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Brad Trivers, a former Minister of Environment, raised the issue of saltwater intrusion on the province’s groundwater from coastal areas due to erosion. – Stu Neatby

Former P.E.I. environment minister raises risks of saltwater getting into drinking water

Brad Trivers says his constituents are worried about the effect that coastal erosion could have on their drinking water. Trivers, a Progressive Conservative MLA for Rustico-Emerald and a former minister of environment, raised questions about the ...

Updated 2 hours ago |4 min read

Federal government doubling volunteer firefighter tax credit

Updated 6 hours ago |4 min read

Tim Mamye, Charlottetown fire chief, says the federal government's decision to move the tax credit for volunteer firefighters from $3,000 to $6,000 is a good start. Vivian Ulinwa • SaltWire

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2024 Easter Seals P.E.I. ambassador said disabilities can be invisible

Updated 5 hours ago |6 min read

Lucie Gallant, centre, this year’s Easter Seals ambassador, is joined by her parents, Melissa, left, and Christopher at their home in Sherbrooke, P.E.I. The 10-year-old says it makes her uncomfortable when people do not consider her disabled despite the fact she is autistic and has ADHD. Dave Stewart • The Guardian

P.E.I. RCMP charge man and woman with drug trafficking in West St. Peters

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Opinion

Tim German's "Dark Angel" — 760k and still delivering

Tim German and his 2017 Hyundai Elantra have made a lot of trips around the Maritimes delivering blood products over the last seven years. And he shares his thoughts about his car, his work and how he has kept his car going long enough to "circle the ...

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TINA COMEAU: My tears and disappointment when people laugh about drug addiction

Updated 5 hours ago |9 min read

This is me, Tina Comeau, sitting in my car with uncontrollable tears nearly every time I've gone grocery shopping since my son Justin, 21, died after a lengthy battle with addiction. Is this funny? TINA COMEAU

LETTER: Discussion regarding proposed Cape Breton monument continues

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An artist's rendering of plans for the proposed Never Forgotten National Memorial monument. CONTRIBUTED/NEVER FORGOTTEN NATIONAL MEMORIAL

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Business

Former P.E.I. environment minister raises risks of saltwater getting into drinking water

Brad Trivers says his constituents are worried about the effect that coastal erosion could have on their drinking water. Trivers, a Progressive Conservative MLA for Rustico-Emerald and a former minister of environment, raised questions about the ...

Updated 2 hours ago |4 min read

Prices at the Pumps: An up and down week at the pumps

Updated 2 hours ago |1 min read

Lack of investment is a 'big part' of Canada's productivity slowdown — and it could get worse

Updated 4 hours ago |5 min read

"Our lagging productivity and stalled GDP growth mean Canadians are becoming collectively poorer and working harder to just remain where they are today," Perrin Beatty, chief executive of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, said following the release of budget 2024.

Crab deal will pay dividends this year and pave way for longer-term stability, says union president

Updated 12 hours ago |7 min read

Cultural care: New long-term care facility opens in Eskasoni

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UBS plans next round of layoffs in Credit Suisse integration, Bloomberg News reports

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Lifestyles

Moncton Airport introduces hidden disabilities sunflower lanyard initiative

The Greater Moncton Roméo Leblanc International Airport (YQM), in a move to support accessibility, is taking part in the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower initiative. The program offers a discreet means to communicate non-visible disabilities or ...

Updated 3 hours ago |2 min read

Brutus 'The Barber' Beefcake cuttin' and struttin' into Newfoundland

Updated 4 hours ago |2 min read

WWE Hall of Famer Brutus 'The Barber' Beefcake is bringing tales from his latest autobiography "Struttin' & Cuttin'" with five intimate shows across Newfoundland in April. - Contributed

Independent Jewish Voices chapter launches in Cape Breton, joins forces with Freedom Palestine Unama'ki group

Updated 4 hours ago |6 min read

A group of supporters calling for the end the bombing of the Gaza Strip by Israel brave the high winds and periods of heavy rain during their weekly Saturday rally along Prince Street in Sydney on April 13. CONTRIBUTED

ERIN SULLEY: Have you seen the viral yogurt clusters? You’ll be drooling over these delicious chocolate strawberry treats

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ROSANNE BURKE: Join an advisory committee of lived experience at the Alzheimer Society

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Cape Breton Community Calendar events for April 18-24

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Sports

Charlottetown Islanders defenceman Marcus Kearsey, left, and forward and team captain Michael Horth, right, chat with Marlie Orlowski, who joined the Islanders as an honourary assistant coach for a home game against Moncton in March. Orlowski dropped the puck for the ceremonial faceoff with the Make A Wish Canada’s P.E.I. branch before the game but was not aware what would happen next. After the draw, Kearsey presented Orlowski with Roary, a cuddly-stuffed lion, to signify her wish will be coming true. Charlottetown Islanders Photo • Special to The Guardian

Charlottetown Islanders defenceman earns QMJHL award for community involvement

Marcus Kearsey credits the role models who influenced him as a young hockey player for his desire to give back to the community and help others. “Growing up, I had certain role models I looked up to that made me feel a certain way,” said the ...

