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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

["A Mount Stewart area woman almost fell victim to a scam where someone pretending to be from the Canada Revenue Agency alleged she had back taxes owing and she would be arrested if she didn't pay up."]

RCMP confirm fraudulent call centres have been dismantled

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Peyton the horse waits for the next instruction at the recent Venture Stables’ Equine Assisted Learning session. - Photos taken by Jasmine Bastarache

Student teachers acquire the basics of Equine Assisted Learning in Freetown

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Abram-Village man sentenced for impaired driving

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['The president of the Atlantic Convenience Stores Association is concerned with the impact of tobacco tax hikes on his members along the border with New Brunswick.']

Summerside man charged under Tobacco Act

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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

Stu Neatby
Updated 6 hours ago

Melbourne Gass, the opposition leader who faced off against former Liberal Premier Joseph Ghiz in the 1989 election, died at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital on Dec. 11 at the age of 79. Gass was a well-known figure in Island politics throughout ...

St. Edward man guilty of threats, assault

The Journal Pioneer
Published a day ago

SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. – Jody Peter Gaudet, 42, of St. Edward, has pleaded guilty to one count of assaulting a woman and three counts of threatening to kill three women, one of which was the assault victim. The charge is from July 6 in St. ...

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

Contributed
Published a day ago

SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. – Christopher Stephen Hogan, 33, of Leoville has pleaded guilty to one count of uttering a death threat and one count of mischief by damaging property that didn’t belong to him. The charge is from June 9 in ...

Repeat sex offender from Kensington must report to police

Ryan Ross
Published a day 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 a day 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 ...

Tainted romaine lettuce traced to at least 1 California farm

The Canadian Press
Updated 8 minutes ago

WASHINGTON — U.S. health officials have traced a food poisoning outbreak from romaine lettuce to at least one farm in California. But they cautioned Thursday that other farms are likely involved in the E. coli outbreak and consumers should ...

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 ...