‘Out of the blue’ increase pushes up P.E.I.’s long-term care costs — again
For the second time in less than a year, P.E.I. is increasing the amount it charges people who live in government-run seniors' care homes but aren't covered by its subsidy…
Mi’kmaw-language signs celebrate Indigenous history of 2 P.E.I. locations
There are two new highway signs written in the Mi'kmaw language on Prince Edward Island, bringing the province's total to over 40. One of the signs was installed at Portage…
Some P.E.I. patients waiting many months for psychiatric services
People who need psychiatric services in Prince Edward Island are waiting months because of a shortage of doctors with that specialization. Dr. Javier Salabarria, the provincial medical director for mental…
Why are foreign workers protesting on P.E.I.? CBC explains
For the past few weeks, protesters have been voicing their concerns about how the changes to P.E.I.'s provincial nominee program could leave many without a path to permanent residency. CBC…
Primary care clinic for Community Outreach Centre clients showing positive outcomes
A doctor on P.E.I. is providing a primary care clinic at the Community Outreach Centre in Charlottetown. Dr. Reuven Stott works as a hospitalist, but he's also been helping with the health-care needs of…
Island EMS hires 17 new paramedics to staff P.E.I. ambulance service
Island EMS has grown its staff of paramedics with 17 new hires this spring, but as P.E.I.'s new community response units ramp up, the company says it is "always looking…
Senate report on temporary foreign workers compared to putting ‘Band-Aids on balloons’
For all the detail in a Senate report on Canada's temporary foreign worker program about its problems, it is very short on solutions, says P.E.I.'s Cooper Institute, which advocates for…
P.E.I. speeds up tree planting with new programs and greenhouses
The province is ramping up tree production over the next six years, following in the footsteps of a federal program called 2 Billion Trees. The national program aims to plant…
Climate change pain, energy creation among common topics for island governments
The prime minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis says his country and Prince Edward Island are facing many of the same challenges when it comes to fighting the effects of climate…
Summerside mayor fears his city will decline under new provincial immigration plan
Summerside Mayor Dan Kutcher has joined P.E.I. business owners and prospective immigrants in speaking out against the provincial government's plans to moderate population growth by cutting back on the number…
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