105.9 The Region

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays claimed Tyler Heineman off waivers from the Boston Red Sox on Monday and designated fellow catcher Brian Serven for assignment. Heineman, who had two short stints with the Blue Jays over the last couple years, spent the majority of this season at Triple-A Worcester. The 33-year-old native of Pacific […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index rose Monday on broad-based strength, while U.S. markets were mixed as investors anticipated an interest rate cut later in the week. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 133.42 points at 23,702.07. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 228.30 points at 41,622.08. The S&P 500 index […]

TORONTO — Ontario’s police watchdog says a 21-year-old man fell to his death from the balcony of a Toronto condo where officers were set to carry out an early-morning search warrant. The Special Investigations Unit says York regional police officers arrived at 5 a.m. to carry out the search at a condo on Sherway Gardens […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say an officer was rushed to hospital after they were slashed in the arm. Police say the officer responded just before 1:15 p.m. to, “a person in crisis.” In a brief update on social media, police say it happened in the area of Spadina Road and Dupont Street. Police say the […]

TORONTO — Sanniah Jabeen holds a sonogram of the unborn baby she lost after contracting listeria last December. Beneath, it says “love at first sight.” Jabeen says she believes she and her baby were poisoned by a listeria outbreak linked to some plant-based milks and wants answers. An investigation continues into the recall declared July […]

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Golf Canada has set an impressive stretch goal of having 30 professional golfers at the highest levels of the sport by 2032. The World Junior Girls Golf Championship is a huge part of that target. Credit Valley Golf and Country Club will host the international tournament from Sept. 30 to Oct. 5, […]

TORONTO — The first teenager to be sentenced in the death of a Toronto homeless man will not face further time in custody, and instead participate in a community-based program. The girl, who pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was 13 at the time of the alleged December 2022 attack on Kenneth Lee, was credited for […]

OTTAWA — The head of a federal inquiry into foreign interference says she will not be publicly identifying parliamentarians suspected by a spy watchdog of meddling in Canadian affairs. The National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians raised eyebrows earlier this year with a public version of a secret report that said some parliamentarians were […]

TORONTO — A 21-year-old man is dead after what police are describing as an “interaction” with officers during the execution of a search warrant in Toronto. York Regional Police say their officers were executing a search warrant in the area of Evans Avenue and Sherway Gardens Road at approximately 5 a.m. Monday. Police say officers […]

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales rose 1.4 per cent to $71 billion in July, helped by higher sales in the petroleum and coal and chemical product subsectors. The increase followed a 1.7 per cent decrease in June. The agency says sales in the petroleum and coal product subsector gained 6.7 per cent to […]