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P.E.I. pharmacists at 48 Island pharmacies can now assess some simple ailments and renew eligible prescriptions. -Contributed

P.E.I. pharmacists' UTI treatment expanded to patients under 19

Islanders under 19 can now get treatment for uncomplicated urinary tract infections from their local pharmacist. Following the advice of the P.E.I. College of Pharmacy, the province has lifted the 19-plus age restriction, allowing pharmacists across ...

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UPEI library turning a new page: $15-million fundraising campaign announced for major renovation to 50-year-old facility

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Simon Lloyd, left, special collections librarian, and Donald Moses, university librarian, stand next to a photo that displays the upcoming changes to UPEI's Robertson Library. During a news conference held April 26 to announce a fundraising campaign, Moses told SaltWire plans are underway for the library's first major renovation in 50 years. - Vivian Ulinwa/SaltWire

Charlottetown doctor says trip to Ethiopia was life-changing

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Dr. Sandra Jadin, a Charlottetown anesthesiologist, said her trip to Ethiopia last month renewed her faith in the health-care system and humanity. Dave Stewart • The Guardian

P.E.I. schools nearing capacity says public school director

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UPEI launches 'fund- and friend-raising' initiative for new medical school facility

Updated Apr. 26, 2024 |3 min read

Cardigan, P.E.I., resident raises alarm over fish hatchery pipe extensions

Updated Apr. 26, 2024 |4 min read

Opinion

On Tuesday the Department of Justice issued a press release saying Zimmer would be replaced as the judge overseeing the Desmond inquiry. Minister Brad Johns stated that the Desmond family and the public had been waiting more than five years for answers -- Francis Campbell photo

LETTER: Bullying, gender-based violence need to be taken seriously

RE: 'Johns in hot seat after gaffe,' Cape Breton Post, April 20. I think the comment by now former Nova Scotia Justice Minister Brad Johns that gender-based violence isn't epidemic is an unfortunate example of the attitude held by many people. It ...

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LETTER: Criticism of New Dawn 'disappointing and insulting'

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CBRM District 12 Coun. Lorne Green told the Cape Breton Post Monday night that rumours of the Pallet shelter village not coming to Whitney Pier were, from his standpoint, true. IAN NATHANSON/CAPE BRETON POST

GWYNNE DYER: A look at the whys and hows of the wars in Africa

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A handout photograph, shot in January 2024, shows a woman and baby at the Zamzam displacement camp, close to El Fasher in North Darfur, Sudan. Some 800,000 people in a Sudanese city are in "extreme and immediate danger" as worsening violence advances and threatens to "unleash bloody intercommunal strife throughout Darfur," top U.N. officials warned the Security Council last week. - MSF/Mohamed Zakaria/Handout via REUTERS

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Business

The fall lobster season for P.E.I. fishers will run from Aug. 9 until Oct. 10. File Photo.

Lobster setting day in Northumberland Strait pushed to April 27

Fisheries and Oceans Canada is delaying the start of the lobster fishing season in some parts of P.E.I. due to concerning weather conditions. Environment Canada’s marine forecast of westerly winds peaking at 35 knots is expected to affect wave levels ...

Updated Apr. 25, 2024 |1 min read

Prices at the Pumps: Some small relief, more for diesel

Updated Apr. 25, 2024 |1 min read

Union to launch boycott of Java Blend coffee shops in Halifax

Updated Apr. 25, 2024 |3 min read

CBRM throws its support behind new proposed solar gardens projects

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Construction boom hits Moncton in first quarter of 2024

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Boeing taps debt market to raise $10 billion: sources

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Lifestyles

Sunny and cool temperatures on Monday made for good conditions to get some outside work started and/or completed. Outside of the T.J. Tracey Cremation and Burial Specialists location in Sydney Clayton Murphy was spotted pushing stone off of the paved parking lot and removing stones from the grass nearby. Murphy's main job is as funeral director at the home but was doing a pretty good job on the raking. Across the municipality there were countless work crews and home owners spotted also catching up on their yardwork.

PHOTO: Raking weather in Cape Breton

Sunny and cool temperatures on Monday made for good conditions to get some outside work started and/or completed. utside of the T.J. Tracey Cremation and Burial Specialists location in Sydney Clayton Murphy was spotted pushing stone off of the paved ...

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YVONNE KENNEDY: Volunteer firefighters integral part of rural communities

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Members of the Port Morien Volunteer Fire Department. In the front row from left are James Bates, Remington Strongman, Katie Cameron, Justin Gilliam, Donna Martell, Jacob Egan, Jared Peach and Allan Cameron. In the back row from left are Harvey Butts, Lisa Boutilier, Brandon Bates, Michael Kelloway, Tayor Gilliam, Stewart MacPherson, David Murrant, Robbie Byrne, Donald Clements, Jonathan Eveleigh, Jarrett Byrne and Mavis Wadden. CONTRIBUTED/JAMES BATES

'I do not feel that the services are up to snuff': Long-term solutions needed as number of people in N.L. seeking help for mental health rises

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Kelsey Puddister of the Jacob Puddister Memorial Foundation which is named after her brother who died by suicide.

Keith Gosse/The Telegram

‘A farm is a local hub’: Buying direct from farmers a win-win situation in Atlantic Canada

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20 QUESTIONS: With P.E.I. award-winning singer-songwriter Tara MacLean

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Mid-20th century Corner Brook and the Tablelands in Gros Morne provide the backdrop for virtual reality experiences being created here in N.L.

