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Dozens of people gathered in an auditorium at Colonel Grey High School on April 24 to listen and to discuss the risks associated with the privatization of health care in P.E.I. Vivian Ulinwa • SaltWire

P.E.I. Health Coalition raises concerns over privatization threats to public health care

Concerns about the province’s public health-care system moving towards the private sector have members of the P.E.I. Health Coalition worried. A public meeting was held April 23 at Colonel Gray High School in Charlottetown to discuss the risks ...

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Cleantech data collection underway in Georgetown, P.E.I.

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Kuljeet Grewal is the leader of the Georgetown Living Labs project. Caitlin Coombes • Local Journalism Initiative reporter

More security needed in Charlottetown parks, councillors say, as city hires summer guards

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Joseph A. Ghiz Memorial Park is near the new outreach centre location in Charlottetown. - Logan MacLean

Transitional housing opens in Summerside with vulnerable mothers with new children

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Violence on the rise in P.E.I. schools, says teachers' federation

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P.E.I.'s spring sitting of the legislature has closed. Here are three takeaways

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Opinion

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced $13.3 million in agreements with the CBRM and Membertou by way of the Housing Accelerator Fund. From left, Sydney-Victoria MP Jaime Battiste, Membertou Chief Terry Paul, Trudeau, CBRM Mayor Amanda MacDougall-Merrill and Cape Breton Canso MP Mike Kelloway. Mitchell Ferguson/Cape Breton Post

AMANDA MCDOUGALL-MERRILL: Homelessness in CBRM reason for concern

“Safe, sustainable, and affordable housing is a basic human need and a requirement for good mental health. When housing is inadequate or unavailable, personal as well as community well-being suffers.” This is the first paragraph of a council ...

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Rick Mercer: Rants, Writings, and Road Trips

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Rick Mercer

Courtesy Newfoundland and Labrador Tourism and Credit photographer Kara O'Keefe.

PAM FRAMPTON: Anxiety — the stuff that dreams are made of

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Anxiety dreams can plague your sleep, making you wake up more exhausted than when you went to bed. — Kahfiara Krisna/Unsplash photo

ANDY WALKER: Working towards a screen time balance

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LETTER: CBRM and Halifax average assessment values re-visited

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LETTER: CBRM’s financial pain hitting home

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Business

Duane, left, and Dave MacDonald, co-owners of Callbecks Home Hardware and now Leon’s Summerside, celebrated the latter’s official opening on April 17. Their company purchased the Leon’s franchise for P.E.I. from D.P. Murphy earlier this year and subsequently relocated it from Charlottetown to Summerside. Colin MacLean

Leon's furniture store completes relocation from Charlottetown to Summerside

The cutting of a bright yellow ribbon has marked a homecoming for a long-time Summerside business. Dave MacDonald held the scissors; he is co-owner, along with his brother Duane, of Callbecks Home Hardware and its associated family of businesses. On ...

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CBRM seeks land-use bylaw change for supportive housing units

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With provincial plans to ultimately phase out institutional settings for people with disabilities, such as Sydney River’s Breton Ability Centre, there will be a greater need for accessory dwelling units for supportive housing. IAN NATHANSON/CAPE BRETON POST FILE

Five Corners Properties talk 3,000 unit housing project in Bible Hill

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A proposal from Five Corners Properties offers 3,000 new residential units in the Bible Hill area. Image Five Corners Properties

Clarenville's SubC Imaging gets nearly $500K in N.L. government funding for new ROV project

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Interest in electric vehicles in Canada drops for second year: survey

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Chipotle Mexican Grill raises full-year sales forecast on resilient burrito demand

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Lifestyles

a baseball player hitting a ball The Nova Scotia Major Little League Provincial Championship will continue this weekend at Cameron Bowl in Glace Bay. The host Glace Bay McDonald’s Colonels enter the weekend undefeated. STOCK IMAGE.

Baseball NL wants more players and communities to 'Step Up to the Plate'

Baseball NL is ramping up efforts to grow interest across the province through a new initiative offering information and resources to encourage more play. ‘Step Up to the Plate’ offers several useful resources including registration information, ...

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Scary, exciting times: Some first-time buyers perservering despite frustrating market challenges

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House prices have risen 6 per cent year-to-year in the Halifax market and likely across the Atlantic region. FILE

Curious, not furious: How to manage a child's big emotions

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Parent from a place of peace - not chaos. Don’t expect children to do things they are not ready to do yet.

P.E.I. lighthouse finalist in Canadian historical place restoration competition

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ERIN SULLEY: Never underestimate the power of a slow cooker in the kitchen – check it out by making this slow cooker apple pork

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One for the ages: Cape Breton comic proud to be a geriatric millennial

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Sports

Duane Richards of Charlottetown has performed several duties with the Kensington Monaghan Farms Wild major under-18 hockey team over the last 10 years. Richards has served as general manager the last three seasons. The Wild is representing Atlantic Canada at this week’s Telus Cup Canadian under-18 hockey championship in Membertou, N.S. Jason Simmonds • The Guardian

TELUS CUP: GM Duane Richards the heartbeat of P.E.I.'s Kensington Wild

Duane Richards has done just about everything for the Kensington Monaghan Farms Wild but drive the team bus. The Charlottetown resident joined the Wild as an assistant coach under Kyle Dunn for the 2014-15 season. Richards remained in that role for ...

