105.9 The Region

OTTAWA — A recently released international report says Canada’s temporary foreign worker program is a “breeding ground” for contemporary slavery. The final report by a United Nations special rapporteur who visited Canada last year says a power imbalance prevents workers from exercising their rights. Workers’ status is dependent on a closed work permit that is […]

The search for a Markham, Ont., woman who disappeared under “suspicious” circumstances last week continues in a rural area north of the city, police said Tuesday as they urged anyone with information to come forward. York Regional Police said the search is focusing on an area surrounding a property on Vandorf Side Road in Stouffville, […]

TORONTO — My Boy Prince has been installed as the 7-5 early favourite for the $1-million King’s Plate. The 2024 Plate Trial winner, trained by Mark Casse, will break from the No. 7 post in the 1 1/4-mile King’s Plate, which will be run Saturday at Woodbine Racetrack. Casse also had the 2-1 second favourite […]

TORONTO — The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board says it earned a net return of 4.2 per cent for the first six months of this year. The result came as the pension fund says it earned net investment income of $10.8 billion for the period. Ontario Teachers’ says it had $255.8 billion in total net […]

A 17-year-old boy from Kitchener has been charged after a firearm was pulled out during an argument in Kitchener, Ont. Waterloo Regional Police say officers were called to the Sheldon Avenue and King Street East area on Sunday around 8:30 p.m. after reports of a disturbance. They say officers learned a group of youths were […]

Police are investigating after a person was shot in a home in Caledon on Sunday night. Ontario Provincial Police say they were called to a home on Castlederg Sideroad shortly before 12 a.m. for a shooting. They say one person was located at the scene suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. Police say the injured […]

OTTAWA — A House of Commons committee will investigate how a man facing terror charges was admitted to Canada and obtained citizenship. Members of Parliament on the national security committee voted unanimously to launch a study on the terror suspects arrested in the Toronto area last month. Ahmed Fouad Mostafa Eldidi, 62, and his son […]

TORONTO — Toronto public health officials are urging eligible residents to get vaccinated against mpox as the number of reported cases in the city continues to rise. Toronto Public Health says there has been a spike in reported cases of mpox — formerly known as monkeypox — in late June and July following major events […]

TORONTO — Jason Reitman’s chronicle of the early days of “Saturday Night Live” is headed to the Toronto International Film Festival. Organizers say “Saturday Night” is among 20 films added to the festival’s lineup, which also added Francis Ford Coppola’s self-funded $120-million passion project, “Megalopolis,” starring Adam Driver. Other major titles include Spanish filmmaker Pedro […]

Homicide detectives north of Toronto are investigating after a woman from Markham, Ont., was reported missing by her family. York Regional Police say 56-year-old Yuk-Ying Anita Mui has disappeared in “suspicious” circumstances and she has not been seen or heard from since Friday morning. They say family members told officers Mui left her home in […]