105.9 The Region

OTTAWA — The New Democrats used a stock image from Russia in a recent video, weeks after the party criticized the Conservatives for doing the same. On Wednesday NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh announced in a video message that he was ending the supply and confidence deal with the Liberal government, while accusing Conservative policies of […]

TORONTO — Carol Off hopes her latest book will become irrelevant as the years pass. She fears it will not. The journalist’s new book, “At a Loss for Words,” published Tuesday by Random House Canada, explores how political forces have changed the meaning of six different words: freedom, democracy, truth, woke, choice and taxes. It […]

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada is set to release its August labour force survey this morning. Economists polled by Reuters are forecasting employers added 25,000 jobs and the unemployment rate rose to 6.5 per cent in the month, according to LSEG Data & Analytics. Canada’s jobless rate has been rising for the last year and a […]

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is suddenly without the assistance of one of his longest advisers just as the threat of being forced into an early election has been heightened. Jeremy Broadhurst resigned as the Liberal Party of Canada’s national campaign director today, one day after NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh ended the agreement supporting […]

FORT ERIE, Ont. — Midnight Mascot has been installed as the early 5-2 favourite for the $400,000 Prince of Wales Stakes. The second jewel of the OLG Triple Crown will be run Tuesday at Fort Erie Racetrack. Midnight Mascot received the No. 5 post in the race draw Thursday. Midnight Mascot is trained by Mark […]

TORONTO — The former chief financial officer of RBC is again pushing back against claims by the bank that it was justified in firing her for allegedly breaching its code of conduct. After initially challenging the claims with a $50 million lawsuit against RBC, Nadine Ahn has sought to further push back in her reply […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index moved lower on Thursday as energy, industrial and tech stocks weighed on the market, while U.S. markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 52.48 points at 22,988.28. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 219.22 points at 40,755.75. The S&P 500 index was down […]

OTTAWA — Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez says Via Rail has 30 days to make some changes following a train delay that left passengers stranded over the weekend. Rodriguez told Via Rail in a letter it has 30 days to update its emergency management action plan and he encourages it to work with Transport Canada to […]

TORONTO — Toronto’s ombudsman says a police registry intended to help officers support people with different needs and conditions has been beset by communication failures and poor management. Kwame Addo says no one within the police service has taken responsibly for the vulnerable persons registry launched in 2019 – and even the unit that was […]

A man at the centre of what is described as one of the art world’s biggest-ever fraud investigations has been sentenced to five years in prison. David Voss pleaded guilty in June to two charges for his key role in creating and distributing thousands of fake Norval Morrisseau paintings. An agreed statement of facts filed […]