105.9 The Region

An Ontario Provinical Police officer who was involved in an arrest that left a man seriously injured in Caledon has been charged with assault.



 Ontario’s police watchdog says there were reasonable grounds to criminally charge Const. Daniel Kooy.





 The Special Investigations Unit says officers were investigating a dispute outside a residence in Caledon East, where […]

Two pedestrians are dead after they were hit by a vehicle in southwestern Ontario last night. Provincial police say emergency crews responded to a single-vehicle collision on County Road 34 West in Kingsville at 10:40 p.m. They say two pedestrians were struck by a Jeep. Police say two men, aged 25 and 27, were pronounced […]

TORONTO — Lawyers representing Elections Ontario told an Ontario Human Rights Tribunal hearing on Thursday that the agency seeks to accommodate all voters with disabilities the best it can, but those accommodations must ensure votes are secure and secret. The tribunal is hearing final submissions in the complaint accessibility advocate David Lepofsky filed more than […]

TORONTO — Adjusting to Canadian football was much easier for Tyler Kahmann than life in Canada’s biggest city. The six-foot-three, 206-pound receiver has been a quick study this season with the Toronto Argonauts, registering 77 catches for 1,092 yards and eight touchdowns as a CFL rookie. But getting acclimated to Toronto’s fast-paced environment has taken […]

TORONTO — RJ Barrett knows that the Toronto Raptors have been the toughest team to score on early in the NBA season, but he’s a little scared to talk about it. “Don’t jinx us, man,” Barrett said, shaking his head courtside at OVO Athletic Centre, when asked about Toronto’s defence. But facts are facts. The […]

TORONTO — Ontario’s fiscal outlook has worsened due to global uncertainty and trade disruptions, leading to a larger deficit this year and a delayed path to balance, the finance minister said Thursday in an economic update. Peter Bethlenfalvy’s spring budget had projected a $13.8-billion deficit this year, but his fall economic statement now says there […]

KENORA — Kenora, Ont., is facing a $1,000 fine from the Commissioner of Canada Elections after the office said city bylaw officers removed election signs while candidates were still campaigning during the 2025 federal race. The office of the commissioner says it confirmed 102 election signs were removed by the City of Kenora without providing […]

TORONTO — Ontario’s finance minister says the province’s fiscal outlook has worsened due to global uncertainty and trade disruptions, which will lead to a larger deficit this year and a delayed path to balance. Peter Bethlenfalvy’s spring budget had projected a $13.8-billion deficit this year, but his fall economic statement today says there will be […]

TORONTO — A coroner’s inquest into the death of a Toronto woman who fell from a 24th-floor balcony while police where in her home has been put on hold indefinitely. The presiding coroner, Dr. David Cameron, announced the pause this morning, saying some “unanticipated investigation” had to be carried out before the inquest into the […]

BELLEVILLE — Police in Belleville, Ont., say an officer who was shot on Yom Kippur while protecting a synagogue full of worshippers from an armed attacker has been released from the hospital. Belleville police say Const. Jeff Smith is at home and making “positive progress” in his recovery, a little over a month after the […]