105.9 The Region

TORONTO — Kody Clemens’s two-run homer lifted the Philadelphia Phillies to a 4-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday for a two-game sweep. Kyle Schwarber led off the first inning for Philadelphia (83-56) with a solo home run, hitting the long ball at Rogers Centre for a second consecutive day. J.T. Realmuto added […]

TORONTO — The Stronach Group says a lawsuit filed by Frank Stronach’s son and granddaughter over management of the family business’s wealth has been settled out of court. The company headed by Frank Stronach’s daughter, Belinda Stronach, announced the settlement in a statement issued Wednesday afternoon. In the statement, Belinda Stronach says she is “very […]

TORONTO — Weakness in the energy sector offset gains elsewhere to leave Canada’s main stock index essentially flat Wednesday, while U.S. markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 1.69 points at 23,040.76. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 38.04 points at 40,974.97. The S&P 500 index was down 8.86 […]

TORONTO (AP) — Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper left Wednesday’s game at Toronto after being hit on the left elbow by a pitch. Harper winced in pain and grabbed his elbow after he was struck by a 92 mph fastball from right-hander Bowden Francis in the first inning. Harper stayed in to run the […]

TORONTO (AP) — Philadelphia Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber hit his 13th leadoff home run of the season against Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Bowden Francis on Wednesday, matching Alfonso Soriano’s 2003 major league record. A day after hitting three home runs, Schwarber went deep for the fourth time in seven at-bats and picked up his sixth […]

OTTAWA — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has “ripped up” the supply and confidence deal with the Liberals that helped keep the minority government in power. “The deal is done,” Singh tweeted, early Wednesday afternoon. In a video posted Wednesday afternoon, Singh said he notified Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of the decision. “Canadians are fighting a […]

The director of an animal rescue charity in southwestern Ontario is calling on people to seek local support for injured wildlife after two men picked up a black bear cub in northern Ontario and took it on a 10-hour drive south in their vehicle. The executive director of Chatham-Kent’s Pet and Wildlife Rescue Centre says […]

TORONTO — It looked like the chase was over, but then the Bronco tried to break away. Peel Region police say a stolen vehicle surrounded by cruisers outside a Tim Hortons in Mississauga, Ont., tried to roll over officers’ vehicles in a last-ditch attempt to escape. Videos shared on social media show a red Ford […]

OTTAWA — The federal Liberals have signed a deal to expand school food programs in Newfoundland and Labrador, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Wednesday. It becomes the first province to sign on to the federal government’s plan for a national school food program. As part of the deal, Newfoundland and Labrador will receive approximately $9.1 […]

OTTAWA — The NDP has pulled out of a confidence and supply agreement with the Liberals. What happens now? In March 2022, the Liberals and NDP penned a deal that would keep the minority government led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in power until June 2025 and move ahead on some mutually agreeable policies. It […]