105.9 The Region

Toronto’s mayor says she decided to not attend a City Hall ceremony marking Israel’s national day because an Israeli flag-raising ceremony is currently “divisive.” Olivia Chow says that the ongoing war in Gaza is causing “deep pain” for many in Toronto, emotions are running high and it is important to show empathy for those impacted […]

PORT COLBORNE, Ont. — A Japanese company has announced it will build an approximately $1.6-billion plant in Ontario’s Niagara Region that will make a key electric vehicle battery component as part of Honda’s supply chain in the province. Honda announced recently that it is building an electric vehicle battery plant next to its Alliston, Ont., […]

The sexual assault case of five former members of Canada’s world junior hockey team is set to return to a London, Ont., court next month. A hearing has been scheduled for June 11 in the case of Dillon Dube, Carter Hart, Michael McLeod, Cal Foote and Alex Formenton in order to set dates for trial […]

CLARENCE-ROCKLAND, ONT. — Police say a community in eastern Ontario is shaken after an 11-year-old boy riding his bike was killed in a collision with a school bus.  Ontario Provincial Police say the boy died in hospital after the crash near a Clarence-Rockland elementary school around 3:30 p.m. Monday.  Const. Sydney Jones says it was […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index was down in late-morning trading, weighed down by losses in the utility and energy sectors, while U.S. stock markets climbed higher. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 22.05 points at 22,237.12. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 16.74 points at 39,448.25. The S&P 500 index […]

TORONTO — Hydro One Ltd. raised its quarterly dividend as it reported its first-quarter profit rose compared with a year earlier, helped by higher revenue. The power utility says it will pay a quarterly dividend of 31.42 cents per share, up from 29.64 cents per share. The increased payment to shareholders came as Hydro One […]

TORONTO — Ontario says it will suspend driver’s licences for at least 10 years for those who have been convicted of stealing a car.  Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria says those thrice-convicted of auto theft would have their licenses suspended for life. Sarkaria says the province is also implementing stiffer penalties including a one-year license suspension […]

TORONTO — Owen Riegling wants to savour this fleeting small-town Canadian moment. Not every day is a rising country music star afforded the chance to rewind their career just as it’s picking up speed. But in a way, that’s exactly what the 25-year-old from Mildmay, Ont., is doing this month. As his nostalgic feel-good single […]

TORONTO — Hydro One Ltd. reported its first-quarter profit rose compared with a year earlier, helped by higher revenue. The power utility says it earned net income attributable to common shareholders of $293 million or 49 cents per diluted share for the quarter ended March 31. The result compared with a profit of $282 million […]

TORONTO (AP) — TORONTO (AP) — OrganiGram Holdings Inc. (OGI) on Tuesday reported a loss of $20.1 million in its fiscal second quarter. On a per-share basis, the Toronto-based company said it had a loss of 22 cents. Losses, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 12 cents per share. The results fell short of Wall […]