105.9 The Region

OTTAWA — A senior federal official says the government is mulling new ways to inform the public about possible foreign interference developments during an election campaign. Under the current system, a panel of five top bureaucrats would issue a public warning if they believed an incident — or an accumulation of incidents — threatened Canada’s […]

OTTAWA — Canada joined the United States, other G7 allies and several Middle Eastern nations Thursday to call for an immediate ceasefire at the Israel-Lebanon border after a dramatic increase in airstrikes in recent days, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu remained defiant as he arrived in New York City for the United Nations General […]

OTTAWA — An NDP MP has introduced a bill that would criminalize residential school denialism, saying it would help stop harm caused toward survivors, their families and communities. If the bill is passed, people could be charged under the Criminal Code for promoting hatred against Indigenous Peoples by condoning, justifying or downplaying the historical and […]

OTTAWA — Less than 24 hours after the Conservatives lost their first attempt to topple the government the Tories are trying again. A new motion being debated this morning states that the House of Commons has lost confidence in the Liberal government and “offers Canadians the option to axe the tax, build the homes, fix […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index was up more than 100 points in late-morning trading, helped by strength in the base metal sector, while U.S. stock markets were also higher. The S&P/TSX composite index was 143.00 points at 24,048.88. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 174.22 points at 42,088.97. The S&P […]

TORONTO — Live Nation says it will build an open-air music venue with a capacity of 50,000 in Toronto’s north end. Live Nation Canada executive Erik Hoffman says the new Rogers Stadium will host its first events in June 2025. It will be located at the former Downsview Airport lands, next to Downsview Park. Hoffman […]

TORONTO — A coalition of disability rights groups says it is launching a Charter challenge against a part of Canada’s law on medical assistance in dying. The group, which also includes two individual plaintiffs, argues that what’s known as track two of the MAID law has resulted in premature deaths. Under the law, patients whose […]

TORONTO — Toronto-Dominion Bank has named new co-heads of its U.S. commercial banking business. TD says Andy Bregenzer and Jill Gateman will jointly lead the operations. The bank says the appointments follow the announcement earlier this year of Chris Giamo’s retirement. Bregenzer will focus on leading all aspects of the regional commercial bank, including small […]

OTTAWA — Caroline Xavier, the chief of Canada’s cyberspy agency, is slated to appear at a federal inquiry into foreign interference today. Xavier was appointed in 2022 to lead the Communications Security Establishment, which has a lead role in fending off online threats to Canada. Other senior officials from the CSE are also scheduled to […]

TORONTO — The sale of Sleep Country Canada Holdings Inc. to Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. has received final court approval. The mattress retailer says the approval from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice comes after Sleep Country shareholders earlier this month voted 99.93 per cent in favour of the deal. CEO Stewart Schaefer told investors […]