105.9 The Region

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Frank Gehry, the most celebrated architect of his time, has died. He was 96. Gehry died Friday in his home in Santa Monica after a brief respiratory illness, said Meaghan Lloyd, chief of staff at Gehry Partners LLP. Gehry won every major prize that architecture has to offer. Gehry’s fascination with […]

TORONTO — There is light at the end of the tunnel for a years-delayed light rail transit line in Toronto. The provincial government says its last stage of the Eglinton Crosstown is now complete and it is transferring operational control to the Toronto Transit Commission. Ontario says the major milestone means the LRT should open […]

BRAMPTON — An 18-year-old man is dead after a stabbing at an apartment building in Brampton, Ont., last night. Police say officers responded to reports of a stabbing in an apartment complex in the area of McMurchy Avenue and Pagebrook Court around 10 p.m. Police say the man was pronounced dead at the scene. They […]

SUDBURY — Ontario’s police watchdog says it’s investigating a fatal police-involved shooting this morning in Sudbury, Ont. The Special Investigations Unit was called in after Sudbury police said an individual died during an “interaction” with the force. Police say officers responded to a break-and-enter report around 5:24 a.m. They say officers arrived to an address […]

Ontario Education Minister Paul Calandra says he will make a final decision early in the new year on what changes to make to the role of trustees in the school system, but he is signalling he is inclined to largely eliminate it. Speaking at a school today in Ottawa, where he announced funding to build […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Doris Crenshaw was 12 years old on Dec. 5, 1955, when she and her sister eagerly rushed door to door in their neighborhood, distributing flyers prepared by activists planning a boycott of city buses in Montgomery, Alabama. “Don’t ride the bus to work, to town, to school or any place on […]

TORONTO — Asbestos cleanup, tight work windows and other TTC delays have slowed the build out of 5G cellular service in Toronto’s subway system, and TTC staff now say they don’t expect Rogers Communications Inc., will be able to meet a federally imposed deadline that looms at the end of this month. A new report […]

TORONTO — Austin Reaves scored 44 points and Rui Hachimura hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Toronto Raptors 123-120 on Thursday. Reaves had 11 assists and five rebounds for the Lakers (16-5), who were without superstar point guard Luka Doncic. Doncic, an early candidate for NBA MVP, didn’t travel to […]

Industry Minister Mélanie Joly says Canada is serving Stellantis a notice of default after the automaker shifted some of its production to the United States. Stellantis announced in October it was moving planned production of its Jeep Compass from Brampton, Ont. to Illinois. Joly told the standing committee on international trade today the move breaches […]

Despite topping the Northern Super League regular-season standings, it appears AFC Toronto is not getting its due at the World Sevens Football seven-a-side tournament in Florida. “I had a meeting with the organizers a couple of days ago. They look at us as a bunch of kids from Toronto,” Toronto coach Marko Milanovic said Thursday […]