105.9 The Region

TORONTO — Health Canada has authorized Moderna’s updated COVID-19 vaccine that protects against currently circulating variants of the virus. The mRNA vaccine, called Spikevax, has been reformulated to target the KP.2 subvariant of Omicron. It will replace the previous version of the vaccine that was released a year ago, which targeted the XBB.1.5 subvariant of […]

TORONTO — Police say a man is dead after an industrial accident at Ontario Place. Toronto police say officers responded shortly after 9:30 a.m. Tuesday to reports that a person was injured by construction equipment at the waterfront Police say he died at the scene. Ontario Place is set to be redeveloped under a controversial […]

TORONTO — While many believe Drake came up short in his lyrical feud with Kendrick Lamar, he’s claimed a major victory at the 2024 SOCAN Awards. The Toronto rap star will be named songwriter of the year in the performer category at the awards bash celebrating the best in Canadian songwriting, composing and music publishing. […]

OTTAWA — Canada’s inflation rate fell to two per cent last month, finally hitting the Bank of Canada’s target after a tumultuous battle with skyrocketing price growth. The annual inflation rate fell from 2.5 per cent in July to reach the lowest level since February 2021. Statistics Canada’s consumer price index report on Tuesday attributed […]

TORONTO — One expert predicts Ottawa’s changes to mortgage rules will help spur demand among potential homebuyers but says policies aimed at driving new supply are needed to address the “core issues” facing the market. The federal government’s changes, set to come into force mid-December, include a higher price cap for insured mortgages to allow […]

OTTAWA — Canada’s annual inflation rate was 2.0 per cent in August, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluctuated widely because they are based on small statistical samples (previous month in brackets): — St. John’s, N.L.: 1.7 per cent (2.3) — Charlottetown-Summerside: 1.6 per […]

OTTAWA — Canada’s annual inflation rate was 2.0 per cent in August, Statistics Canada says. Here’s what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): — Newfoundland and Labrador: 1.3 per cent (2.1) — Prince Edward Island: 1.2 per cent (2.0) — Nova Scotia: 1.2 per cent (2.3) — New Brunswick: 1.8 per cent (2.9) […]

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau say the Liberals have “all sorts of reflections” to make after losing a second stronghold in a byelection in Montreal Monday night. His comments come as the Liberal cabinet gathers for its first regularly scheduled meeting of the fall sitting of Parliament, which began Monday. Trudeau’s Liberals were hopeful […]

OTTAWA — Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in August slowed 22 per cent compared with July. The national housing agency says the seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts came in at 217,405 units in August, down from 279,804 a month earlier. The drop came as the annual […]

OTTAWA — Canada’s inflation rate fell to two per cent in August, finally hitting the Bank of Canada’s target after a tumultuous battle with skyrocketing price growth. More coming. The Canadian Press