105.9 The Region

TORONTO — A 25-year-old man is facing a murder charge after the weekend shooting death of a man believed to be the suspect’s brother. Toronto police say officers responded to a report of a shooting in the city’s east end on Saturday around 11 p.m. They say the suspect and the victim were arguing before […]

TORONTO — A late-season Blue Jays news release in 2023 trumpeted the team’s push to the post-season and release of playoff ticket info ahead of the final homestand. The main hook of this year’s offering was instead promotional in nature. It focused on the possibility of fans breaking a stadium record for most one-dollar hotdogs […]

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Macklem chat Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem will take part in a fireside chat at the Institute of International Finance and the Canadian Bankers Association Canada forum on Tuesday. The appearance by the central bank governor comes after […]

Ontario Liberal Party Leader Bonnie Crombie has taken aim at Premier Doug Ford in a speech delivered at the party’s annual general meeting. Crombie also tried out a new slogan on Saturday at the gathering of party faithful that took place in London, Ont. The campaign-style speech saw her use the phrase “more for you” […]

TORONTO — Toronto police are investigating after an overnight shooting in the city’s east end left one person dead. Police say they responded to reports of a person shot just after 11 p.m., on Saturday near Kingston Road and Markham Road in Scarborough. They say police and paramedics located a person with injuries at the […]

RICHMOND HILL, Ont. — York Regional Police say they’ve arrested a man in connection with a homicide investigation after a person was found dead in a home north of Toronto. Police say just before 8:30 a.m. Saturday, officers responded to a check-welfare call at a home in Richmond Hill, Ont., and when they arrived they […]

TORONTO — The death of the Tragically Hip’s lead singer Gord Downie united fans across Canada in their grief, but in many ways pulled his bandmates apart. The new Prime Video docuseries “The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal” reveals that all four surviving members of the Kingston, Ont., rock band took separate paths in the […]

LONDON, Ont. — Evan Van Gorp scored a hat trick to lead the London Knights to a 6-3 win over the Sarnia Sting in Ontario Hockey League action on Friday night. Caleb Mitchell, Kaeden Johnston and Logan Hawery had the other goals for London. Ryan Brown had a hat trick for the Sting. WOLVES 9 […]

TORONTO — Marc Liegghio’s 48-yard field goal on the final play rallied the Hamilton Tiger-Cats to a thrilling 33-31 win over the Toronto Argonauts on Friday night. Liegghio’s boot capped a solid seven-play, 35-yard drive with no timeouts for Hamilton. It came after Lirim Hajrullahu’s 28-yard field goal with 56 seconds remaining put Toronto ahead […]

KING CITY, Ont. — Harsh Thaker scored 93 runs and captain Nicholas Kirton added 57 to help Canada defeat Oman by 59 runs Friday in ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 play. It marked a second straight half-century for Kirton, who scored 73 runs not out in Monday’s decisive 103-run win over Nepal in the […]