105.9 The Region

OTTAWA — The ethics commissioner says the former chair of a foundation responsible for doling out federal funds for sustainable technology projects failed to recuse herself from decisions that benefited organizations to which she had ties. Sustainable Development and Technology Canada was abolished last month in response to an auditor general report that cited lapses […]

TORONTO — Prosecutors are asking a Toronto court to sentence former fashion mogul Peter Nygard to 15 years behind bars. Nygard, 83, was found guilty on four counts of sexual assault last November, but was acquitted of a fifth count, as well as a charge of forcible confinement. The charges relate to allegations dating from […]

TORONTO — Prosecutors are asking a Toronto court to sentence former fashion mogul Peter Nygard to 15 years behind bars. Nygard, 83, was found guilty on four counts of sexual assault last November, but was acquitted of a fifth count, as well as a charge of forcible confinement. The charges relate to allegations dating from […]

TORONTO — Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka will enter the National Bank Open women’s main draw as a wild card. The 26-year-old former world No. 1 returned to tennis in January after taking a break for the birth of her first child. “I’m thrilled to be playing at the National Bank Open this year,” […]

TORONTO — The chief executive of Rogers Communications Inc. says it will likely take the better part of a year before Canada’s telecommunications sector sees a calming of the competitive intensity prompting many wireless customers to change carriers. Speaking Wednesday on the company’s second-quarter earnings call, Rogers president and CEO Tony Staffieri acknowledged his company’s […]

TORONTO — Losses in the industrial sector led Canada’s main stock index lower in late-morning trading on Wednesday, while U.S. stock markets also decreased. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 25.91 points at 22,787.84. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 385.71 points at 39,972.38. The S&P 500 index was down 91.73 […]

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada delivered a widely expected interest rate cut today, marking the second consecutive time it has lowered its policy rate. The central bank’s quarter-percentage-point cut brings its policy rate down to 4.5 per cent. The Bank of Canada says the decision was motivated by continued progress on getting inflation down […]

TORONTO — The Ontario government has announced it will help the City of Toronto accelerate repairs to the Gardiner Expressway by at least one year by providing up to $73 million in funding. The acceleration moves up the construction timeline for the busy highway from April 2027 to at least April 2026, on the condition […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say they’re investigating a shooting that left two people dead and two others seriously injured early Wednesday morning. Police say it happened just after 2:30 a.m. in Scarborough, near the intersection of Ellesmere Road and Midland Avenue. They say there were four people with gunshot injuries. Two were pronounced dead. Two […]

TORONTO — Rogers Communications Inc. reported its second-quarter profit rose to $394 million from $109 million a year ago, in part due to lower restructuring and acquisition costs related to its purchase of Shaw Communications last year. The company says the profit amounted to 73 cents per diluted share for the quarter ended June 30, […]