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Piece of Island paradise protected forever

Charles and Gloria McKinnon Perret, long-time summer residents of P.E.I., were presented Thursday with the Lieutenant Governor's Greenwing Award for Wetland Conservation for donation 173 acres of land to the Island Nature Trust.

Piece of Island paradise protected forever

Many have approached Charles and Gloria McKinnon Perret over the years in hopes of purchasing a piece of the couple’s Island paradise. One disappointed would-be buyer after another would kindly...

Rochelle Roberts
September 8th, 2010

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Germany's annual inflation rate down slightly at one per cent in August

BERLIN - Official data show that Germany's annual inflation rate dipped to one per cent in August despite a strong year-on-year rise in oil prices. The Federal Statistical Office said the inflation...

Rochelle Roberts
September 9th, 2010

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Going to Greece

For the P.E.I. softball team, the 2010 Special Olympics National Summer Games was just a prelude to bigger things to come. That’s because the 15 players and three coaches making up the team...

Rochelle Roberts
September 9th, 2010

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Dollar up, TSX down after Bank of Canada raises interest rate to one per...

TORONTO — The Canadian dollar got a boost Wednesday from the Bank of Canada’s decision to raise its key interest rate, while the Toronto stock market closed in negative territory with weakness...

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September 8th, 2010

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 Australian supergroup The Wiggles are pictured here during a recent live performance in their Big Red Car. They are, clockwise from front right, Sam Moran, Anthony Field, Jeff Fatt and Murray Cook. Moran joined the group in 2008 after original member Greg Page was forced to retire due to health reasons. The group is coming to the Maritimes for the first time in its 19-year history and will play at the Charlottetown Civic Centre on Nov. 1. Tickets for the Bell Centre show in Montreal sold out in less than two days.

Wiggles making first-ever P.E.I. stop

The big red car is coming to Charlottetown.  The Wiggles, the world's top pre-school entertainment group, are coming to Prince Edward Island for the first time ever. Australia's fab four...

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September 8th, 2010

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The needs of an aging population

A research project projecting the future economic impact of dementia amounts to a heads-up for all levels of government. They’d be wise to start now to put in place a strategy that will guide...

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September 8th, 2010

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Commuters are seen in a crowded train of the Paris subway, Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010. French unions launched a major strike Tuesday over unpopular conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy's plans to raise the retirement age from 60 to 62, with walkouts causing headaches for travelers and commuters. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Transit strikes London and France; job cuts, pensions at issue

PARIS - Public transit ground to a halt across France and on the London Tube on Tuesday, with tourists and commuters bearing the brunt of a wave of discontent over government austerity measures....

Rochelle Roberts
September 7th, 2010

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