P.E.I. school food program hitting record service levels
Halfway through its second year, the P.E.I. School Food Program is seeing big growth. The non-profit group is serving 14 per cent more meals than it did at this time…
Tickets for P.E.I.’s Canada Games selling well, say officials
The number of tickets sold so far for the 2023 Canada Winter Games on P.E.I. has met or exceeded expectations, staff with the Canada Games host society said Thursday. more>>>
Flooded basements and broken sump pumps: rainy January keeps P.E.I. contractors busy
After a few weeks of heavy rain on P.E.I., some contractors said they've been busier than usual dealing with flooded basements and replacing or installing sump pumps. There's been such…
UPEI Climate Lab drones record ‘unprecedented’ damage to P.E.I.’s coastline from Fiona
Andy MacDonald and Luke Meloche have been getting a bird's-eye view of the destruction from post-tropical storm Fiona, taking the UPEI Climate Lab drones around Prince Edward Island to survey…
P.E.I. restaurants prepare for arrival of 2023 Canada Winter Games athletes, visitors
Bogside Brewing in Montague spent around $10,000 to make its patio winter-friendly in preparation for the Games. Dave McGuire, owner of Bogside, has put up see-through walls similar to those in…
Snow problem! Officials confident weather will co-operate in time for Canada Games
With a month to go before the 2023 Canada Winter Games, and very little snow on P.E.I., officials remain confident they won't have to resort to contingency plans and move…
Hiring in health care under control, says minister following Health P.E.I. resignation
The P.E.I. government is taking positive steps to ensure the province has the health care professionals it needs, says Health Minister Ernie Hudson in the wake of the resignation of…
P.E.I. substitute teacher shortage easing after years of pandemic strain, says PSB
Like other places in the country, COVID-19 made trying to find enough substitute teachers to fill in the gaps difficult on P.E.I. But according to the Public Schools Branch, that…
Manslaughter charge laid in B.C. over 2021 death of P.E.I. woman
The former boyfriend of a 27-year-old P.E.I. woman whose body was found in a wooded ravine in Nanaimo, B.C., in June 2021 has been charged with manslaughter. Amy Watts, who…
P.E.I. pharmacare plan a test for national model: Federal health ministe
Politicians and officials filled a Cornwall, P.E.I., pharmacy Tuesday as the federal health minister announced 61 medications had been added to the list of drugs covered by P.E.I.’s. pharmacare since…