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A 29-year-old man and 38-year-old woman were charged after police seized cocaine during a search of a West St. Peters residence.

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

Atlantic Briefs Desk |Updated a day ago |2 min read Premium content

A 29-year-old man and 38-year-old woman were charged after police seized cocaine during a search of a West St. Peters residence. On April 12, P.E.I. RCMP officers arrested the duo during a targeted traffic stop. Following the stop, Mounties searched ...

Liberal Opposition Leader Hal Perry said issues with patient access through the virtual platform Maple are examples of private health delivery that is failing to produce better care. Stu Neatby • The Guardian

P.E.I. Liberals bring complaints about Maple platform to the legislature

Stu Neatby · Journalist |Updated 35 minutes ago |6 min read Premium content

Liberal Opposition Leader Hal Perry is concerned the reliance on the virtual health care platform Maple is an example of the pitfalls of increasing private delivery of health care in P.E.I. Maple is a private company that provides virtual health ...

Summerside Provincial Court, March 11
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Summerside city councillor charged with theft over $5,000

Kristin Gardiner · Journalist |Updated a day ago |2 min read Premium content

A Summerside city councillor has been charged with theft over $5,000. The information filed in court said Barbara Ann Gallant allegedly stole money from Lest We Forget Veteran’s Committee between Feb. 13, 2022 and Nov. 27, 2023. Alongside the ...

Fire chief Jason Woodbury says dry summer will bring additional challenges in mitigating wildfire. Pratik Bhattarai • The Guardian

P.E.I. environment department urges residents to be vigilant about wildfire

Pratik Bhattarai · Student journalist |Updated Apr. 16, 2024 |3 min read Premium content

P.E.I.'s Department of Environment is encouraging residents to be cautious of wildfires, as 90 per cent of recorded forest fires are caused by people. The forest fire season began March 15 and will last until Nov. 15, and due to an increase in forest ...

Premier Dennis King has written to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urging the federal government to work together with the province to strengthen an existing P.E.I. school food lunch program. The federal government has announced plans for a national school lunch program. Stu Neatby • The Guardian

P.E.I. premier hopes Ottawa won’t duplicate existing school lunch program

Stu Neatby · Journalist |Updated Apr. 16, 2024 |7 min read Premium content

Premier Dennis King is hoping P.E.I. parents and students will not have to choose between competing federal and provincial school lunch programs in the near future. The Trudeau government is due to release its budget on April 16. The budget has been ...

River otters have been a consistent sight in the barrier lakes of the Kensington area for several years. Cameras have not captured any evidence of pups, but the Kensington North Watersheds Association remains hopeful. Kensington North Watersheds Association Ltd./Special to the Guardian

Kensington trail cameras aid in confirming return of river otters to P.E.I.

Caitlin Coombes · Local Journalism Initiative reporter |Updated Apr. 16, 2024 |6 min read

River otters may be starting to make a comeback in P.E.I. in the Kensington watershed area. Since the early 20th century, river otters have been considered locally extinct in P.E.I. due to overharvesting and habitat loss. From 2014 to 2019, there ...

RCMP arrested three people and recovered some cocaine during their investigation of thefts of Jaguar in December. - File

P.E.I. RCMP arrest two for suspected impaired driving, fleeing police

Atlantic Briefs Desk |Updated Apr. 15, 2024 |1 min read Premium content

Impaired driving charges are pending against two people after a traffic stop in Clyde River on Friday, April 12. Mounties say an RCMP Provincial Traffic Services Unit officer stopped a car for speeding during radar enforcement just after 1:30 ...

A portion of North River Road in Charlottetown will be closed for six hours on Tuesday and Wednesday to make way for infrastructure work.

Charlottetown's North River Road closed Tuesday and Wednesday for sewer connection

Atlantic Briefs Desk |Updated Apr. 15, 2024 |2 min read Premium content

A portion of North River Road in Charlottetown will be closed for six hours on Tuesday and Wednesday to make way for infrastructure work. The city says the road will be inaccessible between Belvedere Avenue to Westview Drive between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.

Mark Anthony Brown, 63, who was charged with assaulting P.E.I. Housing Minister Rob Lantz, had the matter stayed on April 15 in provincial court in Charlottetown. The charge was stayed after Brown successfully completed the province's alternative measures program. File

P.E.I. man charged with assaulting housing minister has court matter stayed

Terrence McEachern · Journalist |Updated Apr. 16, 2024 |2 min read Premium content

A Charlottetown man has had his assault charge against P.E.I. Housing Minister Rob Lantz stayed in court. The accused – Mark Anthony Brown, 63 – had the common assault charge previously diverted to the province's alternative measures program. On ...

Cameron Beach, owner-operator of Charlottetown’s Canadian Tire, holds up the small wooden sign he found outside the store on the morning of April 12. He later connected with the sign's maker, leading to a $5,000 donation to the provincial Cancer Treatment Center on behalf of this person. Thinh Nguyen • The Guardian

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How a mysterious wooden sign found outside Charlottetown store led to a $5,000 donation

Thinh Nguyen |Updated Apr. 16, 2024 |7 min read Premium content

When Cameron Beach arrived early for work at Charlottetown's Canadian Tire store on April 12, he noticed something unusual: a small wooden sign with the store's name carved into it, resting against the door. He thought it was beautiful and took it ...

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