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• Outraged group confronts education minister
  A group of about 50 Souris protesters pulled no punches during a confrontation Tuesday evening with government MLAs on the steps of Province ...
• Pool owners must have meters installed
  City council has decided that water meters will be required for Charlottetown residents with permanent pools, a move Coun. Eddie Rice says brings ...
• City councillor happy with capital tree grate project
  A city councillor is taking some time to stop and admire trees in the downtown area. More specifically, the grates protecting them. Ward 4 Coun. ...
• Council issue approaches boiling point
  A contentious issue involving the budget process and plans for hiring two new police officers approached the boiling point during Monday night’s ...
• Sears finds new “Look!”
  There's a renewed outlook and lots of new energy flowing at the Sears location in Charlottetown. With the Canadian company now at a crossroads, ...
• Road to 100: Thrill of the hunt
  To paraphrase a fellow Guardian writer, this column should have been so good. You would have loved it.A month into this series, I thought this ...
• Stratford farmers seek noise exemption
  STRATFORD ­ - Farmers inside Stratford town boundaries seeking to protect their crops from crows and other nuisance animals are getting some ...
• Every dog has its day
  If every dog has its day, Riley the Shih Tzu’s undoubtedly came yesterday. After more than three months of recovering from a disturbing case of ...
• Changing attitudes
  Paul Cudmore knows what it’s like to be looked at differently because he uses a wheelchair.It’s an attitude that Cudmore, executive director of ...
• Road to 100: Feeling like an Elvis impersonator
  “It’s all in the hips.”Hearing those five words, which were also a golf tip in Happy Gilmore, had always made me laugh before. Up until this ...
• Lobster landings leave 'much to be desired'
  Island lobster fisherman hauled in their first landings yesterday, with reports of catches ranging from "spotty" to average. Wednesday marked the ...
• Islanders voice concerns on May Day
  Islanders banded together Tuesday to voice concerns on a number of issues during a May Day protest at Province House. More than 70 Islanders ...
• It was tough to watch
  It was one of the toughest series ever for Cornwall’s Adam McQuaid. After working hard the entire season to help Boston earn a spot in the ...
• The Road to 100: Already hooked
  One week into my golfing column and I’m already hooked, no pun intended.Since starting this series last weekend, I’ve found myself growing ...
• The road to 100
  In kicking off the first installment of this column, let me admit right off I'm not much of a golfer. In fact, I don't even keep score when I ...
• Holland College suspends two programs, cuts eight jobs
  Holland College will offer two fewer full-time programs after the institution announced Thursday it would be suspending the Interactive ...
• Gaudet marks April 12 with run in honour of Terry Fox
  Michael Gaudet doesn’t describe the more than 50-km trek he made from Borden-Carleton to Charlottetown yesterday as merely a “run”, but as a ...
• Injury ices McQuaid
  It’s that time of year again for the Boston Bruins and Cornwall native Adam McQuaid. The team takes to the ice tonight for the first game in a ...
• They're Blue Jays now
  It was a night filled with teary eyes and warm memories. Friends and family members of the late Mitch MacLean and Tanner Craswell packed into ...
• Remembering the birth of a nation
  Islanders gathered at the Charlottetown cenotaph Saturday to remember a battle that symbolized the birth of a nation. Wartime songs and a parade, ...
• Dunphy plays waiting game
  After two successful years with the Holland College Hurricanes, star linebacker Marcus Dunphy is now playing the waiting game. After a private ...
• PCs hold double-barrel news conference
  The P.E.I. Progressive Conservative party announced plans Wednesday to fill the legislature with "Island Voices" once the spring ...
• Island NDP may see changes with new federal leader
  With Quebec MP Thomas Mulcair now carrying the torch of the national New Democratic Party, Islanders may see a boost in the party's ...
• Brookvale wraps up Island ski season
  BROOKVALE - Brave souls took to the hills at Brookvale Provincial Ski Park over the weekend for the ultimate test, with some coming out ...
• Cornwall council votes in favour of controversial...
  CORNWALL - Cornwall town council voted 4-2 in favour of a resolution Wednesday night to give preliminary approval for a controversial ...
• Rocket wasting no time before next year's takeoff
  After seven months filled with turbulence and few sunny breaks, the P.E.I. Rocket ended the 2011-2012 Quebec Major Junior Hockey League season ...
• Residents upset over plans for Sherwood apartment...
  Members of Charlottetown city council were bombarded with arguments for and against a proposed 24-unit apartment to be developed in a residential ...
• Stratford aims to keep budget on track despite...
  Despite a five per cent cut in funding from the province, Stratford finance and administration committee chair Randy Cooper said the municipality ...
• Brother impacted by Children's Wish still giving...
  You don’t have to look hard to see the impact the P.E.I. Chapter of the Children’s Wish Foundation has had on brothers DJ and Mark Scott growing ...
• Big skates to fill
  There’s no doubt next year’s UPEI men’s hockey Panthers roster will have some big skates to fill. A week after the Panthers went down fighting ...