P.E.I. teachers have contract, but concerns loom

Prince Edward Island teachers have a contract, growing angst about their retirement and hope for changes to professional development days. It is all part of business at the annual general meeting...

Nigel Armstrong

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New frontiers, new risks: group gathers to discuss safety of space tourism

MONTREAL - Space-industry watchers expressed concern this week that the emerging space tourism sector is not being candid enough about the safety risks for travellers. They voiced some of those...

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• DNA evidence leads to charges in 1991 sex assault of girl, 9, Toronto police say May 24, 2013
• Ontario's Prince Edward County hosts third annual cheese festival June 1-2 May 24, 2013

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Judged by her peers

A love of hockey has taken Nancy Orr to rinks across the country. She has been in Flin Flon, Man., and Prince George, B.C., to watch RBC Cup games, in Ottawa in 2009 for Jordan Eberle’s heroics...

Jason Malloy

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• Hockey Canada to vote on body checking at peewee level today Jason Malloy May 25, 2013
• Hockey Canada eyes return to top at worlds Jason Malloy May 25, 2013
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• X graduate joins Panthers hoops team May 24, 2013

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Plazacorp buys Charlottetown Staples and Bed, Bath & Beyond

The company that built the new Sobey’s mall just off Malpeque Road in Charlottetown has increased its retail footprint in the Island capital.Plazacorp Retail Properties Ltd. has acquired Staples...

Dave Stewart

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• Sears Canada posts $31.2 million Q1 loss, same store sales and revenue fall May 23, 2013

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Out of his comfort zone

Predictable is not a word I would use to describe East Coast blues player Ross Neilsen. It certainly isn’t the word I would use to describe Resurrection, the Fredericton-based Neilsen’s latest...

Doug Gallant

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• The value of traditions Elizabeth Cran May 24, 2013
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Approving drive-thrus at busy locations

Charlottetown council has given the go-ahead for a drive-thru at a convenience store site in the capital city's downtown, but in doing so, it has a responsibility to do what it takes to ensure a...

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