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Health P.E.I. services impacted by weather
Due to inclement weather and road conditions, the following health service(s) scheduled for today are impacted: As of 12:40 p.m. All primary care appointments at Montague Health Centre are cancelled All primary care appointments at Eastern ...
P.E.I. weather, travel updates – Schools closed for the day, some flights cancelled
Road reports As of 7:30 a.m. Prince County: The snow is expected to come and the plow operators are on standby. The plow operators will likely be out on the main roads by 8 a.m. Queens County: The dispatchers are now calling ...
During P.E.I. stop, Elizabeth May says fall election could spell breakthrough for federal Greens
Elizabeth May says the weakened state of Canadian opposition parties on both the right and the left could spell opportunities for the federal Green party, both in P.E.I. and nationally. May, who was in Charlottetown Tuesday night for a public town ...
Storm scramble: Must-have items to get through a wintry blast on P.E.I.
Call it basic human instinct, over preparedness or social curiosity — Islanders can’t help scrambling into grocery and hardware stores as winter storms approach. “The shopping patterns of customers is unpredictable, but it does ...
Whiteouts on the way: Storm expected to bring up to 30 cm of snow, high winds to P.E.I.
Light, dry snow from a winter storm will cause whiteout conditions and blowing snow throughout P.E.I. today, says SaltWire meteorologist Cindy Day. A winter storm warning has been issued for the province., with the storm expected to hit the ...
Tignish firefighters say routine medical calls from seniors’ home taxing resources
Gavin offered assurances that firefighters will continue to respond to all other medical first responder calls in their district ...
Police seize oxycodone, cash during search warrant in Summerside
A 56-year-old Summerside man has been arrested after police seized drugs and cash from his residence last Friday. The Prince District Joint Force Operations (JFO) Drug Unit, which is comprised of RCMP and Summerside and Kensington police members, ...
P.E.I. man jailed for threat to probation officer
A P.E.I. man who threatened his probation officer while he was still in custody was sentenced recently to 60 days in jail. Derrick Joseph Alder, 29, appeared before Chief Judge Nancy Orr in provincial court in Charlottetown where he pleaded guilty ...
P.E.I. woman named one of top 100 health and fitness influencers in Canada
Doris Ward has always had a passion for fitness, mental health and connecting the two. The fitness instructor’s innovative efforts in her field were recognized by one of the country’s leading health and fitness magazines as she was ...
Not-so-smooth inspection for Charlottetown sports bar
A Charlottetown sports bar that had set up a smoothie bar was recently hit with a warning letter by provincial health inspectors. Hil’s Sports Grill on University Avenue was flagged after inspectors performed a routine inspection on Jan. 17 ...