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Summerside man charged after police caught him stealing from vehicles

Marian Gaworecki of St. Nicholas with his huge maple tree off in the distance. At between 75 and 80-feet tall with an 18-foot circumference and an approximately 95-foot canopy, Gaworecki believes his tree has a good shot at being P.E.I.’s new largest tree.

With demise of P.E.I.’s largest tree, Islanders wonder at next to hold ...

Dick Wedge and his daughter, Nicolle Morrison, look through the contents of a time capsule rescued from behind the cornerstone of the old Summerset Manor.

Summerside family rescues cornerstone from landfill

Provincial Court of Prince Edward Island

Trial for man charged in O'Leary hammer attack enters second day

Check out the lights from your area and around Atlantic Canada below! - 123RF photo

PEI 2018 Christmas lights map

Man gets extra 55 days in jail after assaulting Summerside police ...

Summerside provincial court house -File Photo

Getaway driver sentenced in Summerside provincial court

Karen and Mike Penton, the husband and wife behind Summerside-based Soul Filter.

Summerside band Soul Filter to release debut album

In this courtroom sketch, Meng Wanzhou, right, the chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies, listens to the judge during a bail hearing at B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver, on Dec. 11. Wanzhou has been granted bail for $10 million by a B.C. Supreme Court judge, $7.5 million of which must be cash. Wanzhou is wanted by the United States on allegations that the company skirted trade sanctions against Iran. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jane Wolsak

Chinese ambassador cancels P.E.I. visit

Acting Chief of O’Leary Volunteer Fire Department, Jason Greenan. - file photo

Quick discovery, response saves building in Brae from tractor fire

Study and Stay program looking for mentors

Published 13 hours ago

Mel Gass chats with resident care worker Cynthia Johnston at Atlantic Baptist Homes in Charlottetown in this Guardian file photo from March 2018. Gass died Tuesday.

Former P.E.I. PC opposition leader dies

Updated 18 hours ago

St. Edward man guilty of threats, assault

Published 20 hours ago

P.E.I. man receives suspended sentence for death threat

Published 21 hours ago

Repeat sex offender from Kensington must report to police

Ryan Ross
Published 23 hours ago

MONCTON, N.B. - A Kensington man who was convicted of sexually assaulting two women he met through an online dating website will have to follow strict conditions for the next 18 months. Jeffrey Lea Hogg recently signed a recognizance in ...

P.E.I. weather and travel updates for Thursday, Dec. 13

The Journal Pioneer
Published 23 hours ago

Weather It will be mostly cloudy today with a 60 per cent chance of flurries early this morning, which is expected to clear near noon. Blowing snow over exposed area this morning may occur, with winds gusting up to 60 km per hour. Today’s ...

Former autism charity worker pleads guilty

Ryan Ross
Published a day ago

A former executive director of an organization that works with people with autism has pleaded guilty to defrauding the group of more than $5,000. Tracy Ann Smith, 40, made a brief appearance before Justice Gregory Cann in P.E.I. Supreme Court ...

David Gordon confers with chief administrative officer Susan Wallace-Flynn during his first meeting as mayor of Alberton. The new mayor won support from his council when he suggested the school breakfast program at Alberton Elementary School would be a good place for a $300 Christmas donation.

New Alberton mayor gets support from council for breakfast program funding

Eric McCarthy
Published a day ago

ALBERTON, P.E.I- David Gordon admitted he was feeling anxious as he prepared Monday night to chair his first meeting as mayor of Alberton. However, the meeting ran smoothly, and council concluded the public portion of the meeting in under 30 ...

The Town of Kensington is determined to be ready for the next major power outage. Mayor, council and staff are working with the Kensington United Church and the Murray Christian Centre to establish a warming centre in the facility as well as an emergency protocol specific to situations like the Nov. 29 storm.

Kensington working toward power outage protocol, establishing warming station

Millicent McKay
Updated a day ago

KENSINGTON – After the recent winter storm that left most Islanders without power for several hours, the Town of Kensington is preparing for future weather events by establishing a new plan and a warming centre location. Kensington ...

Getaway driver sentenced in Summerside provincial court

Alison Jenkins
Published a day ago

SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I.- The getaway driver in a May drug deal gone bad was sentenced this week in Summerside provincial court. Cong Jie Tan pleaded guilty to robbery and for a failure-to-appear in court charge from July. He will serve three more ...

Quick discovery, response saves building in Brae from tractor fire

Eric McCarthy
Updated a day ago

An outbuilding in Brae sustained some charred rafters after the tractor it housed caught fire Tuesday afternoon. ...

Dr. Laura Bourque, left, and Dr. Megan Jones, wildlife pathologists with the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperatives's Atlantic node located at AVC take measurements of a dead leatherback turtle assisted by wildlife technician Darlene Weeks, far right. Recording the data is third-year vet student Natalie Tocco.

Sizing up sea turtle: data gathered from dead leatherback washed up in Argyle Shore, P.E.I.

Jim Day
Updated 22 hours ago

Wildlife pathologist Megan Jones says the massive leatherback sea turtle that washed ashore on a beach in Argyle Shore last Friday is proving to be a valuable specimen. Jones says since the animal was well preserved, it is providing a ...

P.E.I. NDP leader names shadow cabinet

The Journal Pioneer
Published a day ago

CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. - The leader of the P.E.I. New Democrats has named two members of the party to his shadow cabinet. Joe Byrne said Leah-Jane Hayward will serve as deputy leader while former party leader, Dr. Herb Dickieson, will handle rural ...

New course available to Canadian police on how to communicate with persons with autism

The Journal Pioneer
Published a day ago

A new resource is available to help police officers recognize and understand the challenges individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may experience in emergency situations. The Canadian Police Knowledge Network (CPKN) partnered with the ...