Farm group finances on rebound

More than two years after someone started to steal from the P.E.I. Federation of Agriculture, the group's finances have recovered, says a spokesman for the group. Executive director John Jamieson...

Ryan Ross

January 27, 2012

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• Job fair not a comprehensive plan for laid-off workers: Opposition Teresa Wright January 27, 2012
• As opposition builds, PMO seeks to blunt charges it is going after seniors The Canadian Press ~ staff The Guardian January 27, 2012
• P.E.I. artists pick up ECMA nominations January 27, 2012
• Storm now hitting P.E.I. Wayne Thibodeau January 27, 2012
• Islanders should follow safer sex practices, doctor says January 27, 2012

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Canada's Filip Peliwo loses to local Luke Saville in Australian Open...

MELBOURNE, Australia - Filip Peliwo missed his bid to become the first Canadian to win a junior Grand Slam title, losing 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 to local Luke Saville in the Australian Open boys final on...

January 28, 2012

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• Wilson Gouveia chops down Dwayne Lewis to win main event at MFC 32 January 28, 2012
• BP emails reveal company veiling spill rate estimates from well even as rig sank January 28, 2012
• Trafina energy terminates sale agreement for Saskatchewan properties January 28, 2012
• Nova Scotia man to stand trial for murder of prostitute January 27, 2012
• Starbucks gave CEO Howard Schultz a $16 million pay package for 2011 January 27, 2012

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Rod MacDonald rink earns day off

Cornwall — The Charlottetown Curling Club rink of Rod MacDonald, Kevin Champion, Mark O’Rourke and Andrew Robinson have earned a day off today, after beating their clubmates, the Robert...

January 28, 2012

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• Islanders still in the hunt for the Scotties in Alberta January 28, 2012
• UPEI basketball preview: Power, Gough 'fired up' for Memorial Marcel Vander Wier January 28, 2012
• Fiddler's Facts: Men's hockey Panthers hope to cut down Axemen Fred MacDonald January 28, 2012
• UPEI comes from behind to down Tigers 4-2 Mitch MacDonald January 27, 2012

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• Winsloe Charlottetown FC Look to Feast on Newfoundland October 11, 2011
• PEI Ladies Leave it All on Field Against Nova Scotia at U-18 Sony Cup October 10, 2011
• Island U-18 Ladies Suffer Setback Versus NB October 8, 2011
• Winsloe U-18 Ladies Strikeout Against Westerners October 8, 2011
• Winsloe U-18 Ladies Strikeout Against Westerners October 7, 2011

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Scrap the annual performance review

The day of the annual performance appraisal process is gone. There will be many organizations which will continue to resuscitate this fading dinosaur, but, in the end there will be another...

Joe Sherren

January 27, 2012

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• Highfield Square closure presents 'opportunity' in Moncton CanadaEast News Service January 27, 2012
• Muskrat Falls deal won't be done by deadline, no new deadline set January 27, 2012
• Harlequin buys Christian romance novel supplier Heartsong Presents Book club The Canadian Press ~ staff The Guardian January 27, 2012
• Expected Facebook IPO could value it at up to $100 million, on par with top public companies The Associated Press January 27, 2012
• It's not too late to make 2011 the year you rescue your retirement January 27, 2012

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Two debut novels with different results

Once in a while, a novel comes along which is really good.The difference lies mostly in the subject, as well as in how it's developed, the variety and life likeness of the characters and, to some...

Elizabeth Cran

January 27, 2012

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• The Little Willies make a big noise on second album Doug Gallant January 27, 2012
• Clergy members lead Week of Prayer for Christian Unity service Marion MacDonald January 27, 2012
• Time to say goodbye Sally Cole January 27, 2012
• The fun of one wild winter weekend Todd MacLean January 27, 2012

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How about signing an organ donor card? I did.

The photo was as heart-rending as the story. Sarah Burke - the Canadian freestyle ski champion with a chest full of gold medals already, and her eyes firmly planted on the next Winter Olympic...

Rick MacLean

January 27, 2012

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• Four legs and plenty of heart Gary MacDougall January 27, 2012
• A stand alone hospice centre January 26, 2012
• Making online EI filing user friendly January 26, 2012
• 'Plan B' for TCH not a good one January 26, 2012

Recent citizen reporter articles

• Fed up with oil tank rules November 4, 2011
• Pulling Over the Wrong People September 22, 2011
• Castro Bros Fall Before Liberty August 10, 2011
• Lack of direction: University Ave. July 15, 2011
• Recession in PEI? July 8, 2011

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Disney park workers can grow beards, goatees after grooming constraints...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Workers at Disney's U.S. theme parks will be allowed to grow beards and goatees for the first time ever, Disney officials said Monday. The change in Disney's facial hair policy...

The Canadian Press ~ The News

January 24, 2012

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• Sierra ski resorts still offer limited operations, snowpack well below normal The Canadian Press ~ The News January 23, 2012
• Scandinavian inspired Snow Village new winter attraction in Montreal in 2012 The Canadian Press ~ The News January 23, 2012
• Colour therapy, medi pedis, ice rooms: Something for everyone in 2012 spa forecast The Canadian Press ~ The News January 20, 2012
• Shrink wrapped outdoor pavilions featured in Edmonton winter festival The Canadian Press ~ The News January 12, 2012

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