105.9 The Region

TORONTO — All-star shortstop Bo Bichette is progressing in his recovery from a strained calf. Bichette took batting practice and fielded groundballs with his Toronto Blue Jays teammates on Tuesday, a day after running the basepaths at Rogers Centre. The 26-year-old Bichette has not played since July 19 and has been recovering at the club’s […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index and U.S. markets started September under pressure as signs of weakening economic activity pushed commodities and stocks lower. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 303.73 points at 23,042.45, led lower by energy and metals companies. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average closed down 626.15 points at 40,936.93. […]

TORONTO — A 15-year-old boy has been identified as the victim of a deadly Labour Day shooting in Toronto, one of 11 shootings police say took place over the long weekend. Police Insp. Paul Krawczyk called it, “a very violent weekend,” at a news conference Tuesday. Police say they believe the 15-year-old was targeted in […]

SARNIA, Ont. — Police in Sarnia, Ont., say a suspended officer has been charged with multiple offences, including assault and criminal harassment. Police say they were called Friday to a dispute between two people who know each other, one of them a 47-year-old suspended constable. They say the officer was arrested Sunday. He’s also charged […]

Ontario Premier Doug Ford ruled out calling an early election this year, but left the door open on Tuesday to calling one in 2025. The province’s next fixed election date isn’t until June 2026, but Ford continued to dance around the issue of whether or not he’ll call an early election. “We aren’t having an […]

OTTAWA — An internal government memo reveals budget and staff challenges have exhausted employees and sapped morale at the federal nerve centre for managing forest fires and other emergencies. The memo also says the Government Operations Centre lacks both the capacity to fully modernize and the money for new digital tools. The Canadian Press used […]

OTTAWA — China has announced an anti-dumping investigation into Canadian canola imports today in response to Canada planning to impose tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, steel and aluminum. In a news release, China’s Ministry of Commerce says it is launching an anti-discrimination investigation into the tariffs and an anti-dumping probe into Canadian canola imports as […]

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Ontario Premier Doug Ford has ruled out calling an early election this year, but has left the door open to calling one in 2025. The province’s next fixed election date isn’t until June 2026, but Ford says he and his Progressive Conservative team must always be prepared. He has given his party’s […]

LONDON, Ont. — Business-client focused VersaBank has closed an acquisition that will see it expand its main lending product to the U.S. market. The London, Ont.-based bank says the purchase of Stearns Bank Holdingford N.A. will allow it to expand its receivables funding solution for point-of-sale finance companies. The move follows a trend among Canada’s […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index was down more than 300 points in late-morning trading, weighed down by losses in the energy and base metal sectors, while U.S. stock markets also fell. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 315.46 points at 23,030.72. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 452.06 points at […]