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The Public Schools Branch has launched a review of schools in the Charlottetown area because an increase in population is putting pressure on the facilities. For example, at Parkdale Elementary School, a French teacher must rotate from room to room because there is not enough classroom space. Carolyn Drake • The Guardian

P.E.I. schools nearing capacity says public school director

The Public Schools Branch has launched a review of population growth as schools are nearing their full capacity. The review was launched after a Public Schools Branch board of trustees meeting on April 11. During the meeting, Dale Sabean, a member ...

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UPEI launches 'fund- and friend-raising' initiative for new medical school facility

Updated 3 hours ago |3 min read

This is the construction site of a new UPEI building that will serve as the home of the UPEI faculty of medicine, as well as a UPEI-based medical home. An internal memo from former Health P.E.I. CEO Michael Gardam says UPEI suggested faculty and families be preferentially taken off P.E.I.’s patient registry after the new medical home is established. Stu Neatby • The Guardian

Cardigan, P.E.I., resident raises alarm over fish hatchery pipe extensions

Updated 4 hours ago |4 min read

Cardigan resident Parnell Hughes recently voiced concerns to the province about pipes from a local fish hatchery’s pond extending into a nearby brook. Hughes said these pipes had not been that long previously. Contributed

Transgender flag creator Monica Helms visits P.E.I. on Canada-wide tour

Updated 5 hours ago |6 min read

P.E.I. man found guilty of cocaine, crystal meth drug dealing

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Downtown Charlottetown market moving to Confederation Landing, not Founders’ Hall, pending approval

Updated 8 hours ago |6 min read

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

Gas prices go up in P.E.I. on April 26, 2024

Contributed |Updated 9 hours ago |1 min read

It costs more to fill up with regular and premium gas in P.E.I. after the latest petroleum pricing adjustment. The price of regular gasoline increased by 5.0 cents per litre (cpl), while premium gasoline increased by 4.0 cpl. Including taxes, pump ...

Kensington Police are seeking information regarding hate-motivated graffiti found in the town. Over the weekend, a word was found scrawled on the bridge near the memorial gardens, which has since been painted over. – Contributed

P.E.I.’s Kensington Police seeking information following hate-motivated graffiti in park

Kristin Gardiner · Journalist |Updated 9 hours ago |2 min read

Kensington Police are looking for information regarding hate-motivated graffiti found scrawled on the footbridge at the memorial gardens, off School Street. Cst. Jim Gotell did not tell SaltWire what the graffiti said, but that it was a single word ...

The Georgetown Fire Department responded to a fire beside Route 3 in Georgetown Royalty earlier this month that almost spread into the woods. It is believed to have started by a cigarette butt. Contributed

Cigarette butts blamed for fires in Kings County, P.E.I.

Dave Stewart · Journalist |Updated 6 hours ago |3 min read

Two cigarettes butts are being blamed for fires in Kings County earlier this month. Roy Wood, chief of the Georgetown Fire Department, said a cigarette butt was found around Route 3 in Georgetown Royalty earlier this month that almost spread into the ...

The fall lobster season for P.E.I. fishers will run from Aug. 9 until Oct. 10. File Photo.

Lobster setting day in Northumberland Strait pushed to April 27

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

Fisheries and Oceans Canada is delaying the start of the lobster fishing season in some parts of P.E.I. due to concerning weather conditions. Environment Canada’s marine forecast of westerly winds peaking at 35 knots is expected to affect wave levels ...

Progressive Conservative MLA Robin Croucher introduced a bill recognizing April 25 as Cyberbullying Awareness Day in P.E.I. Croucher said he was introducing the bill to raise awareness and to recognize his friend, Harry Burke, who was a victim of online sextortion. - Stu Neatby

P.E.I. marks first cyberbullying day on April 25, 2024

Stu Neatby · Journalist |Updated 23 hours ago |4 min read

P.E.I. recognized its first Cyberbullying Awareness Day on April 25, following the passage of a bill this spring meant to raise awareness about the impact of online harms. A private member’s bill recognizing the day was introduced in the legislature ...

Summerside Mayor Dan Kutcher speaks during his first state of the city address on April 24. Kutcher touched on a number of challenges and opportunities facing the city –including a proposed investment in green hydrogen energy.

In state of the city address, Summerside mayor says community exploring 33-megawatt green hydrogen project

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

The City of Summerside is looking to continue its investment in green energy projects with a move to green hydrogen power. Mayor Dan Kutcher made the announcement during his first state of the city address on April 24. During his update, Kutcher said ...

Jacqulyn Veronica Richard, 32, was sentenced on April 23 in provincial court in Charlottetown for break-in offences and missing a previous court appearance. FILE

P.E.I. woman gets jail for break-in offences

Terrence McEachern · Journalist |Updated a day ago |3 min read

A P.E.I. woman believed to have been on drugs and hallucinating when she broke into a Charlottetown home looking for her gun and instead took a resident's car keys has been sentenced for that and other offences. Jacqulyn Veronica Richard, 32, pleaded ...

The City of Summerside has launched a new grant to help groups assisting the community’s most vulnerable residents.

City of Summerside launches grant to help support vulnerable residents

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

The City of Summerside has launched a new grant to help groups assisting the community’s most vulnerable residents. The grant provides financial aid of up to $2,500 for registered not-for-profit organizations and prospective organizations aiming for ...

Allan Coady, left, joins his son and daughter, Bryce Alyssa, stand aboard their family's boat on April 24 at Covehead wharf. They spent the day maintaining the boat, preparing it for the upcoming spring lobster season in P.E.I. Thinh Nguyen • The Guardian

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Three generations strong: P.E.I. lobster fishing family gears up for spring season

Thinh Nguyen · Journalist |Updated a day ago |8 min read

For Allan Coady, a lobster fisherman of more than 30 years, each year's setting day brings a lot of excitement especially because he gets to share the experience with his son, Bryce, and daughter, Alyssa. “I really look forward to it every spring. I ...

Dozens of people gathered in an auditorium at Colonel Grey High School on April 24 to listen and to discuss the risks associated with the privatization of health care in P.E.I. Vivian Ulinwa • SaltWire

P.E.I. Health Coalition raises concerns over privatization threats to public health care

Vivian Ulinwa · Reporter |Updated a day ago |6 min read

Concerns about the province’s public health-care system moving towards the private sector have members of the P.E.I. Health Coalition worried. A public meeting was held April 23 at Colonel Gray High School in Charlottetown to discuss the risks ...

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P.E.I. schools nearing capacity says public school director

UPEI launches 'fund- and friend-raising' initiative for new medical school facility

Cardigan, P.E.I., resident raises alarm over fish hatchery pipe extensions

Transgender flag creator Monica Helms visits P.E.I. on Canada-wide tour

P.E.I. man found guilty of cocaine, crystal meth drug dealing

Downtown Charlottetown market moving to Confederation Landing, not Founders’ Hall, pending approval

Gas prices go up in P.E.I. on April 26, 2024

P.E.I.’s Kensington Police seeking information following hate-motivated graffiti in park

Cigarette butts blamed for fires in Kings County, P.E.I.

Lobster setting day in Northumberland Strait pushed to April 27

P.E.I. marks first cyberbullying day on April 25, 2024

In state of the city address, Summerside mayor says community exploring 33-megawatt green hydrogen project

P.E.I. woman gets jail for break-in offences

City of Summerside launches grant to help support vulnerable residents

Three generations strong: P.E.I. lobster fishing family gears up for spring season

P.E.I. Health Coalition raises concerns over privatization threats to public health care

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