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P.E.I.'s Kensington Vipers win opener at Don Johnson Memorial Cup in dramatic fashion

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Kensington Moase Plumbing and Heating Vipers forward Brett Ballum, 20, skates up the ice at Eastlink Centre in Charlottetown during the P.E.I. junior B hockey championship series against the Sherwood-Parkdale A&SScrap Metal Metros. Ballum scored the winning goal in the Vipers’ 4-3 win over the Kent Koyotes at the Don Johnson Memorial Cup Atlantic Canada junior B hockey championship on April 24. Jason Simmonds • The Guardian

MHL PLAYOFFS: Caps’ Duquette suspended indefinitely

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P.E.I.'s Kensington Wild drops decision to Calgary at Telus Cup

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P.E.I.'s Kensington Vipers making 15th appearance at Don Johnson Memorial Cup

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MHL PLAYOFFS: Timberwolves tie series; Caps facing another suspension

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Canada

Mallard Cottage in Quidi Vivi Village in St. John's. Keith Gosse • The Telegram

Mallard Cottage and BDC make first court appearance

Lawyers for the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) and Mallard Cottage Inc. appeared in Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court in St. John’s on Wednesday, April 24. BDC is asking the court to declare Mallard bankrupt, saying it is owed more ...

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Bonavista police investigating break-in, theft at Anglican Christ Church

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Various electronic items, including a Toshiba laptop, were reported stolen during an overnight break-in at Bonavista's Anglican Christ Church between April 22-23. - Contributed

AMANDA MCDOUGALL-MERRILL: Homelessness in CBRM reason for concern

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Former CBRM mayor to announce political plans in mid-May

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Poached elvers still getting exported despite DFO busts and closed season

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Police present at HRM high schools after Monday homicide

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World

The sun shines behind the United Nations Secretariat Building at the United Nations Headquarters, in New York City, New York, U.S., June 18, 2021.

Russia blocks US move at UN on nuclear weapons in space

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia vetoed on Wednesday a U.S.-drafted United Nations Security Council resolution that called on countries to prevent an arms race in outer space, a move that the United States says suggests ...

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Masked attackers storm anti-fascist event in Sweden

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Barbados 'pauses' acquisition of former slavery plantation owned by Tory MP

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Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Amor Mottley addresses the 78th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City, U.S., September 22, 2023.

Hamas issues video showing Israeli-American hostage Goldberg-Polin

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Chinese student gets US prison term for threatening pro-democracy activist

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P.E.I. Health Coalition raises concerns over privatization threats to public health care

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Violence on the rise in P.E.I. schools, says teachers' federation

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P.E.I. Health Coalition raises concerns over privatization threats to public health care

Cleantech data collection underway in Georgetown, P.E.I.

More security needed in Charlottetown parks, councillors say, as city hires summer guards

Transitional housing opens in Summerside with vulnerable mothers with new children

Violence on the rise in P.E.I. schools, says teachers' federation

P.E.I.'s spring sitting of the legislature has closed. Here are three takeaways

Opinion

AMANDA MCDOUGALL-MERRILL: Homelessness in CBRM reason for concern

Rick Mercer: Rants, Writings, and Road Trips

PAM FRAMPTON: Anxiety — the stuff that dreams are made of

ANDY WALKER: Working towards a screen time balance

LETTER: CBRM and Halifax average assessment values re-visited

LETTER: CBRM’s financial pain hitting home

Business

Leon's furniture store completes relocation from Charlottetown to Summerside

CBRM seeks land-use bylaw change for supportive housing units

Five Corners Properties talk 3,000 unit housing project in Bible Hill

Clarenville's SubC Imaging gets nearly $500K in N.L. government funding for new ROV project

Interest in electric vehicles in Canada drops for second year: survey

Chipotle Mexican Grill raises full-year sales forecast on resilient burrito demand

Lifestyles

Baseball NL wants more players and communities to 'Step Up to the Plate'

Scary, exciting times: Some first-time buyers perservering despite frustrating market challenges

Curious, not furious: How to manage a child's big emotions

P.E.I. lighthouse finalist in Canadian historical place restoration competition

ERIN SULLEY: Never underestimate the power of a slow cooker in the kitchen – check it out by making this slow cooker apple pork

One for the ages: Cape Breton comic proud to be a geriatric millennial

Sports

TELUS CUP: GM Duane Richards the heartbeat of P.E.I.'s Kensington Wild

P.E.I.'s Kensington Vipers win opener at Don Johnson Memorial Cup in dramatic fashion

MHL PLAYOFFS: Caps’ Duquette suspended indefinitely

P.E.I.'s Kensington Wild drops decision to Calgary at Telus Cup

P.E.I.'s Kensington Vipers making 15th appearance at Don Johnson Memorial Cup

MHL PLAYOFFS: Timberwolves tie series; Caps facing another suspension

Canada

Mallard Cottage and BDC make first court appearance

Bonavista police investigating break-in, theft at Anglican Christ Church

AMANDA MCDOUGALL-MERRILL: Homelessness in CBRM reason for concern

Former CBRM mayor to announce political plans in mid-May

Poached elvers still getting exported despite DFO busts and closed season

Police present at HRM high schools after Monday homicide

World

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