105.9 The Region

ONTARIO, Calif. (AP) — Fire has destroyed the wooden grandstands at a historic Southern California baseball field that appeared in “A League of Their Own” and other movies. Firefighters responded at 11:25 p.m. Thursday to a report of a fire at Jay Littleton Ball Park in the city of Ontario, about 35 miles (56 kilometers) […]

OTTAWA — As rail workers push back on the Liberal government’s effort to end a labour dispute, the federal Conservatives remain silent on the strife that poses a major threat to Canada’s economy. Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon asked the Canadian Industrial Relations Board on Thursday to impose binding arbitration after Canadian National Railway Co. and […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say they’ve arrested and charged a man who allegedly grabbed a stroller with a child in it and fled before being stopped. Police say a grandparent was pushing their grandchild in a stroller in east Toronto on Wednesday when the suspect approached and allegedly said the baby was not theirs. Police […]

TORONTO — On a night of missed opportunities, fittingly an errant field-goal try made Chad Kelly’s season debut a winning one. Lirim Hajrullahu’s single on the game’s final play earned Toronto a wild 20-19 win over the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Thursday night. After making his first four attempts, Hajrullahu missed from 40 yards out but […]

TORONTO — As students prepare to head back to post-secondary campuses for the fall term, tensions sparked by the pro-Palestinian protest encampments that cropped up at several Ontario universities over the summer break are lingering on for some. Several students who supported or participated in the protests say they’re disappointed in how their schools handled […]

Police say they have identified the body of a woman who was found dead near Guelph, Ont., nearly two decades ago and have deemed her death suspicious. Ontario Provincial Police say human remains were found by a pedestrian in August 2005 between the community of Rockwood and Guelph, and DNA technology has now identified those […]

Police say they have identified the body of a woman who was found dead near Guelph, Ont., nearly two decades ago and have deemed her death suspicious. Ontario Provincial Police say human remains were found by a pedestrian in August 2005 between the community of Rockwood and Guelph, and DNA technology has now identified those […]

Police say they have identified the body of a woman who was found dead near Guelph, Ont., nearly two decades ago and have deemed her death suspicious. Ontario Provincial Police say human remains were found by a pedestrian in August 2005 between the community of Rockwood and Guelph, and DNA technology has now identified those […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index was up nearly 300 points while U.S. stock markets also surged higher as the U.S. Federal Reserve signalled it is prepared to start cutting its key interest rate. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 296.91 points at 23,334.38. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 472.34 […]

TORONTO — The brother-in-law of a homeless Toronto man who died after police allege he was attacked by a group of teen girls says his entire family is reeling from the loss. Eric Shum read a victim impact statement today at a sentencing hearing for one of the girls accused in the death of Kenneth […]