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• UPDATE: RCMP probing allegations of bribery in PEI...
  The P.E.I. Liberal party is crying political foul over allegations of bribery and fraud involving P.E.I.’s controversial Provincial Nominee ...
• Statistical Review notes growth in population,...
  The 36th edition of Prince Edward Island's Annual Statistical Review points to a number of reasons for our resilient economy, says Minister of ...
• Cigarette sales to minors could cost licences
  Stores in Prince Edward Island which sell tobacco to minors are facing new penalties, including the loss of their licence to sell tobacco ...
• Gas prices going up for Canada Day
  Charlottetown - Increased prices at the pumps will greet drivers during the first big driving weekend of the summer season. The Guardian has ...
• Pro hockey player from P.E.I. on the move
  Calgary - A National Hockey League prospect from P.E.I. is on the move. Calgary Flames general Manager Darryl Sutter announced Wednesday the ...
• 'Twilight's' Peter Facinelli coming to P.E.I. with...
  Charlottetown - Twilight's Peter Facinelli is coming to Prince Edward Island, The Guardian has learned. Facinelli is one of the guests on "LIVE! ...
• New emergency department at QEH now open
  As of 1 a.m. today, the new emergency department at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital is open. The entrance to the new emergency department is ...
• Woman suffers severe cuts, loss of blood, after beer...
  An 18-year-old man is facing an assault with a weapon charge after a beer bottle was thrown at a moving vehicle on a Charlottetown street Tuesday ...
• MacKinnon wins Johnny Miles Marathon
  SUMMERSIDE - NEW GLASGOW, N.S. - At about the 30-kilometre mark, local running hero Dave MacLennan was in the lead by over a minute. Somewhere ...
• Tory leader wants emergency meeting to address...
  CHARLOTTETOWN - The Opposition in P.E.I. is calling on Health Minister Carolyn Bertram to convene an emergency meeting of nurses and hospital ...
• Bluegrass campout this weekend
  St. Louis - This weekend the grounds of the St. Louis Community Centre will come alive with the sounds of some of the top bluegrass and old-time ...
• Wells Fargo closing consumer locations, including...
  Island Digest - Wells Fargo Financial consumer locations have closed their doors across Canada, including the two locations on P.E.I. A statement ...
• Power rate changes would hurt farmers, hearing told
  The removal of Maritime Electric's two-tiered power rate system will have a "major impact' on the agricultural industry in Prince Edward Island, ...
• Residents launch publicity campaign over health-care...
  O'Leary - A group of concerned residents here are launching an aggressive publicity campaign to express their frustrations with changes to health ...
• Case of former Rocket player gets adjourned
  CHARLOTTETOWN - Sentencing has been adjourned in the case of a former P.E.I. Rocket player who pleaded guilty to damaging the property of his ...
• Exotic cars roar across P.E.I.
  A Calgary-based company selling exotic cars is sponsoring a tour of the Maritimes that included P.E.I. late Monday and today. The cars, including ...
• Police exhuming body today
  Police hope exhuming a body today found floating near the P.E.I. shoreline 13 years ago will help in piecing together who the man was and how he ...
• Exhumed body sent for testing
  Members of the RCMP major crime section and P.E.I. Coroner's Office exhumed the body of an unidentified man, listed as John Doe, at People's ...
• Missing Charlottetown woman has returned
  Charlottetown police are withdrawing their request for assistance in locating a capital city woman. The 21 year-old Charlottetown woman, who was ...
• TV icon to open casino in NB before coming to the...
  Regis Philbin will have at least one stop on his way to a four-day remote broadcast on Prince Edward Island in July. The TV host will perform, ...
• Cavendish Farms appeals decision
  Cavendish Farms Corporation is appealing a decision that dismissed their appeal of an order that requires the use of mandatory mediation or ...
• Gulf of St. Lawrence drilling plans has Island...
  The oil well explosion in the Gulf of Mexico has the P.E.I. government concerned about plans for oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of St. ...
• Rev. Gerard Chaisson takes over at St. Malachy's Parish
  KINKORA - Rev. Gerard Chaisson has been appointed as the new parish priest at St. Malachy's Church in Kinkora, replacing Rev. George Smith who ...
• Doug Harkness, dean of Maritime harness racing, dies...
  Doug Harkness, the dean of Maritime harness racing for more than 40 years, and a longtime columnist and writer with The Guardian, passed away on ...
• Steve Miller Band launches summer concert season
  His music is synonymous with summer. As the barbecue sizzled, the Steve Miller Band's "Fly Like an Eagle", "Rock'n Me", "Take the Money and Run", ...
• Tyne Valley doctor receives immigrant award
  Tyne Valley - Dr. Joyce Madigane of Tyne Valley has been chosen as one of Canada's Top 25 immigrants by Canadian Immigrant magazine. Madigane ...
• PEIGA plans Island Amateur
  CHARLOTTETOWN - CHARLOTTETOWN - The Island Amateur golf championship has been revamped for 2010 with a new sponsor and a new format, the P.E.I. ...
• Priest suspended following allegations of abuse
  The Roman Catholic priest at St. Malachy's Parish in Kinkora has been removed from his duties following an allegation of abuse originating in ...
• Regis and Kelly are coming to P.E.I.
  Live! with Regis and Kelly will broadcast from P.E.I. in July, The Guardian has confirmed. Regis and Kelly is one of the top rated syndicated ...
• Pick the Atlantic Canadian book everyone should read
  A new Atlantic Canada Reads competition has been launched at the literary blog Salty Ink (http://saltyink.com). The competition is meant to ...