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Ethan Ross, who says he most enjoys doing magic with cards, is trying to become a professional magician. Dave Stewart • The Guardian

P.E.I. magician trying to make full-time go it at 19

Ethan Ross says magic has been his passion for more than 10 years. The 19-year-old is slowly spreading the word about his talent, picking up gigs wherever he can. “I’m a professional magician, which means that I do this full-time for a living, and ...

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

Updated a day ago |4 min read

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

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

Updated a day 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 a day ago |4 min read

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

Updated Apr. 26, 2024 |6 min read

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

Updated Apr. 26, 2024 |3 min read

Opinion

Dominic LeBlanc, federal Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, also appeared more conciliatory, saying there are “unique” affordability challenges in Atlantic Canada after meetings in New Brunswick on July 18. - Stu Neatby

RALPH SURETTE: A Maritimer for prime minister? Are you kidding?

Is something peculiar going on in political circles upalong? The central Canadian media have been a twitter over the notion that Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc has his eye on his best buddy Justin Trudeau’s job. A while back some ...

Updated Apr. 25, 2024 |5 min read

BRUCE MacKINNON CARTOON: Please play again

Updated a day ago |1 min read

Teaser for Bruce MacKinnon's editorial cartoon for Saturday, April 27, 2024.

GAIL LETHBRIDGE: The dark side of Halifax's population boom

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Construction continues on some Halifax high-rises in a photo taken from McIntosh Run mountain biking trails in Spryfield on Monday, Oct. 23, 2023.
Ryan Taplin - The Chronicle Herald

JOHN DeMONT: Are we doing enough for our most vulnerable newcomers?

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EDITORIAL: Privacy, mental health and saving young people's lives

Updated a day ago |5 min read

COMMENTARY: Lucas' last words were 'I love you Mom. I don’t want to die.'

Updated a day ago |10 min read

Business

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

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 ...

Updated Apr. 25, 2024 |1 min read

Prices at the Pumps: Some small relief, more for diesel

Updated Apr. 25, 2024 |1 min read

Union to launch boycott of Java Blend coffee shops in Halifax

Updated Apr. 25, 2024 |3 min read

CBRM throws its support behind new proposed solar gardens projects

Updated Apr. 25, 2024 |9 min read

Construction boom hits Moncton in first quarter of 2024

Updated Apr. 25, 2024 |2 min read

Hyundai Motor, Kia Corp sign agreement with China's Baidu on connected car technology

Updated 4 hours ago |1 min read

Lifestyles

Daily horoscope for Apr. 28, 2024

IF TODAY IS YOUR BIRTHDAY: ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Planning out your next goal or career move can set you up for success. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Giving back to people in need will increase the feel-good vibes that are already in the air ...

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Daily horoscope for Apr. 27, 2024

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THE BOOK SHELF: Patient advocate helps readers navigate health-care system

Updated a day ago |7 min read

Author Mary Jane Hampton offers health care hacks in her new book.

PHOTO: Supporting elders in Membertou

Updated a day ago |1 min read

OutFest provides a space for queer people in Halifax

Updated a day ago |3 min read

KATY JEAN: Good souls and a Great War soldier

Updated Apr. 24, 2024 |7 min read

Sports

P.E.I.'s Kensington Vipers advance to Don Johnson Memorial Cup final

The Kensington Moase Plumbing and Heating Vipers took care of business on April 27 to set up a rematch with the Antigonish Bulldogs in the Don Johnson Memorial Cup final on April 28 in Mount Pearl, N.L. The gold-medal game of the Atlantic junior B ...

Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

Pownal Ice Dogs drop close semifinal game at Maritime junior C hockey ch’ship

Updated 27 minutes ago |1 min read

TELUS CUP: P.E.I.'s Kensington Wild wins final round-robin game; Dickson top point-getter

Updated a day ago |3 min read

Kensington Monaghan Farms Wild centre Michael Arsenault, right, prepares for a faceoff during Telus Cup Canadian under-18 hockey championship action against the host Sydney Mitsubishi Rush at the Membertou Sport and Wellness Centre in Membertou, N.S., on April 26. The Wild won the game 12-2. Jeremy Fraser/SaltWire

P.E.I.'s Pownal Ice Dogs defeat N.S. at Maritime junior C hockey ch’ship

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FIDDLER'S FACTS: NHL playoff injuries; controversy in MHL championship series

Updated a day ago |4 min read

Longtime linemates: Kensington Vipers’ MacKay, Wyand have played together since U9 hockey

Updated a day ago |4 min read

Canada

Firefighters made quick work of a Saturday night St. John's shed fire but two homes were damaged during the incident. Keith Gosse/The Telegram

Fire destroys shed, damages two homes in St. John's Saturday night

Firefighters made quick work of a shed fire Saturday night but the shed was destroyed and two homes were damaged during the incident. The fire on Hoyles Avenue was reported by multiple callers at about 9 p.m. and when St. John’s Regional ...