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Sports

Miramichi Timberwolves forward David Doucet, 91, carries the puck during Game 3 of the Maritime Junior Hockey League (MHL) final series against the Summerside D. Alex MacDonald Ford Western Capitals at the Island Petroleum Energy Centre on April 24. Doucet scored a goal, added two assists and was named the second star in the Timberwolves’ 4-3 win in Game 4 in Miramichi, N.B., on April 28. Jason Simmonds • The Guardian

MHL PLAYOFFS: P.E.I.'s Western Capitals in deep hole vs. Miramichi Timberwolves

After posting the best record in the Maritime Junior Hockey League (MHL) regular season, the Summerside D. Alex MacDonald Ford Western Capitals are facing their biggest test of the 2023-24 campaign. After dropping a 4-3 road decision on April 28, the ...

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Heartbreaking end for Kensington Vipers at Don Johnson Memorial Cup

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Kensington Moase Plumbing and Heating Vipers goaltender Noah Visser, 30, is ready for action during Game 4 of the P.E.I. junior B hockey championship series at Eastlink Centre in Charlottetown on March 24. Visser turned in a 41-save performance in the Vipers’ 3-2 loss to the Antigonish Bulldogs in the deciding game of the 2024 Don Johnson Memorial Cup Atlantic junior B championship in Mount Pearl, N.L., on April 28. Jason Simmonds • The Guardian

P.E.I.'s Kensington Vipers advance to Don Johnson Memorial Cup final

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BASKETBALL: AUS MVP Malcolm Christie leaves Dalhousie for NCAA's Oakland University

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Pownal Ice Dogs drop close semifinal game at Maritime junior C hockey ch’ship

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TELUS CUP: P.E.I.'s Kensington Wild wins final round-robin game; Dickson top point-getter

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Canada

Work crews have begun installing a new sewer line crossing Churchill Drive in Membertou, near Big Noel Ekel and Membertou Place. Work is expected to continue until Friday, May 3. A detour route around the construction area has been implemented via Membertou Street by way of Tupsi Drive and Maillard Street. MITCHELL FERGUSON/CAPE BRETON POST

IN PHOTO: Detour in place as sewer upgrades begin in Membertou

MEMBERTOU — Road construction detours have begun on Churchill Drive in Membertou, near Big Noel Ekel and Membertou Place until May 3 to facilitate the installation of a new trunk main sewer line. Motorists and residents are advised of detours along ...

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Heavy garbage collection in Victoria County starts Monday

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Bulk items placed out for heavy garbage collection. Heavy garbage collection for Victoria County begins Monday. CAPE BRETON POST FILE

One killed, one injured after single-vehicle crash in French Village, N.S.

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Halifax RCMP are investigating after a single-vehicle crash killed one and left one injured near French Village, N.S., on Sunday morning. - File

Bedford driver clocked at 248 km/h on Timberlea highway charged with stunting

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Threat leads to early dismissal at Halifax West High School

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Moncton man sentenced two two years on break-and-enter, theft charges

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World

A man washes waste plastic sheets, collected for recycling, in polluted waters in Karachi, Pakistan June 5, 2023.

Plastic treaty talks behind schedule amid impasse over production limits

By Valerie Volcovici OTTAWA (Reuters) - With the world still divided over how ambitious its first plastics treaty should be, countries are considering launching a series of smaller meetings before a hoped-for agreement in December. Countries ...

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At least 23 die in Peru after bus crashes into river

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Ecuador's Vice President Jorge Glas talks during an interview with Reuters at the Government Palace in Quito, Ecuador, August 29, 2017.

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P.E.I. pharmacists' UTI treatment expanded to patients under 19

UPEI library turning a new page: $15-million fundraising campaign announced for major renovation to 50-year-old facility

Charlottetown doctor says trip to Ethiopia was life-changing

P.E.I. schools nearing capacity says public school director

UPEI launches 'fund- and friend-raising' initiative for new medical school facility

Cardigan, P.E.I., resident raises alarm over fish hatchery pipe extensions

Opinion

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GWYNNE DYER: A look at the whys and hows of the wars in Africa

LETTER: N.L. needs to become faster at licensing international doctors

LETTER: Diabetic supplies should be free for everyone who needs them

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Business

Lobster setting day in Northumberland Strait pushed to April 27

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Union to launch boycott of Java Blend coffee shops in Halifax

CBRM throws its support behind new proposed solar gardens projects

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Boeing taps debt market to raise $10 billion: sources

Lifestyles

PHOTO: Raking weather in Cape Breton

YVONNE KENNEDY: Volunteer firefighters integral part of rural communities

'I do not feel that the services are up to snuff': Long-term solutions needed as number of people in N.L. seeking help for mental health rises

‘A farm is a local hub’: Buying direct from farmers a win-win situation in Atlantic Canada

20 QUESTIONS: With P.E.I. award-winning singer-songwriter Tara MacLean

Mid-20th century Corner Brook and the Tablelands in Gros Morne provide the backdrop for virtual reality experiences being created here in N.L.

Sports

MHL PLAYOFFS: P.E.I.'s Western Capitals in deep hole vs. Miramichi Timberwolves

Heartbreaking end for Kensington Vipers at Don Johnson Memorial Cup

P.E.I.'s Kensington Vipers advance to Don Johnson Memorial Cup final

BASKETBALL: AUS MVP Malcolm Christie leaves Dalhousie for NCAA's Oakland University

Pownal Ice Dogs drop close semifinal game at Maritime junior C hockey ch’ship

TELUS CUP: P.E.I.'s Kensington Wild wins final round-robin game; Dickson top point-getter

Canada

IN PHOTO: Detour in place as sewer upgrades begin in Membertou

Heavy garbage collection in Victoria County starts Monday

One killed, one injured after single-vehicle crash in French Village, N.S.

Bedford driver clocked at 248 km/h on Timberlea highway charged with stunting

Threat leads to early dismissal at Halifax West High School

Moncton man sentenced two two years on break-and-enter, theft charges

World

Plastic treaty talks behind schedule amid impasse over production limits

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