105.9 The Region

TORONTO — There was flow, there was structure — but the execution in scoring was not there for the Toronto Sceptres. Toronto’s home-opener Saturday was spoiled with a 3-1 loss to the Boston Fleet, who were largely outplayed offensively and were dominated on puck possession. But as Sceptres head coach Troy Ryan put it, a […]

TORONTO — Susanna Tapani scored the game-winning goal with 9:40 remaining as the Boston Fleet spoiled the Toronto Sceptres’ home-opener with a 3-1 win in Professional Women’s Hockey League action Saturday. Abby Newhook, with a goal and an assist, and Alina Mueller, with an empty-netter, also scored for Boston (2-0-0-0). Aerin Frankel stopped 24 shots. […]

More winter weather is on the way for snow-covered Ontario. Warnings are in place across much of southern Ontario where Environment Canada is calling for between five and 20 centimetres of snowfall by Sunday. Areas off Lake Huron and Georgian Bay already digging out from this week’s storm are expected to be hardest hit. Environment […]

TORONTO — Evacuees from two Toronto highrises are without a timeline for return as firefighters try to battle a smouldering fire caught between the buildings. Officials say firefighters still don’t have eyes on the fire burning since Thursday and thought to be feeding off insulation trapped between the walls of the Thorncliffe Park apartment buildings. […]

QUÉBEC — The Quebec Liberal Party says a retired judge hired to investigate allegations of cash payments during the party’s leadership race will have to submit a report by the end of January 2026. The party’s executive signed off on the independent investigation mandate given to retired judge Jacques R. Fournier, a former chief justice […]

Many across Ontario will be cleaning up this weekend after being slammed by a multi-day storm that was set to dump upwards of 70 centimetres of snow in some areas. Environment Canada had issued snow squall and storm warnings for parts of southern and southwestern Ontario, including areas along the eastern shore of Lake Huron […]

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada says an investor can pursue legal action against a mining company on the basis that it did not immediately publicize information about a production setback. In its 8-1 decision Friday, the top court provided guidance on determination of a “material change” in a firm’s operations that must be […]

WINNIPEG — Manitoba is renewing its call for a national electricity grid that would move more power between provinces and territories and help the province’s exports. Premier Wab Kinew says it’s a good time to build domestic energy transmission in an era of economic threats from the United States. A national grid would need federal […]

TORONTO — A lawyer for an Ontario man whose conviction in the killing of a 10-year-old girl decades ago was set aside this week says he hopes to have some clarity on the fate of his client’s case by the end of the year. James Lockyer says Timothy Rees’s legal team is trying to schedule […]

TORONTO — Companies and unions building worker training centres using money from Ontario’s embattled Skills Development Fund could soon bypass planning laws, raising “significant concerns” for the province’s municipalities and opposition parties. The government recently passed a labour bill that includes provisions to exempt the centres from the Planning Act, saying they are key to […]