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• Collapse of lobster strike fuels heated emotions
  LAUNCHING — The collapse of the six-day lobster strike had emotions fuming Tuesday as police responded to threats at a local harbour and angry ...
• Lobster talks fail
  A Mother’s Day emergency meeting to end the lobster strike has failed to bring both sides any closer to a settlement. After a two-hour meeting in ...
• No hauling P.E.I. lobsters for Mother’s Day
  GEORGETOWN — Finding a lobster for Mother’s Day will be tough after fishermen vowed Friday to continue their stay ashore battle for higher ...
• CUPE delegates join fishermen in protest against low...
  GEORGETOWN — Support continues to grow for the strike by P.E.I. lobster fishermen following another rally held here with over 300 people. Over ...
• UPDATE: P.E.I. lobster fishermen on strike
  A rally in Charlottetown that drew more than 700 fishermen to protest low lobster prices is the first-time in Island history the fishing industry ...
• UPDATE: Fishermen blocking ports, demanding higher...
  BEACH POINT – Kent Clements has to go west to feed his addiction. He needs to work in Alberta for much of the year so he can afford to come home ...
• Most P.E.I. lobster fishers 'on strike', tying up...
  The bulk of P.E.I. lobster fishers from ports around the province have taken the day off in protest of low prices and even some Nova Scotia and ...
• Montague volunteers prevent major forest fire
  MONTAGUE — Danny Thompson pulled off his fire jacket and his shirt was soaked in sweat. It was pouring down his reddened face as well as he ...
• Lobster fishermen may tie up their boats
  The P.E.I. Fishermen’s Association is gathering opinion among its members on how to respond to the low prices being offered for lobster and that ...
• Bad lobster prices could lead to boat tie-ups
  MONTAGUE – Two fishermen in the local grocery store here over the weekend couldn’t believe their eyes. “Take a look at that price,” said one ...
• Good prices for P.E.I. lobster starting to chill
  GEORGETOWN — Good weather and good catches are marking the start of the spring lobster season on P.E.I., but good prices — according to some ...
• Emergency service level biggest concern
  MONTAGUE – The sting of resentment against the province’s proposed health changes was apparent here last night and Health Minister Doug Currie ...
• Island lobster fishermen set traps with no clear...
  MONTAGUE — The weather is co-operating as the spring lobster fishery gets underway, but whether price joins the party is becomg more ...
• Celebrity chef skewers general apathy during North...
  FORTUNE — Celebrity chef Michael Smith is famous for stirring up gourmet meals, but his new “tell it like it is” recipe spiced up the annual ...
• Rarely bored
  MONTAGUE — Mark Morrison rarely gets bored. That’s because the 14 year old spends most of his time on one. Whether summer or winter, the local ...
• Mariner Seafood workers quickly finding employment
  MONTAGUE — Former workers from Mariner Seafoods are expected to have few problems finding employment elsewhere, a job fair confirmed here ...
• Canyon gives secret gift to P.E.I. child
  GEORGETOWN — A young disabled boy’s dream to play air guitar turned into more than he bargained for last week during a show at the Kings ...
• Souris meeting pitches importance of rural hospitals
  SOURIS - Health Minister Doug Currie didn’t need the ambulance parked outside or have to dash out the back door, but well over 500 people told ...
• Montague's Black Tuesday marks departure of federal...
  MONTAGUE — With the clock ticking, “Black Tuesday” marked the days 25 federal employees here are being forced to relocate to another province.The ...
• Premonition stops demolition of St. Peter's building
  ST. PETER’S — Others have gone by the wrecking ball, but not the rural school deemed surplus two years ago in this eastern north shore village. ...
• Sweetest maple syrup in 10 years, says P.E.I. sugar...
  WOODVILLE MILLS — Like a spring tonic, the “sweetest” sap in 10 years is dripping from sugar maples across Prince Edward Island. Rick MacPhee ...
• UPDATE: Recycling depot destroyed by fire near Montague
  MONTAGUE – They say that lightning never strikes twice. But that doesn’t hold for fire. Once again a cardboard and paper recycling ...
• Fish processing plant gets new lease on life
  NORTH LAKE — A fish processing plant here that left 100 people out of work when it closed last year will reopen this spring under new ownership. ...
• Hundreds cram Souris community hall to protest...
  SOURIS — Government plans to slash rural medical care has kicked open a hornet’s nest of controversy, but those organizing the protest are ...
• Hospital protest meeting draws huge crowd
  SOURIS — The Liberal government would have been hauled off to the emergency room here last night — if it was open — to check for a pulse, after ...
• Advocate urges united front to save P.E.I.'s rural...
  MONTAGUE - Heart attack victims may find better luck at the hockey rink than the local hospital after hours if the province continues on the road ...
• Souris residents upset over health care changes
  SOURIS — Changes in rural health care services are expected to unleash a public backlash here as officials wonder if government is really ...
• Size matters, P.E.I.'s Bearded Skipper tells minister
  When Canada’s federal minister of Fisheries and Oceans leaned on his lobster trap last weekend and asked if size matters, the Bearded Skipper ...
• Montague looking to grow
  MONTAGUE – The Town of Montague is going land hunting. After waiting four years for provincial action, eastern P.E.I.'s largest town is ...
• Women will shave their heads to help child dealing...
  MONTAGUE — Two Island women plan to shave their heads bald to help jump-start a cancer project to raise money for a four-year-old battling the ...