105.9 The Region

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the population of the country reached an estimated 41,288,599 on July 1. The agency says the total means 250,229 people were added in the second quarter of the year for a growth of 0.6 per cent. The growth rate was slower than the same quarter of 2023 which saw a […]

OTTAWA — Members of Parliament will vote today on a motion that could — but likely won’t — bring down the minority Liberal government, and the Conservatives have already put the House of Commons on notice that more such votes are coming. The NDP and Bloc Québécois say they will oppose the motion in a […]

TORONTO — AGF Management Ltd. says its net income attributable to equity owners totalled $20.3 million in its latest quarter, down from $23.0 million in the same quarter last year. The investment manager says the profit amounted to 30 cents per diluted share for the quarter which ended on Aug. 31, down from 34 cents […]

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is back in Ottawa today as members of Parliament get set for a vote that could — but likely won’t — bring down his minority government. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre made his appeal to MPs during a debate in the House of Commons Tuesday, saying a future Tory government […]

OTTAWA — A federal inquiry into foreign interference plans to hear today from academics who study the flow of information in an era of growing distrust and polarization. The Media Ecosystem Observatory, a collaboration between McGill University and the University of Toronto, combines large-scale online data analysis with survey research. The federal inquiry’s latest public […]

HAILEYBURY, Ont. — The woman who alleges that Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard sexually assaulted her in June 2016 is set to continue her testimony in court today. Crown prosecutors said Tuesday that jurors could expect to hear the complainant describe a non-consensual encounter that included choking, slapping and name-calling. Hoggard has pleaded not guilty to […]

TORONTO — Poet-novelists Canisia Lubrin and Fawn Parker are among the authors shortlisted for the Atwood Gibson Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize. The Writers’ Trust of Canada announced the finalists for the $60,000 prize on Wednesday. Lubrin, the Whitby, Ont., writer who won the Griffin Poetry Prize in 2020, made the list for her novel “Code […]

TORONTO (AP) — Trevor Story hit a tiebreaking double in a three-run 10th inning, and the Boston Red Sox rallied past the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 on Tuesday night. Vaughn Grissom reached base four times, scored once and drove in a run as the Red Sox won their fourth straight. Boston trailed 3-0 after six […]

TORONTO — The Boston Red Sox kept their slim playoff hopes alive with a come-from-behind 6-5 victory in 10 innings against the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night. Red Sox reliever Chris Martin earned his third of the season. Blue Jays’ reliever Tommy Nance took the loss, dropping him to 0-3. The Red Sox improved […]

TORONTO — Drake wasn’t around to accept a handful of SOCAN Awards on Tuesday, but the rapper’s presence was still looming large at the celebration of Canadian songwriters. The Toronto performer swept all four of the rap awards for his songs “Jimmy Cooks,” “Rich Flex,” “Spin Bout U,” with 21 Savage, and “Wait For U,” […]