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Saturday print edition of Post, Herald, Guardian unavailable due to heavy rains, flooding issues

SaltWire Network |Updated Jul. 22, 2023 |1 min read

HALIFAX — Due to the electrical storm and heavy rains and flooding, we experienced production problems at our Halifax plant for Saturday's print editions of the Cape Breton Post, The Chronicle Herald, and the Guardian. Content is available online at ...

Tyler Murnaghan, executive director for Pride P.E.I., says until governments take action to curb hate and bigotry, political parties are no longer welcome at the annual Pride parade. Alison Jenkins • The Guardian

Pride P.E.I. un-invites politicians from parade; group says it wants to see actions not words

Alison Jenkins · Journalist |Updated Mar. 23, 2023 |6 min read Premium content

When Green party candidate Joanna Morrison was out knocking on doors March 21, they were caught off guard by one person’s heartfelt endorsement. Morrison is running in Charlottetown-Belvedere in the April 3 provincial election and was out campaigning ...

P.E.I. provincial court is located in Charlottetown.

P.E.I. man sentenced for methamphetamine possession

Terrence McEachern · Journalist |Updated Dec. 22, 2022 |2 min read Premium content

A P.E.I. man who was found passed out inside a running motor vehicle with 59 methamphetamine pills has been sentenced for drug possession. Howard Wendell Axworthy, 36, appeared in provincial court in Charlottetown on Dec. 16 and pleaded guilty to the ...

Dr. Trevor Jain, an emergency department physician at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Charlottetown, says the province’s new emergency sick leave will add weight to an already overburdened health-care system. Logan MacLean • The Guardian

Need for official diagnosis makes new COVID leave a burden on P.E.I. health system, emergency doctor says

Logan MacLean · Journalist |Updated Dec. 20, 2022 |5 min read Premium content

Workers in P.E.I. can now access unpaid emergency leave if they can’t work because of COVID-19, but only if they get a diagnosis from a doctor or nurse practitioner saying they need to stay home. Dr. Trevor Jain, an emergency department physician at ...

Terry Betts hols up one of his original, tie-dyed designs at the annual Artisan Christmas Market hosted by the Charlottetown Farmer's Market Co-operative Dec. 11. The special seasonal market will run again Dec. 18. Alison Jenkins • The Guardian

Trying dyeing: Workplace injury causes P.E.I. builder to take up a different kind of creativity

Alison Jenkins · Journalist |Updated Dec. 18, 2022 |5 min read

When Terry Betts broke his leg in a workplace accident, he probably did not foresee a new career that had him happily showing off a tie-dyed “P.E.I. is for Plovers” onesie at the Charlottetown Farmer’s Market Artisan Christmas fair Dec. 11. “I’m just ...

The annual Artisan Christmas Market is hosted by the Charlottetown Farmer's Market Co-operative and is scheduled to run Dec. 11 and Dec. 18. Alison Jenkins • The Guardian

IN PHOTOS: Artisan Christmas Market at the Charlottetown Farmer's Market

Alison Jenkins · Journalist |Updated Dec. 18, 2022 |8 min read

The Charlottetown Farmers Market Co-operative hosted its Artisan Christmas Market Dec. 11 and 18 from with a mix of regular market vendors and some special guests. The artisan craft fair is held on Sunday to supplement the market’s usual Saturday ...

The eighth Victorian Christmas Market was in Charlottetown Nov. 27. Alison Jenkins • The Guardian

IN PHOTOS: Victorian Christmas Market celebrates eight years in Charlottetown

Alison Jenkins · Journalist |Updated Nov. 28, 2022 |7 min read

The Victorian Christmas Market celebrated its eighth year Nov. 25 – 27 with sunny skies for at least one day of the annual open-air market. The three-day event is part of the larger Charlottetown Christmas Festival running from Nov. 18 until Jan. 2, ...

O'Leary-Inverness MLA and Liberal health critic Robert Henderson confirmed that ambulatory care services will return to the O’Leary Community Hospital on Oct. 25. File

Ambulance services returning to O’Leary Community Hospital Oct. 25

Atlantic Briefs Desk |Updated Oct. 7, 2022 |1 min read

Ambulatory care services are returning to the O’Leary Community Hospital on Oct. 25. “Health P.E.I. has communicated to me the service will return Oct. 25, and while it’s never soon enough, I’m just glad those who rely on these services can be ...

Charlie and Annie Muise, sit in their Tusket, Yarmouth County, home holding a wedding photo of themselves, taken 80 years ago, and another photo from their younger years. This couple, who are both 100 years old, are marking their 80th wedding anniversary on July 13. TINA COMEAU PHOTO

Yarmouth couple Charlie & Annie Muise, both 100, celebrating 80th wedding anniversary

Tina Comeau · Multi-media journalist |Updated Jul. 13, 2022 |11 min read Premium content

YARMOUTH, NS – Charlie Muise had seen her before. This beautiful woman named Annie. He hadn’t spoken to her then. This time he wasn’t going to let the opportunity slip by again. They were at a dance. Finally, he said hello. Annie remembers that ...

Members of the No. 2 Construction Battalion gather on a field in Truro during the First World War.

REPLAY: National Apology to the descendants and families of the No. 2 Construction Battalion

SaltWire Network |Updated Jul. 9, 2022 |1 min read

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and National Defence Minister Anita Anand were in Truro Saturday for a National Apology by the Government of Canada to relatives and descendents of members of No. 2 Construction Battalion, which served with distinction ...

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