105.9 The Region

TORONTO — Cineplex Inc. continued to feel the impacts of twin Hollywood strikes in its second quarter, but the end of the period marked a turning point. Ellis Jacob, the Toronto-based cinema chain’s chief executive, said Friday that the box office picked up in June and July as “Inside Out 2,” “Deadpool & Wolverine,” “Twisters,” […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index moved higher in late-morning trading, helped by gains in base metal stocks, while U.S. stock markets also rose at the end of a volatile trading week. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 40.76 points at 22,266.37. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 46.81 points at […]

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he would impose big new import taxes on a host of Chinese-made goods including electric cars, solar panels and semiconductors if his party wins the next election. Poilievre made the announcement in Hamilton, standing in front of a few dozen employees at the city’s Stelco steel plant. Steel […]

TORONTO — A four-part docuseries on The Tragically Hip and film shorts from Oscar-winner Torill Kove and actor Connor Jessup are among the homegrown additions to the Toronto International Film Festival. Organizers say the Primetime program includes the long-awaited world premiere of “The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal,” bound for Prime Video. Announced back in […]

SMITHS FALLS, Ont. — Canopy Growth Corp. posted a larger loss in its latest quarter compared with a year ago as its revenue declined. The cannabis producer says its loss attributable to the company amounted to $127.1 million or $1.60 per diluted share for the quarter ended June 30. The result compared with a loss […]

OAKVILLE, Ont. — Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. says it has signed a deal to sell its renewable energy business to a subsidiary of LS Power for up to US$2.5 billion. Under the deal, which does not include Algonquin’s hydro business, LS Power will pay US$2.28 billion in cash at closing and up to US$220 […]

TORONTO — Cineplex Inc. reported a loss in its most recent quarter compared with a profit a year ago as theatre attendance fell, but CEO Ellis Jacob says the end of the second quarter was a turning point. Jacob says the industry faced challenges in the first half of the year due to the prolonged […]

TORONTO — Bell Canada made more than $64 million in gross revenues from calls made by inmates at Ontario jails — at “exorbitant” rates, lawyers allege in a lawsuit — and gave nearly $39 million of that to the province as commission, according to new disclosures from the telecom giant. Bell charged $1 per minute […]

TORONTO — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. drove in four runs while extending his hit streak to 20 games to lead the Toronto Blue Jays past the Baltimore Orioles 7-6 on Thursday. Guerrero Jr. finished a single shy of hitting for the cycle. By winning the rubber match, the Blue Jays (53-62) claimed their seventh win in […]

TORONTO (AP) — Top-seeded Coco Gauff routed Yafan Wang 6-4, 6-2 on Thursday in the second round of the National Bank Open. Preparing for her U.S. Open title defense, Gauff played her first hard-court match since the Miami Open in April. “It’s not easy transitioning from all these different surfaces in such a short amount […]