The P.E.I. government has announced a Major Incident Readiness Team, bringing together several government departments to prepare for future weather-related disasters. Chaired by Public Safety Minister Bloyce Thompson, MIRT includes…
With energy production at the Hermanville wind farm in eastern P.E.I. going from bad to worse, the provincial government has decided to make repairs itself, despite the fact it has…
Utility companies in P.E.I. say they're doing the homework ahead of this year's storm season. Maritime Electric and Bell Aliant say they're working to improve communication with customers as they draw…
Canada's new agriculture minister says he can't lift a ministerial order banning seed potatoes from leaving Prince Edward Island just yet. Lawrence MacAulay spoke about the potato seed ban with CBC…
The federal government has turned down P.E.I.'s request to cover millions of dollars in Maritime Electric spending related to post-tropical storm Fiona. Months after the storm hit P.E.I., the province's…
P.E.I.'s population has crossed the 180,000 mark, according to live projections by Statistics Canada. The federal agency's real-time population calculator doesn't show the official population numbers, which are released on a quarterly basis. But it estimates…
Three years ago, Alan Mulholland tried to sail across the world — but a rogue wave thwarted his plans. Since then, the Bayfield, P.E.I., sailor has built a new boat…
It's not the best of weather Friday morning, but the participants in Charlottetown's Gold Cup Parade are still tuning up their instruments and preparing the floats and inflatables. "This is…
Elections P.E.I. has told the City of Charlottetown it will no longer handle elections for P.E.I.'s largest city, with the chief electoral officer saying he has "deep concerns regarding the…
P.E.I. could be doing more to help homebuyers understand the risk of flooding on properties they are buying, says an expert in climate resilient infrastructure. Information on areas prone to coastal…