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A 17-year-old youth was sentenced April 19 in provincial court in Georgetown in relation to the death of Tyson MacDonald. FILE

P.E.I. youth sentenced for misleading police after death of Tyson MacDonald

A 17-year-old youth has been sentenced to custody, community supervision and probation for providing false statements and misleading police in relation to the death of Tyson MacDonald. The youth appeared in Youth Justice Court in Georgetown on April ...

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Two bridges in rural P.E.I. closing for construction

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Cains Bridge on Route 2 in Prince County will be closed starting April 22 for repair work.

Cocaine, oxycodone seized, four arrested in Charlottetown drug bust

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Charlottetown Police Services arrested three men and a woman after officers seized cocaine, oxycodone/percocet, drug paraphernalia and $2,271 during a drug bust in the city on April 17. Contributed

P.E.I. has succeeded in hiring critical care PCH staff, but question of when Summerside hospital's ICU will reopen remains murky

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Single-vehicle accident claims life of Grand River, P.E.I., woman

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Charlottetown council votes to start heritage process on building against owner’s will

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Opinion

Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi looks on during a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, during Blinken's week-long trip aimed at calming tensions across the Middle East, in Amman, Jordan, January 7, 2024. Reuters file

COMMENTARY: Can a Jordanian solution help end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?

Henry Srebrnik Commentary In the wake of the Gaza war, the so-called two-state solution – an Israeli and Palestinian state side by side — has been resurrected. This idea dates back to at least 1937, when a British commission suggested a partition of ...

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A large flag of Nova Scotia, flies at half staff on memory of the victims on this the 4th anniversary of the Portapique mass killing, at Alderney Landing in Dartmouth Thursday April 18, 2024.

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Business

Richard Paquet is owner of The Knotty Pretzel, which operated at the Downtown Farmers’ and Artisans’ Market on Queen Street. - Contributed

Food vendors no longer allowed at downtown Charlottetown market say they are disappointed

For Sandra Sunil and her family at 4S Catering, the news was a surprise. They are one of eight food vendors at the Downtown Farmers’ and Artisans' Market in Charlottetown that will not be able to operate at the market this year. The vendors all ...

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Former P.E.I. environment minister raises risks of saltwater getting into drinking water

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Brad Trivers, a former Minister of Environment, raised the issue of saltwater intrusion on the province’s groundwater from coastal areas due to erosion. – Stu Neatby

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Lifestyles

Cape Breton singer-songwriter Bruce Guthro, who passed away last September, will posthumously receive the Director's Special Achievement Award on Thursday, May 2 at the 2024 East Coast Music Awards. CONTRIBUTED/EAST COAST MUSIC ASSOCIATION

Two Cape Breton music industry greats to be honoured at 2024 ECMAs

The East Coast Music Association (ECMA) is set to honour two well-known Cape Breton music industry members, Bruce Guthro and Stephen Muise, next month at the annual awards ceremony in Charlottetown, P.E.I. Bruce Guthro, who passed away last ...

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Cape Breton Music Industry Hall of Fame to announce 2024 inductees next week

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Federal and provincial governments have announced funding aimed at nurturing emerging local talent. With a total allocation of $145,000, the initiative is set to support the island's vibrant music industry via the Cape Breton Music Industry Cooperative (CBMIC).

‘Giving back feels amazing’: Shelter Movers is a volunteer-powered charitable organization that provides moving, storage services at no cost to individuals, families fleeing abuse

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A video still of Kathleen Ryan, volunteer driver with the P.E.I. Meals on Wheels program.

'She needs to be dressed up a little bit for her hundredth birthday': Historic N.L. church a finalist in the Next Great Save contest

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Haligonians make waves in international fashion scene

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Sports

Kensington Monaghan Farms Wild defenceman Luke Inman 2, looks to move the puck while the Charlottetown Bulk Carriers Knights’ Evan Nicholson, 18, applies pressure. The action took place during Game 4 of the best-of-seven P.E.I. major under-18 male hockey championship series at MacLauchlan Arena in Charlottetown on March 17. The Wild begins play at the Telus Cup Canadian under-18 hockey championship tournament in Membertou, N.S., on April 22.

