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• Throne speech outlines plans to increase private...
  The Ghiz government released its throne speech Wednesday, outlining a new focus on increasing private sector jobs and balancing the provincial ...
• Taxpayers won't save by taking over Maritime...
  Making Maritime Electric a public utility would not help Islanders save on their power bills, says the utility’s president and CEO Fred ...
• UPDATE: Acadian Lines, union to resume talks this...
  Acadian Bus Lines and the union representing the company’s workers are going back to the table to try to settle a contract dispute that has ...
• Golf course losses cost taxpayers $1.4 million
  Tourism Minister Robert Henderson says he will be lowering his department's expectations for golf revenues now that Tourism P.E.I. has had to ...
• Ghiz warns cuts could be deeper than expected
  Islanders must adjust expectations for government spending and brace themselves for cuts that could be deeper than expected, said Premier Robert ...
• Province plays politics over school renos: principal
  The principal of Montague Intermediate says the Education Department is playing politics with parents by suggesting potential solutions to ...
• Federal Liberals want P.E.I. penalized for lack of...
  The Liberal Party of Canada wants provinces like P.E.I. that limit access to abortion to be denied federal transfers. The party passed a ...
• EI workers want apology, minister to resign
  CHARLOTTETOWN – A letter penned by federal Human Resources Minister Diane Finley to The Guardian in November has sparked national ...
• Opposition parties cry foul over rural funding for...
  Opposition parties in the province are crying foul over a $1-million rural infrastructure grant given to a downtown Charlottetown festival and ...
• Province reviewing aid for struggling beef plant
  With losses this year ballooning to $3 million, the provincial government is taking a hard look at whether to continue funding Atlantic Beef ...
• Homeless shelter to re-open next week
  There will be room at the inn for homeless men in Charlottetown now that several community groups and government are working together to ...
• Home repair programs closed
  CHARLOTTETOWN – Two provincial programs aimed at helping Islanders finance repairs and upgrades to their homes have been suspended for the ...
• Tanning bed rules released
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• Women turning to desperate measures due to lack of...
  A 14-year-old P.E.I. girl who discovered she was pregnant turned to desperate measures of self-harm to induce an abortion due to lack of ...
• Abortion laws staying the same despite calls for change
  The P.E.I. government doesn’t plan to change its policy on abortion despite calls for access to abortion services in the province from a newly ...
• Crane promises help for small businesses
  The Progressive Conservatives are promising to decrease red tape for small businesses and help them have better access to funding by ...
• Crane pledges more government advocacy for primary...
  SOURIS - Tory Leader Olive Crane is promising to help the primary industries attain stronger advocacy in government by taking large-scale ...
• NDP leader taking CBC debate decision to Parliament
  P.E.I. NDP Leader James Rodd says he is disappointed in the CBC’s decision to limit the televised leaders debate to include only the Liberal and ...
• Public Service Commission "an arm of political...
  The Leader of the P.E.I. NDP tackled patronage in his first press conference of the campaign – proposing to scrap the Public Service Commission ...
• The Liberal record
  Promises. Many were made during the 2007 election. The Liberals mounted a massive campaign four years ago and made a long list of election ...
• Liberals pledge money for post-secondary students
  The Liberals unveiled their first batch of election promises this morning in Charlottetown, targeting university and college students in their ...
• Crane and PC candidates accuse Ghiz of breaking...
  Opposition Leader Olive Crane accused Premier Robert Ghiz Monday of breaking a 2007 election promise, but used the media opportunity to also ...
• Shortage of infant daycare spaces causing problems...
  Despite government’s creation of more infant daycare spaces and a new provincial waiting list registry for these spots, many parents returning ...
• Islanders mourn Jack Layton
  Politicians of all stripes on P.E.I. bowed their heads in mourning after hearing news of NDP Leader Jack Layton’s death Monday. Layton’s passing ...
• Look who's coming to dinner
  Charlottetown - The stars are shining brighter on Prince Edward Island this summer. Hollywood and music stars, that is. Over the next few weeks, ...
• Bioscience firm expanding to Prince Edward Island
  Another bioscience firm is expanding to Prince Edward Island thanks to funding from the provincial and federal governments. Ceapro Inc. will ...
• UPEI reinstates three former employees
  The University of Prince Edward Island is reinstating three former employees and will pay out close to $1 million in compensation to comply with ...
• PNP list is private: privacy commissioner
  The province's acting privacy commissioner has ruled the list of businesses that benefitted from the Provincial Nominee Program will not be made ...
• New drugs to be covered by Province
  Ten new medications are being added to the list of drugs covered by the province, but the P.E.I. Cancer Society says funding for this initiative ...
• Child Protection Act to receive overhaul
  A number of changes are being made to strengthen the province's Child Protection Act, including one change that adds involvement or exposure to ...