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Josée Arsenault, left, client information officer at the Wellington Rural Action Centre, Raymond J. Arsenault, manager of the Acadian and Francophone Chamber of Commerce and RDÉE PEI’s communications officer, and Amy Richard, administrative financial assistant from RDÉE PEI.

RDÉE P.E.I. launching new English to French translation website

RDÉE P.E.I. is launching a new pilot project to help businesses, co-operatives and organizations translate their website texts from English to French. This grant program can cover up to 75 per cent of translation costs, with a maximum contribution ...

Updated 3 hours ago |1 min read

Charlottetown high school turns into a zoo on May 17

Updated a day ago |7 min read

Sarah Ding, a Grade 10 student at Colonel Gray High School, holds a tiny bird on May 17 during Farm Day at the school in Charlottetown. The event is held every year to promote the agriculture sector in P.E.I. Dave Stewart • The Guardian

Remaining M.V. Confederation crossings cancelled for Friday, May 17

Updated May. 17, 2024 |1 min read

Appeal of manslaughter sentence dismissed for P.E.I. man

Updated a day ago |4 min read

P.E.I. man sentenced for threatening to slit a man's throat, urinate on his face

Updated May. 17, 2024 |4 min read

Fiona-related Charlottetown tree loss will take a decade to recover from: city report

Updated May. 16, 2024 |2 min read

Opinion

Women are commanding attention on the court and in arenas these days, from Caitlin Clark's basketball prowess, the PWHL's hockey skill and, closer to home, the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association's spring tournament. Eric Gonzalez • Unsplash

RICK MacLEAN: Women competing in sports? They’re tough

Jane knew what her job was. We’d used the play before and our coach started to review it in our final timeout. “We’ll force the guard along the right sideline as she brings the ball up the court. She’s all right-handed, so she won’t try to switch it ...

Updated May. 17, 2024 |5 min read

BRUCE MacKINNON CARTOON: Where there’s smoke . . .

Updated a day ago |1 min read

GAIL LETHBRIDGE: Hard to see clear vision of Halifax’s future

Updated May. 17, 2024 |3 min read

Crews demolish a large section of the Cogswell Street overpass on Jan. 11, 2024.
Ryan Taplin - The Chronicle Herald

VOICE OF THE PEOPLE: Protect N.S. coastal areas as robustly as forests

Updated May. 17, 2024 |4 min read

BILL BLACK: Not a fun time to be a Liberal MP

Updated May. 17, 2024 |4 min read

To ban or not to ban: cellphones in the classroom

Updated a day ago |1 min read

Business

P.E.I. Premier Dennis King speaks with Rupinder Pal Singh, a worker who immigrated to P.E.I. in hopes of obtaining permanent residency. Singh says many workers like him have been frustrated after the province announced it would be restricting PNP nominations for workers in the sales and service sectors. Stu Neatby • The Guardian

P.E.I. premier faces pressure from migrant workers, business owners over PNP changes

P.E.I. Premier Dennis King faced pressure from both the streets and the Greater Charlottetown Area Chamber of Commerce delegates, pushing back on a decision to restrict immigration-level pathways for service sector workers. During a question and ...

Updated May. 17, 2024 |7 min read

THE WRAP: Spaceport countdown, Bricklin rebound and farewell to Arthur Irving

Updated May. 17, 2024 |4 min read

Malcolm Bricklin, in Florida where he lives, stands between his new vehicle, the 3EV, left, and the original Bricklin SV-1. - CONTRIBUTED

ACOA provides $730K in funding for four RDÉE P.E.I. projects

Updated May. 17, 2024 |2 min read

RDÉE Prince Edward Island coordinator Julie Gallant (right) and executive director Bonnie Gallant have launched the recruiting period for the 2022 Francophone Ignition Contest. All applications must be submitted by Jan. 3, 2022.

WestJet's direct seasonal service from Charlottetown to Toronto underway

Updated May. 17, 2024 |1 min read

Northern India consortium wins contest to design Kentville, N.S., property

Updated May. 17, 2024 |9 min read

EQT in advanced talks to buy Keywords Studios for $2.8 billion

Updated 2 hours ago |1 min read

Lifestyles

Cameron Gordon and Megan Connors showcase their talent at the audition round of “Canada’s Got Talent” on the OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino in Niagara Falls, Ont. The performance aired on CityTV in March. Screen grab

P.E.I. dancer with Down syndrome wraps up Canada’s Got Talent journey, aims for new heights

Two Prince Edward Islanders recently completed their journey on “Canada’s Got Talent,” but they promise this isn't the last P.E.I. will see of them. Cameron Gordon and Megan Connors wowed the judges and audience during the audition round with their ...

Updated May. 16, 2024 |7 min read

Daily horoscope for May. 19, 2024

Updated 17 hours ago |2 min read

Wildlife association hopes Sydney fishing derby becomes an annual event

Updated 22 hours ago |6 min read

Four-year-old Jack White holds a roughly foot-long speckled trout he caught at Wentworth Park on Saturday. White was one of an estimated more than 100 fishing derby participants at the Sydney park on Saturday. LUKE DYMENT/CAPE BRETON POST

IN PHOTO: Rods hit water for Saturday fishing derby in Sydney

Updated 23 hours ago |7 min read

KEELYWOOD: Hollywood’s hottest stories

Updated May. 17, 2024 |9 min read

Daily horoscope for May. 18, 2024

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Sports

Gardiner MacDougall addresses a news conference at the Avenir Centre in Moncton, N.B., on May 15. MacDougall, who is from Bedeque, P.E.I., was introduced as new head coach of the Moncton Wildcats of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League. Jason Simmonds • The Guardian

FIDDLER'S FACTS: Baseball Islanders open May 21; Wildcats make smart move signing Gardiner MacDougall

The Charlottetown Gaudet’s Auto Body Islanders open the 2024 New Brunswick Senior Baseball League (NBSBL) season at Memorial Field in Charlottetown against the Moncton Mets on May 21 at 8 p.m. The Islanders, defending NBSBL champions, are headed to ...

