105.9 The Region

OTTAWA — A federal inquiry into foreign interference is slated to hear today from current and former politicians who have been singled out by meddlers. Former Conservative leader Erin O’Toole, Conservative MP Michael Chong and New Democrat MP Jenny Kwan have all been identified publicly as targets of interference by China. The inquiry’s latest hearings […]

TORONTO — Voters in an eastern Ontario riding head to the polls Thursday in a provincial byelection that may end up being a tighter race than its recent electoral history would suggest. The Bay of Quinte riding has only been vacant for a month, since cabinet minister Todd Smith resigned, but Premier Doug Ford called […]

TORONTO — Filmmaker Chase Joynt’s medium-bending memoir is among the five books in the running for Canada’s top non-fiction prize. Officials announced Wednesday that “Vantage Points: On Media as Trans Memoir,” which ties his history to that of Canadian philosopher Marshall McLuhan, made the short list for the $75,000 Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for […]

TORONTO — Jeremy Dutcher has won the Polaris Music Prize for his second album, “Motewolonuwok.” For the first time in the award’s 19-year history, the $50,000 prize for best Canadian album of the year went to a previous Polaris winner. Dutcher picked up the 2018 Polaris for his debut album, “Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa,” which featured the […]

TORONTO — The Toronto International Film Festival screened the controversial “Russians at War” documentary under “exceptional” circumstances, the festival’s CEO said Tuesday as he shared more details about the threats that delayed the film’s North American première. TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey told the audience at the film’s first screening on Tuesday that while most of […]

OTTAWA — Next week could be the first opportunity for Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to introduce a non-confidence motion asking the other parties to topple the Liberal government. Poilievre promised he would bring such a motion at the first chance he had, after the NDP ended its supply-and-confidence deal with the Liberals earlier this month. […]

OTTAWA — The federal agency that investigates election infractions found insufficient evidence to support suggestions that Beijing wielded undue influence against the Conservatives in the Vancouver area during the 2021 federal election. A review of the lingering issue by the Office of the Commissioner of Canada Elections was tabled today at a public inquiry into […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index slipped lower Tuesday despite strength in energy stocks, while U.S. markets were mixed but more or less flat one day before an interest rate decision from the U.S. Federal Reserve. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 24.37 points at 23,677.70. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was […]

TORONTO — The Toronto International Film Festival is screening the controversial “Russians at War” documentary under “exceptional” circumstances, the festival’s CEO said Tuesday as he shared more details about the threats that delayed the film’s North American premiere. TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey told the audience at the film’s first screening on Tuesday that while most […]

TORONTO — The Juno Awards are reversing course on their plan to shelve three awards after strong blowback from the music community. Junos head Allan Reid posted a message on his Instagram saying that “given the feedback” the organization has decided to reinstate the categories for the 2025 show. He says the children’s album, reggae […]