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Members of the Progressive Conservative front bench listen as Lt.-Gov. Antoinette Perry closes out the spring sitting of the P.E.I. legislature. – Stu Neatby

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

The 27 members of P.E.I.’s legislature headed back to their districts for the summer after a 31-day sitting closed on April 23. The spring sitting saw the Progressive Conservative government of Premier Dennis King pass another record-high budget, ...

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Testy exchange in P.E.I. legislature over measures to end Sunday hunting ban

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Labour Day weekend is a perfect timing for waterfowl scouting. - Paul Smith

P.E.I. woman dead, Nova Scotia woman hospitalized following head-on collision in Upper Nappan

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Surrey RCMP are investigating a hit-and-run collision at the intersection of 122A Street and 82nd Avenue Monday night.

Man found sleeping in running car with open beer inside charged with impaired driving in Charlottetown

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Air tags lead to stolen tools and drug seizure in Summerside

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P.E.I. man gets jail for second impaired driving conviction

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Camille Mady, president of UPEI student union, said the union is excited to see the province invest in a student housing project. FILE

Studying P.E.I.'s student housing needs: Assessment project receives $75,000 to gather more information

Vivian Ulinwa |Updated 18 hours ago |4 min read

The provincial government has provided financial support for a study aimed at improving the understanding of the changing needs and expectations of post-secondary students in the province. The three P.E.I. post-secondary student unions – UPEI, ...

Lynne Davis, a member of P.E.I.’s Emergency Animal Response Team, leads a training session on April 21 in Charlottetown for Islanders to learn about rescuing animals in emergencies and disasters. Thinh Nguyen • The Guardian

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Learn to rescue animals and pets in emergencies: Charlottetown training shows Islanders how

Thinh Nguyen · Journalist |Updated 19 hours ago |8 min read

For a number of years, Lynne Davis has dedicated herself to rescuing animals during emergencies like house fires or wildfires. Davis, who is with P.E.I.’s Emergency Animal Response Team, said she has seen many times how people often panic not knowing ...

Mounties in P.E.I. are investigating two suspicious fires at abandoned homes in Freetown and Lower Freetown on Sunday, April 21.

Fires at two abandoned Freetown, P.E.I., area homes deemed suspicious

Atlantic Briefs Desk |Updated a day ago |1 min read

Mounties in P.E.I. are investigating two suspicious fires at abandoned homes in Freetown and Lower Freetown on Sunday, April 21. Around 1 p.m., the RCMP responded to the first fire at a house on Route 8, where the building was destroyed. About 15 ...

John Moses, minister at Trinity United Church, stands in the green space area of the church, which will be turned into a community garden for people to grow their food. He said people can grow any food they want except for potatoes. Vivian Ulinwa/SaltWire

Downtown Charlottetown welcomes new community garden

Vivian Ulinwa · Journalist |Updated a day ago |3 min read

A new community garden in downtown Charlottetown will soon be available for people to grow their own food for free. The garden will be located in the green space outside the entrance to Trinity United Church on Richmond Street. The church plans to ...

Ryan MacRae, an organizer with P.E.I. Fight for Affordable Housing, questions the intent behind a new application renters can use to reach a group of landlords. Logan MacLean • The Guardian

Centralized application for renters in P.E.I. could lead to privacy concerns, tenant blacklist: advocate

Logan MacLean · Journalist |Updated a day ago |5 min read

Renters and landlords in P.E.I. have a new way to connect, but it could raise privacy concerns for tenants. In January, the Residential Rental Association of P.E.I. set up an application on its website where renters can reach more than 50 landlords ...

Liberal MLA Robert Henderson's right to repair bill would have amended the Farm Machinery Dealers and Vendors Act - Stu Neatby

P.E.I. PCs vote down right to repair bill

Stu Neatby · Journalist |Updated a day ago |5 min read

A private member’s bill, which would have set out some rights for farmers to have access to the tools needed to repair machinery, has been defeated in the P.E.I. legislature. The bill, introduced by Liberal MLA Robert Henderson, would have required ...

A 17-year-old youth was sentenced April 19 in provincial court in Georgetown in relation to the death of Tyson MacDonald. FILE

P.E.I. youth sentenced for misleading police after death of Tyson MacDonald

Terrence McEachern · Journalist |Updated Apr. 19, 2024 |4 min read

A 17-year-old youth has been sentenced to custody, community supervision and probation for providing false statements and misleading police in relation to the death of Tyson MacDonald. The youth appeared in Youth Justice Court in Georgetown on April ...

Cains Bridge on Route 2 in Prince County will be closed starting April 22 for repair work.

Two bridges in rural P.E.I. closing for construction

Atlantic Briefs Desk |Updated Apr. 19, 2024 |2 min read

P.E.I. drivers in both Prince and Kings counties are being advised of two bridge replacements impacting traffic throughout the spring and summer. Both Cains Bridge on Route 2 near Bloomfield Provincial Park, and Bridgetown Bridge on Seven Mile Road ...

Charlottetown Police Services arrested three men and a woman after officers seized cocaine, oxycodone/percocet, drug paraphernalia and $2,271 during a drug bust in the city on April 17. Contributed

Cocaine, oxycodone seized, four arrested in Charlottetown drug bust

Atlantic Briefs Desk |Updated Apr. 19, 2024 |2 min read

Police in Charlottetown have charged three men and one woman after seizing cocaine and cash during a drug bust in Charlottetown on April 17. Charlottetown Police Services conducted a targeted traffic stop on Grafton Street around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday ...

Health Minister Mark McLane said the province has hired on internal medicine specialist who is due to begin work at the Prince County Hospital this summer. The province has extended a job offer to another internist. – Stu Neatby

P.E.I. has succeeded in hiring critical care PCH staff, but question of when Summerside hospital's ICU will reopen remains murky

Stu Neatby · Journalist |Updated Apr. 19, 2024 |6 min read

Health Minister Mark McLane says the province has secured some additional staff needed at Prince County Hospital but has yet to provide concrete details about when the province projects the ICU will reopen. On April 18, McLane was asked in the ...

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

Testy exchange in P.E.I. legislature over measures to end Sunday hunting ban

P.E.I. woman dead, Nova Scotia woman hospitalized following head-on collision in Upper Nappan

Man found sleeping in running car with open beer inside charged with impaired driving in Charlottetown

Air tags lead to stolen tools and drug seizure in Summerside

P.E.I. man gets jail for second impaired driving conviction

Studying P.E.I.'s student housing needs: Assessment project receives $75,000 to gather more information

Learn to rescue animals and pets in emergencies: Charlottetown training shows Islanders how

Fires at two abandoned Freetown, P.E.I., area homes deemed suspicious

Downtown Charlottetown welcomes new community garden

Centralized application for renters in P.E.I. could lead to privacy concerns, tenant blacklist: advocate

P.E.I. PCs vote down right to repair bill

P.E.I. youth sentenced for misleading police after death of Tyson MacDonald

Two bridges in rural P.E.I. closing for construction

Cocaine, oxycodone seized, four arrested in Charlottetown drug bust

P.E.I. has succeeded in hiring critical care PCH staff, but question of when Summerside hospital's ICU will reopen remains murky

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