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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

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 ...

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

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

Cocaine, oxycodone seized, four arrested in Charlottetown drug bust

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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

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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Single-vehicle accident claims life of Grand River, P.E.I., woman

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Charlottetown council votes to start heritage process on building against owner’s will

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Higher gas prices are expected to have bumped up inflation in March.

Gas prices go up in P.E.I. on April 19, 2024

SaltWire Network |Updated 9 hours ago |1 min read

It costs more to fill up on gas after the latest Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission (IRAC) pricing adjustment. With the changes, which went into effect at 12:01 a.m. on April 19, IRAC said the price of regular gas increased by 4.0 cents per ...

Antwaun Rolle, who has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair, has been studying political science at UPEI since 2018. He says that for the past six years he has been facing ongoing accessibility challenges on campus. Thinh Nguyen • The Guardian

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UPEI student raises concerns about campus accessibility challenges he’s faced for six years

Thinh Nguyen |Updated 9 hours ago |8 min read

A vocal advocate for accessibility at UPEI is concerned about ongoing issues on campus as he prepares to graduate, worrying these challenges will persist for future students. Antwaun Rolle, who has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair, has been ...

Joel Bernard, transportation supervisor for La Commission scolaire de langue française, told SaltWire April 18, there is a shortage of substitute bus drivers in the French language school board. Contributed

Shortage of substitute bus drivers in P.E.I.'s French language school board

Dave Stewart · Journalist |Updated 10 hours ago |2 min read

There is a shortage of substitute bus drivers in the French language school board. Joel Bernard, transportation supervisor for the La Commission scolaire de langue française, told SaltWire on April 18 that, depending on the circumstances, it has been ...

P.E.I. youth charged with first-degree murder in Tyson MacDonald's death has court matters adjourned

Terrence McEachern · Journalist |Updated 22 hours ago |4 min read

A P.E.I. youth charged with first-degree murder in the death of 17-year-old Tyson Blair MacDonald has had his court matters adjourned again. The adjournment request to June 6 was made on April 18 in Youth Justice Court in Georgetown by Crown attorney ...

Brian Ellis was one of the fishers at Scales Pond for the start of P.E.I.'s angling season. – Kristin Gardiner/SaltWire

P.E.I. fishers gather at Scales Pond for the start of angling season

Kristin Gardiner · Journalist |Updated a day ago |4 min read

April 15 marked the start of the 2024 angling season in P.E.I. Around mid-afternoon, dozens of fishers were out enjoying the day at Freetown’s Scales Pond, eager to catch some trout. Brian Ellis was one such hopeful. All his life, Ellis had been ...

P.E.I. RCMP reported seven impaired driving incidents after traffic enforcement operations between on St. Patrick’s Day weekend.

P.E.I. RCMP arrest Nova Scotia man, seize cocaine during traffic stop in Morell

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

A 29-year-old Lower Sackville, N.S., man was arrested and cocaine was seized during a targeted RCMP traffic stop in Morell, P.E.I., on April 17. Officers found and seized around 60 grams of cocaine and also seized the man's vehicle. RMCP said more ...

Jacob Angus Johnston, 34, was sentenced on April 15 in provincial court in Charlottetown for breaching a court-ordered firearms prohibition. Johnston was duck hunting at the time of the breach. FILE

P.E.I. man goes duck hunting and breaches court-ordered firearms prohibition

Terrence McEachern · Journalist |Updated a day ago |2 min read

A P.E.I. man has been sentenced for breaching a court-ordered firearms prohibition after being caught duck hunting with a shotgun. Jacob Angus Johnston, 34, pleaded guilty and was sentenced on April 15 in provincial court in Charlottetown. The ...

Seals prefer breeding and pupping on sea ice, as pups are safer from predators, and the adults can hunt in the waters around and below the ice. If the sea ice housing the seal pups melts before they have matured enough, the seal pups risk falling through the ice and drowning in the water below. Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada • Special to The Guardian

Seals struggling with shorter winters in the waters around P.E.I.

Caitlin Coombes · Local Journalism Initiative reporter |Updated a day ago |4 min read

A lack of sea ice coverage this past winter is leading to a reduced presence of some seal species in the water surrounding P.E.I. Seals rely on thick, packed sea ice to gather in safety to breed and hunt, raising their vulnerable young away from the ...

Emergency room doctor Kay Dingwell speaks on the floor of the legislature, alongside Green MLA Matt MacFarlane, about a private members bill that would do away with a labour law requirement that allows employers to require employees seek a sick note. Dingwell said sick notes are a significant burden on the time of physicians. – Screenshot

P.E.I. PCs vote down bill that would eliminate sick note requirements

Stu Neatby · Journalist |Updated a day ago |6 min read

A private member’s bill that would eliminate provisions in P.E.I.’s labour laws allowing employers to require their staff to provide sick notes proving their illness has been defeated in the legislature. The bill, an amendment to the Employment ...

The Legal Aid program on P.E.I. will be easier to access starting April 1 as aid is increasing to match Market Basket Measure. Unsplash Stock Photo

Legal Aid P.E.I. to review application denials after ombudsperson complaints

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

Following two complaints filed to OmbudsPEI, the province’s legal aid office says it will work on building a new internal policy to review and ensure decisions of denying representations are fair in the future. In a recent statement, OmbudsPEI says ...