the owner. […]

BRANTFORD — Police in a city west of Toronto say they were flooded with complaints from upset residents the day of their annual Christmas parade, after one person bound for Santa’s naughty list tried to spoil the magic of the season. Thousands of people gathered in Brantford, Ont., on Nov. 29 for the city’s annual […]

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is defending the funding his government gave to a company now under police investigation after the province identified “irregularities.” The government asked the Ontario Provincial Police last month to look at the results of an audit on Keel Digital Solutions and the police said Monday that they have now […]

TORONTO — A Toronto woman whose dog attacked and seriously injured a child last year has been sentenced to a year in jail and barred from owning a dog for 10 years. Patrycja Siarek must also serve three years of probation with restrictions, including that she not live with or have care of a dog, […]

TORONTO — Dennis Hildeby is a goaltender of few words — very few words. Whether it’s in the Toronto Maple Leafs’ locker room with teammates or when speaking in front of a wall of cameras and microphones to reporters, the soft-spoken Swede doesn’t say a whole lot. Hildeby, however, has been making a loud statement […]