Updated May. 17, 2024 |5 min read

HARNESS RACING: Stonebridge Terror mares dominate in Charlottetown

Updated May. 17, 2024 |2 min read

Driver David Dowling warms up a horse before a recent race at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park. Dowling recorded two wins on a nine-day harness racing card in Charlottetown on May 16. Jason Simmonds • The Guardian

Stock car racing returns to Oyster Bed Speedway May 19

Updated May. 17, 2024 |1 min read

Stock car racing returns to Prince Edward Island as Oyster Bed Speedway's 2024 season is set to get underway on May 19 in Oyster Bed Bridge with the annual Victoria Day Weekend season opener.

QMJHL: Along with working alongside his son, P.E.I.'s Gardiner MacDougall bringing family approach to Moncton Wildcats

Updated May. 16, 2024 |7 min read

QMJHL: Father-son with P.E.I. connection named head coach, GM of Moncton Wildcats

Updated May. 16, 2024 |7 min read

P.E.I.'s Gardiner MacDougall retires from UNB

Updated May. 15, 2024 |3 min read

Canada

Alleged elver poachers on the Hubbards River. The picture was taken with a motion sensor operated hunting camera.

Elver bust at Toronto airport raises questions on why feds waited so long

Federal officials seized 109 kilograms of elvers at Toronto Pearson International Airport on May 15. Valued at $400-500,000, it’s the first seizure made by the Canada Border Services Agency of the juvenile American eels. "The magnitude of this elver ...

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Ottawa and New Brunswick invest in renewable energy alliance for northern N.B communities

Updated 3 hours ago |1 min read

The Restigouche Regional Service Commission (RSC) is receiving $375,000 in joint funding to help create an energy alliance in northern New Brunswick.

Calgary serial-killer flew under the radar in Western Canada for two decades. How did he go undetected?

Updated 7 hours ago |5 min read

Police handout photo of Gary Allen Srery, who RCMP say is linked through DNA evidence to the killings of two teen girls and two young women in the Calgary area in the late 1970s.

Alberta drug deaths hit record high in 2023

Updated 8 hours ago |3 min read

Quebec cities lead Canada when it comes to work-life balance, says report

Updated 8 hours ago |2 min read

Fire destroys west-end St. John's home Saturday night

Updated 12 hours ago |7 min read

World

A helicopter carrying Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi takes off, near the Iran-Azerbaijan border, May 19, 2024. The helicopter with Raisi on board later crashed. Ali Hamed Haghdoust/IRNA/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Reactions to the crash of the Iranian president's helicopter

(Reuters) - Following are reactions from foreign governments and officials to the news that a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister crashed as it flew over mountain terrain in heavy fog on Sunday. U.S. STATE ...

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Israel seeks bipartisan US support against establishment of a Palestinian state

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Israel Katz, Foreign Minister to the United Nations attends a meeting of the United Nations Security Council on the conflict between Israel and Hamas, at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., March 11, 2024.

Factbox-What happens if an Iranian president dies in office?

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi attends a meeting with Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev on the Azerbaijan-Iran border, May 19, 2024. Iran's Presidency/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS

UK to spend $12.7 billion on compensation in infected-blood scandal

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At Morehouse graduation, thanks to 'God for woke class of 2024'

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US Senator Rubio says he won't accept election results if 'unfair'

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Charlottetown high school turns into a zoo on May 17

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RDÉE P.E.I. launching new English to French translation website

Charlottetown high school turns into a zoo on May 17

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P.E.I. man sentenced for threatening to slit a man's throat, urinate on his face

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Opinion

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BRUCE MacKINNON CARTOON: Where there’s smoke . . .

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Business

P.E.I. premier faces pressure from migrant workers, business owners over PNP changes

THE WRAP: Spaceport countdown, Bricklin rebound and farewell to Arthur Irving

ACOA provides $730K in funding for four RDÉE P.E.I. projects

WestJet's direct seasonal service from Charlottetown to Toronto underway

Northern India consortium wins contest to design Kentville, N.S., property

EQT in advanced talks to buy Keywords Studios for $2.8 billion

Lifestyles

P.E.I. dancer with Down syndrome wraps up Canada’s Got Talent journey, aims for new heights

Daily horoscope for May. 19, 2024

Wildlife association hopes Sydney fishing derby becomes an annual event

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KEELYWOOD: Hollywood’s hottest stories

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Sports

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HARNESS RACING: Stonebridge Terror mares dominate in Charlottetown

Stock car racing returns to Oyster Bed Speedway May 19

QMJHL: Along with working alongside his son, P.E.I.'s Gardiner MacDougall bringing family approach to Moncton Wildcats

QMJHL: Father-son with P.E.I. connection named head coach, GM of Moncton Wildcats

P.E.I.'s Gardiner MacDougall retires from UNB

Canada

Elver bust at Toronto airport raises questions on why feds waited so long

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Alberta drug deaths hit record high in 2023

Quebec cities lead Canada when it comes to work-life balance, says report

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