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MHL PLAYOFFS: Western Capital transitions from tough-guy role in major junior to point-producer in junior A

Updated a day ago |7 min read

Summerside D. Alex MacDonald Ford Western Capitals right-winger Blake Eastman, right, carries the puck into the offensive zone while the Yarmouth Mariners’ Fabrice Bourgeois, 24, defends. The action took place during a game in the opening round of the Maritime Junior Hockey League playoffs at the Island Petroleum Energy Centre. Jason Simmonds • The Guardian

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P.E.I. will soon have its first-ever Aussie rules football team

Updated 10 hours ago |8 min read

Ben Garro, organizer of the first practice session for Australian Football League P.E.I. on April 14 at the Terry Fox Sports Complex in Cornwall, hopes to gather enough people to soon form the province's first Australian football team. Thinh Nguyen • The Guardian

Chaisson fastest P.E.I. runner in Boston Marathon

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P.E.I.'s Brad MacKenzie not part of Halifax Mooseheads' coaching changes

Updated a day ago |1 min read

Wave becomes first P.E.I. team to win an Eastern Canadian ringette championship at U14 level

Updated Apr. 15, 2024 |5 min read

Canada

Woodstock Police Force is investigating after Harvest House was vandalized with racial slurs over the April 12 weekend. - Woodstock Police Force Facebook

Police investigating after racial slurs deface Harvest House in Woodstock, N.B.

Police are asking for the public's help investigating racial slurs found on a wall of a non-profit in Woodstock, N.B. In an April 17 statement, Woodstock Police Force said Harvest House was defaced by unknown culprits with racially derogatory ...

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Preliminary hearing waived on drug offences; Cape Breton court report for April 17, 2024

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3.0-magnitude earthquake detected off Cape Breton coast Saturday

Updated 1 hour ago |4 min read

This map shows the epicentre (yellow circle) of a 3.0-magnitude earthquake on April 13 off the coast of Cape Breton. Also shown are nearby seismograph stations (triangles) and white lines connecting the epicentre to the other seismograph stations that detected the tremor, most of which are offscreen. CONTRIBUTED/NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA

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Accelerating housing in HRM and what that means for heritage properties

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Nova Scotia Tories backtrack on decision to not invite teachers union to meeting on school violence

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'It's a form of discrimination they live with every day': Activists speak out on lack of non-state torture laws during House of Commons meeting

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World

European Union flags fly outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, March 1, 2023.REUTERS/Johanna Geron/File Photo

EU to widen Iran sanctions, including drones, missiles -statement

PARIS (Reuters) - The EU will take further sanctions against Iran following the country's recent attack on Israel, in particular with regard to the production of drones and missiles, the council of national government leaders said in a statement ...

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Hawaii releases detailed timeline of deadly wildfire that razed Lahaina

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U.S. President Joe Biden, aboard Marine One, inspects the fire-ravaged town of Lahaina on the island of Maui in Hawaii, U.S., August 21, 2023.

'We will teach by candlelight': Argentine students and teachers protest Milei budget cuts

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Medical students walk in a hallway of the University of Buenos Aires Medical School in the dark, as the university has to restrict the use of electricity due to budget cuts, in the run-up to a national strike on April 23 against Argentina's President Javier Milei's policy of cuts in public education, in Buenos Aires, Argentina April 17, 2024.

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Tunisian court imprisons journalist for insulting public official, his lawyer says

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Former P.E.I. environment minister raises risks of saltwater getting into drinking water

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Former P.E.I. environment minister raises risks of saltwater getting into drinking water

Federal government doubling volunteer firefighter tax credit

2024 Easter Seals P.E.I. ambassador said disabilities can be invisible

P.E.I. RCMP charge man and woman with drug trafficking in West St. Peters

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Opinion

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Business

Former P.E.I. environment minister raises risks of saltwater getting into drinking water

Prices at the Pumps: An up and down week at the pumps

Lack of investment is a 'big part' of Canada's productivity slowdown — and it could get worse

Crab deal will pay dividends this year and pave way for longer-term stability, says union president

Cultural care: New long-term care facility opens in Eskasoni

UBS plans next round of layoffs in Credit Suisse integration, Bloomberg News reports

Lifestyles

Moncton Airport introduces hidden disabilities sunflower lanyard initiative

Brutus 'The Barber' Beefcake cuttin' and struttin' into Newfoundland

Independent Jewish Voices chapter launches in Cape Breton, joins forces with Freedom Palestine Unama'ki group

ERIN SULLEY: Have you seen the viral yogurt clusters? You’ll be drooling over these delicious chocolate strawberry treats

ROSANNE BURKE: Join an advisory committee of lived experience at the Alzheimer Society

Cape Breton Community Calendar events for April 18-24

Sports

Charlottetown Islanders defenceman earns QMJHL award for community involvement

MHL PLAYOFFS: Western Capital transitions from tough-guy role in major junior to point-producer in junior A

P.E.I. will soon have its first-ever Aussie rules football team

Chaisson fastest P.E.I. runner in Boston Marathon

P.E.I.'s Brad MacKenzie not part of Halifax Mooseheads' coaching changes

Wave becomes first P.E.I. team to win an Eastern Canadian ringette championship at U14 level

Canada

Police investigating after racial slurs deface Harvest House in Woodstock, N.B.

Preliminary hearing waived on drug offences; Cape Breton court report for April 17, 2024

3.0-magnitude earthquake detected off Cape Breton coast Saturday

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Nova Scotia Tories backtrack on decision to not invite teachers union to meeting on school violence

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