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While the exterior of the building is nearing completion, significant interior work, as well as the parking area, need to be completed before O’Leary’s new cannabis store opens for business. Provincial and town officials confirm the building will not be ready to serve customers on October 17, the date when cannabis use becomes legal in Canada.

Cannabis rules: what to expect in P.E.I.

Jon Keefe shows off one of the squish presses and other cannabis consumption paraphernalia he sells at the Dabber Hashery, a specialty shop in downtown St. John’s, N.L. Keefe had initially planned to obtain a licence to sell cannabis products, but abandoned that enterprise when it became clear the eight-per-cent margin paid to cannabis retailers in Newfoundland and Labrador didn’t make for a strong business case for him and his partners.

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Annie MacEachern of Charlottetown, P.E.I., who consumes cannabis for medicinal purposes, says legalization of the drug is just the beginning. She says advocates need to continue pushing to get edibles and concentrates on the market.

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Marijuana edibles are an alternative way to ingest cannabis.

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Scott MacIntosh, communications manager with the Halifax Mooseheads, said the Mooseheads and the entire CHL have formed a partnership with Health Canada and will be rolling out an awareness campaign on our social media channels throughout the season.

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The Cannabis NB location in Sackville, N.B.

Cannabis rules: what to expect in New Brunswick

O’Leary school staff asked to watch for suspicious man

Morgan Gaudet, a former resident of Heritage Trailer Park, is looking forward to settling down in her mini home in a new mobile home park after learning that Heritage Trailer Park was closing at the end of November.

Residents of Summerside's Heritage Trailer Park relocating, as ...

Driver strikes pole coming off P.E.I.'s Confederation Bridge

Eddie Hackett can’t help but smile when he looks at a photo of his husband, Rey Roque Cunanan, who lives in the Philippines.

P.E.I. man fighting to bring husband to Canada

Tweed CEO Bruce Linton (left) launched pot sales in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, at 12:01 a.m. Ian Power (right) and Nikki Rose were the first customers.

Cannabis history buds in St. John’s

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Pay rates for Summerside mayor and council now tied to consumer price index

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Zach Currie, director of cannabis operations with the P.E.I. Cannabis Management Corporation, holds up some of the cannabis products available for purchase at P.E.I. Cannabis retails stores as of Oct. 17. FIGR Cannabis is grown on P.E.I.

Taking a tour of Summerside’s first legal cannabis store

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Summerside's new cannabis store on Granville Street.

Summerside cannabis store taking extra measures to compensate for O’Leary location delay

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First-term councillors from Prince County describe “learning curves” of P.E.I. municipal politics

Millicent McKay
Updated 12 hours ago

Taking on the position of municipal councillor can be a daunting task. Heading into municipal elections four years ago, there were a number of first-time councillors on the ballot and no shortage of goals and ideas for them to accomplish once ...

Murdo Messer, chairman and co-founder of Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre in Brookfield, N.S., releases two juvenile bald eagles during a ceremony held at Macphail Woods Ecological Forestry Project in Orwell Saturday. The ceremony was held in memory of Messer’s wife Dr. Helene Van Doninck, who died in August at the age of 52 after a battle with ovarian cancer.

Release of two eagles held in memory of AVC graduate Dr. Helene Van Doninck

Mitch MacDonald
Updated Oct 14, 2018 at 8:20 p.m.

ORWELL, P.E.I. - Two young eagles got a new chance at life during an emotional ceremony held in memory of an Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) graduate on Saturday. More than 120 people attended the release of two juvenile bald eagles at Macphail ...

Nancy Quinn, a Summerside resident of 10 years, has announced her bid for Summerside City Council for the Ward 7 Green Shore – Three Oaks seat.

Quinn steps away from Summerside Ward 7 race, McFeely running unopposed

The Journal Pioneer
Updated a day ago

SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. – A Summerside city council nominee has decided to leave the race. On Sunday, Nancy Quinn - who was seeking the nomination for Ward 7: Green’s Shore-Three Oaks - announced that she would not continue in the race ...

Nancy Beth Guptill has entered the race for mayor of Summerside, battling Basil Stewart and Brent Gallant for the position.

Nancy Beth Guptill enters race for Summerside mayor against Brent Gallant and Basil Stewart

Millicent McKay
Updated a day ago

SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. – The timing is right for Summerside resident Nancy Beth Guptill, the latest candidate in the race for Summerside mayor. “It’s been about 20 years since we had a female mayor, and even now we’re ...

German Shepard sinks her teeth with ferocity into a criminal’s arm – in this case a fully padded sleeve worn by its handler Raino Fluegge as a simulation – before being lifted off the ground in a vain attempt to shake her free.

German shepherd proves her mettle at P.E.I. Dog Expo

Desiree Anstey
Updated a day ago

German shepherd proves her mettle as a worthy bodyguard and loyal companion at P.E.I. Dog Expo held in Summerside on Saturday. ...

Forbes Kennedy, left, and Gary MacDougall meet up at Eastlink Centre prior to the launch of MacDougall’s book on the former NHLer, which will be titled “Forbie.” Behind the two is a banner that hangs in the centre’s lobby that recognizes Kennedy and his impact on the hockey world.

Forbes Kennedy book launch in P.E.I. Nov. 28 to feature special guest Ron MacLean

Mitch MacDonald
Published Oct 14, 2018 at 6:35 a.m.

It’s an inspirational story that deserved to be written more than 20 years ago, says Gary MacDougall. However, MacDougall is happy to have the chance to tell the story now of one of P.E.I.’s most well-known hockey players. A book ...

With a little help from firefighter Chris Gallant, from right, Martin Arsenault tackles a raging blaze using a fire extinguisher outside the Wellington Fire Department.

Wellington firefighters reel in the crowd as they host a fun open house

Desiree Anstey
Updated a day ago

Wellington Fire Department's open house in honour of Fire Prevention Week draws a crowd, Saturday morning. ...

Anna MacDonald, manager of the Salvation Army Thrift store, says it was a fist bump moment when she was able to locate the owner of a memento urn that was accidentally donated to the store.

UPDATE: Owner of urn containing ashes found at Salvation Army thrift store in Summerside found

Millicent McKay
Updated 11 hours ago

Urn that contains ashes found by member of staff at Salvation Army thrift store in Summerside, Friday morning. ...

Army Reserve #5 Div soldiers from 36 Combat Engineer Regiment work with troops from 4 Engineer Support Regiment to construct a bridge at the Canadian Coast Guard College in Sydney, N.S. as part of Exercise NIHILO SAPPER. -Photo by Master Corporal Charles A. Stephen

Military engineering exercise will see projects built in multiple P.E.I. communities

Mitch MacDonald
Updated a day ago

An army exercise being held in P.E.I. for one month will leave a mark on a number of Island communities for years to come. Members of the 4 Engineer Support Regiment will be in P.E.I. for a construction engineering exercise from Oct. 25-Nov. ...

Kylee Graham says in a Facebook post she wore this to the UPEI gym the day she was criticized.

UPEI apologizes after student’s workout wardrobe put under the microscope at gym

Tony Davis
Published Oct 13, 2018 at 4:15 a.m.

CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. - Kylee Graham’s recent visit to UPEI’s Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre left her reeling. The 22-year-old UPEI student wore a cropped workout shirt to the gym just like she usually does. “It’s ...