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mikmaq supporters hold vigil for 215 residential school victims at sir john a statue
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Mi’kmaq, supporters hold vigil for 215 residential school victims at Sir John A statue

About 80 P.E.I Mi’kmaq and other Indigenous and non-Indigenous supporters gathered in downtown Charlottetown Monday morning at a statue of Sir John A. Macdonald for...

charges laid against 5 from ontario seen at walmart less than an hour after arriving on p e i
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Charges laid against 5 from Ontario seen at Walmart less than an hour after arriving on P.E.I.

Summerside police say five people have been charged for failing to self-isolate less than an hour after their arrival in P.E.I. on Friday...

searching for food in the wild foraging takes off as popular pastime on p e i
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Searching for food in the wild: Foraging takes off as popular pastime on P.E.I.

Josie Baker uses stinging nettles in many different dishes, including this pasta she created in 2020. (Submitted by Josie Baker) More Prince Edward...

dramatic rise in reports of sexual assaults doesnt lead to similar rise in charges
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Dramatic rise in reports of sexual assaults doesn’t lead to similar rise in charges

Reports of sexual assault to police are up significantly across the country, especially on P.E.I. where they have more than doubled in the past...

ice coverage in gulf of st lawrence at historic low for midwinter scaled
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Ice coverage in Gulf of St. Lawrence at historic low for midwinter

Just over one per cent of the Gulf of St. Lawrence is covered in ice this week — much less than in a normal...

p e i s first baby of 2021 not first new years day birth for family
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P.E.I.’s first baby of 2021 not first New Year’s Day birth for family

P.E.I.’s first baby of 2021 was born at 2:22 p.m. at Prince County Hospital today, and it turns out she’s not the first...

on the beach changes in weather patterns affect creatures big and small
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On the beach: Changes in weather patterns affect creatures big and small

When Jeremy Coffin, owner of North Shore Surf Rescue, first became a surf guard on P.E.I. beaches 15 years ago, his primary concern...

how daily work is changing on p e i as wind and temperature patterns shift
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How daily work is changing on P.E.I. as wind and temperature patterns shift

Look out your window. Is there a tree there that provides a shady spot in your yard in the summer, a splash of...

byelection win gives p e i s progressive conservative government a slim majority
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Byelection win gives P.E.I.’s Progressive Conservative government a slim majority

P.E.I.’s Progressive Conservative government will now have a slim majority when the fall sitting of the legislature begins.  This comes after PC candidate...

travel to moncton campbellton being discouraged as covid 19 alert level raised
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Travel to Moncton, Campbellton being discouraged as COVID-19 alert level raised

People from P.E.I. and Nova Scotia have even more reason to abandon plans for trips to Moncton this Thanksgiving weekend, after New Brunswick confirmed...

p e i restaurants suffered the worst downturn in the country in july
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P.E.I. restaurants suffered the worst downturn in the country in July

While the pandemic hit the bottom line of restaurants across the country, as summer arrived it was restaurateurs on P.E.I. who were hit...

p e i teens missing after boat capsized identified as alex hutchinson and ethan reilly
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P.E.I. teens missing after boat capsized identified as Alex Hutchinson and Ethan Reilly

Two 17-year-olds who are still missing after their dory capsized off Northport, P.E.I., have been identified as Alex Hutchinson and Ethan Reilly. CBC has confirmed...

p e i reports 2 new cases of coronavirus brings total to 5
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P.E.I. reports 2 new cases of coronavirus, brings total to 5

P.E.I. reported two new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the total active cases in the province to five. The two new cases are both...

traffic lineups grow at atlantic borders as covid 19 bubble opens
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Traffic lineups grow at Atlantic borders as COVID-19 bubble opens

Atlantic Canadians are now free to travel among Canada’s four eastern provinces without self-isolating to reduce the risk of coronavirus transmission, but that...

the joys and heartbreaks of raising biracial daughters in a world that doesnt always accept them
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The joys and heartbreaks of raising biracial daughters in a world that doesn’t always accept them

It was sometime in February when Deb O’Hanley watched her daughter approach her, enthusiastic and excited, pointing at the spot on her arm. The scratch itself...