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N.S. RCMP charge 32-year-old man with impaired driving, seize 1.5 kilograms of elvers

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A 26-year-old man is facing drug trafficking charges after he fled from police but was eventually caught on Sunday night outside Halifax.

Chronicle Herald cartoonist Bruce MacKinnon wins record-tying ninth National Newspaper Award

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They lost their kids: These parents say the N.S. mental health system must change to help others

Updated a day ago |7 min read

Seven people left homeless following Friday night St. John's house fire

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Nova Scotia Teachers Union, provincial government reach tentative agreement on a new contract

Updated a day ago |2 min read

World

Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni gestures at a "Brothers of Italy" (Fratelli d'Italia) right-wing party conference in Pescara, Italy, April 28, 2024.

Italy PM Meloni announces candidacy at EU election

By Giulia Segreti ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced on Sunday she will be a candidate at June's European elections in a bid to boost support for her Brothers of Italy party, though she will not take up a seat if ...

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Bangladesh reopens schools amid scorching heatwave

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A man loads ice cubes on a cart from an ice factory, during a heatwave in Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 24, 2024.

Hamas delegation to visit Cairo on Monday for Gaza ceasefire talks, Hamas official says

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China confronts Japanese politicians in disputed E. China Sea area

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Abbas says only US can halt Israel's attack on Rafah, expected in days

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Explainer-Who are some of the people and groups involved in US college protests?

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P.E.I. magician trying to make full-time go it at 19

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P.E.I. magician trying to make full-time go it at 19

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

Opinion

RALPH SURETTE: A Maritimer for prime minister? Are you kidding?

BRUCE MacKINNON CARTOON: Please play again

GAIL LETHBRIDGE: The dark side of Halifax's population boom

JOHN DeMONT: Are we doing enough for our most vulnerable newcomers?

EDITORIAL: Privacy, mental health and saving young people's lives

COMMENTARY: Lucas' last words were 'I love you Mom. I don’t want to die.'

Business

Lobster setting day in Northumberland Strait pushed to April 27

Prices at the Pumps: Some small relief, more for diesel

Union to launch boycott of Java Blend coffee shops in Halifax

CBRM throws its support behind new proposed solar gardens projects

Construction boom hits Moncton in first quarter of 2024

Hyundai Motor, Kia Corp sign agreement with China's Baidu on connected car technology

Lifestyles

Daily horoscope for Apr. 28, 2024

Daily horoscope for Apr. 27, 2024

THE BOOK SHELF: Patient advocate helps readers navigate health-care system

PHOTO: Supporting elders in Membertou

OutFest provides a space for queer people in Halifax

KATY JEAN: Good souls and a Great War soldier

Sports

P.E.I.'s Kensington Vipers advance to Don Johnson Memorial Cup final

Pownal Ice Dogs drop close semifinal game at Maritime junior C hockey ch’ship

TELUS CUP: P.E.I.'s Kensington Wild wins final round-robin game; Dickson top point-getter

P.E.I.'s Pownal Ice Dogs defeat N.S. at Maritime junior C hockey ch’ship

FIDDLER'S FACTS: NHL playoff injuries; controversy in MHL championship series

Longtime linemates: Kensington Vipers’ MacKay, Wyand have played together since U9 hockey

Canada

Fire destroys shed, damages two homes in St. John's Saturday night

N.S. RCMP charge 32-year-old man with impaired driving, seize 1.5 kilograms of elvers

Chronicle Herald cartoonist Bruce MacKinnon wins record-tying ninth National Newspaper Award

They lost their kids: These parents say the N.S. mental health system must change to help others

Seven people left homeless following Friday night St. John's house fire

Nova Scotia Teachers Union, provincial government reach tentative agreement on a new contract

World

Italy PM Meloni announces candidacy at EU election

Bangladesh reopens schools amid scorching heatwave

Hamas delegation to visit Cairo on Monday for Gaza ceasefire talks, Hamas official says

China confronts Japanese politicians in disputed E. China Sea area

Abbas says only US can halt Israel's attack on Rafah, expected in days

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