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• Alberton council questions mayor's power
  ALBERTON — Town council has passed a motion seeking advice from provincial municipal affairs on whether Mayor Michael Murphy is allowed to have ...
• The gift that keeps giving
  Irene Dawson has a good idea what will be on the birthday card she’ll be receiving from her sister, Carrie Costain, tomorrow. The two sisters ...
• Making a buck off the "Duff"
  Lloyd Kerry's "Stuff the Duff" t-shirt design speaks for itself. And in Kerry's opinion, it speaks for many other Islanders and Canadians as ...
• Perfect day for dandelion pancakes
  It was perfect timing for the seventh annual Dandelion Festival, which was held at Stratford Town Hall Monday. The festival, held by the P.E.I. ...
• In the rough: Courses doing their part to attract...
  It’s another year with plenty of reasons to pick up a set of clubs. With an early blast of summer during the past two weeks, combined with some ...
• Filipino community celebrates first ever "Palarong...
  There's few better ways to celebrate culture and camaraderie than through a friendly sports game. That was evident at Stratford Town Hall ...
• James Street name change going ahead
  CORNWALL — Planning board is going ahead with re-naming one of Cornwall's two James Streets, Coun. Peter Meggs said during Wednesday night's ...
• Charlottetown residents blast proposed Windsor Park...
  Emotions boiled over and tempers flared among West Royalty residents Tuesday night during a public meeting seeking input on a proposal to rezone ...
• Area residents opposed to rezoning Grace Baptist...
  Residents are raising their voices against a proposed re-zoning of the Grace Baptist Church property at 50 Kirkdale Road. A group of residents ...
• Kicking the laundry jug habit
  A Moncton-based company and the Sierra Club P.E.I. are urging Islanders and other Canadians to “kick the plastic laundry jug habit.” Eco-friendly ...
• Malpeque fishermen concerned for safety, livelihood
  MALPEQUE HARBOUR - Fishermen here will again experience the same headache and worry they have faced many times in recent years with the opening ...
• Honouring the lost ones
  More than a couple of tears were shed when Islanders gathered at Province House Sunday to pay their respects to workers who were killed or ...
• NDP members vote to allow corporate donations
  The ethics of corporate dollars in politics was a source of debate at the Prince Edward Island New Democratic Party’s annual convention Saturday. ...
• Islanders run the roads red
  Islanders showed support for P.E.I.’s military families this weekend by braving a cold wind and lacing up for the fifth annual Wear Red Road ...
• Blueprint laid for wireless Prince Edward Island...
  The blueprint has been laid for rolling out wireless Internet networks to Island schools. However, it's not the Department of Education that has ...
• Sri Lankan New Year celebrated for first time on...
  The cultural mosaic of Prince Edward Island got a little bit bigger as history was made this past weekend.The Sri Lankan community of P.E.I. ...
• 'We should not forget'
  Holocaust survivor Francis Weil often sees the same reaction whenever he speaks about the horrific events that happened to Jews in Nazi Germany ...
• Farm heavyweights butting heads on land protection act
  Representatives from P.E.I.’s two farm organization heavyweights presented widely opposing recommendations to a Land Protection Act public ...
• Clyde River Golf and Country Club undergoes changes
  CLYDE RIVER — Playing the Clyde River Golf and Country Club this year may hold an extra feeling of nostalgia for Island golfers. The club is ...
• A great business
  Great Hobbies president and co-owner Jim Ewing never dreamt his part-time hobby would eventually grow into a business that is Canada’s leading ...
• HST goes into effect today
  It’s no April Fool’s joke. Islanders are now paying a harmonized sales tax, which went into effect today following a long period of speculation ...
• Collaboration needed to tackle P.E.I. health woes,...
  The responsibilities and costs of promoting a healthy society do not only belong to the provincial health department, a panel concluded during a ...
• P.E.I. hockey is unique: Doug MacLean
  National sports commentator Doug MacLean has witnessed and experienced P.E.I.’s hockey culture firsthand. When it comes to hockey rinks, few ...
• PC leadership a "long shot" for MacLean
  A run for the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party of P.E.I. is definitely a long shot for sportscaster and Summerside native Doug ...
• MacLean tells bantam hockey players to stay in sport
  Doug MacLean chuckled when he first thought about going to Montague for the 22nd annual Irving Oil Challenge Cup this weekend. The Sportsnet ...
• Infrastructure funding a "shell game," says Rae
  An infrastructure funding announcement made Friday by Egmont MP Gail Shea can be described as a "shell game," says interim federal Liberal leader ...
• Cornwall hits off-Island property owners hard
  CORNWALL — A 2013 budget will see tax rates hold steady for most residents in the town while doubling for off-Island property owners. The budget, ...
• Island girl jets off on her dream come true
  Ten-year-old Mandy Enman has been wearing a smile on her face since last summer. It was last August when the 10-year-old daughter of North Enmore ...
• Rocket forward Ben Duffy wins QMJHL scoring title
  An 8-5 win over the Saint John Sea Dogs at the Charlottetown Civic Centre Sunday provided the exclamation point on P.E.I. Rocket star forward Ben ...
• Charlottetown Bishop happy but surprised with...
  There was an image during yesterday's papal election that will forever stay with Bishop Richard J. Grecco of the Diocese of Charlottetown. It ...