Kensington Wild ready to take on Canada's best U18 teams at Telus Cup

After winning the P.E.I. and Atlantic championships, the Kensington Monaghan Farms Wild will write the team’s final chapter to the 2023-24 season at the Telus Cup. The Wild travels to Membertou, N.S., on April 20 and begins play in the six-team ...

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MHL PLAYOFFS: P.E.I.'s Western Capitals begin drive for sixth league title on home ice

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Summerside D. Alex MacDonald Ford Western Capitals defenceman Lincoln Waugh, right, defends against Amherst Ramblers forward Liam Dutcher, 12, as Caps forward Reid Vos, front, hustles back. The action took place in a Maritime Junior Hockey League (MHL) playoff game at the Island Petroleum Energy Centre on April 6. The Caps open the MHL final series against Miramichi on home ice April 20 at 7 p.m. Jason Simmonds • The Guardian

A look at P.E.I. teams competing in regional hockey championships

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MHL PLAYOFFS: P.E.I.’s Ross Martin enjoying successful first season as Miramichi Timberwolves GM

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Central Storm, Mid-Isle Wildcats ready for Atlantic U15 AAA female hockey championship in P.E.I.

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P.E.I.-champion Eastern Express focused on competing hard for 60 minutes at regional tournament in Montague

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Canada

The chair of Wellness Within, Natasha Hines, for Rankin story on her reaction to Minister John minimizing gender-based violence, in Halifax April 19, 2024.

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Advocacy groups speak out against N.S. justice minister’s dismissal of gender-based violence

Natasha Hines knows something about gender-based violence. She’s a nurse and chair of Wellness Within, a reproductive rights group. In those two roles she sees first-hand evidence that gender-based violence is an epidemic. “All organizations that ...

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Nova Scotia pauses immigration processing for restaurant and hotel workers

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Daisy Dong, the CEO of All-Lane Immigration, poses for a photo near her office on Spring Garden Road on Friday, April 19, 2024.
Ryan Taplin - The Chronicle Herald

Canada federal budget doesn't change fiscal track much - BoC

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Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem takes part in a news conference after announcing an interest rate decision in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada April 12, 2023.

Halifax child molester Myles Payne pleads guilty to breaching court orders

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'I’m excited to keep the ball rolling': Marco MacLeod representing PC Party in Pictou West by-election

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'I'm never going to see that money'; Cape Breton landlord calling for changes after tenants won't leave or pay rent

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World

A handout photograph, shot in January 2024, shows a woman and baby at the Zamzam displacement camp, close to El Fasher in North Darfur, Sudan. MSF/Mohamed Zakaria/Handout via

UN warns 800,000 people in Sudan city in 'extreme, immediate danger'

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Some 800,000 people in a Sudanese city are in "extreme and immediate danger" as worsening violence advances and threatens to "unleash bloody intercommunal strife throughout Darfur," top U.N. officials warned the ...

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Chad air force chief orders US to halt activities at army base, letter shows

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US State Dept 'fully expects' to finalize new AUKUS trade exemptions in next 120 days

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U.S. President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak deliver remarks on the Australia - United Kingdom - U.S. (AUKUS) partnership, after a trilateral meeting, at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego, California U.S. March 13, 2023.

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P.E.I. youth sentenced for misleading police after death of Tyson MacDonald

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P.E.I. youth sentenced for misleading police after death of Tyson MacDonald

Two bridges in rural P.E.I. closing for construction

Cocaine, oxycodone seized, four arrested in Charlottetown drug bust

P.E.I. has succeeded in hiring critical care PCH staff, but question of when Summerside hospital's ICU will reopen remains murky

Single-vehicle accident claims life of Grand River, P.E.I., woman

Charlottetown council votes to start heritage process on building against owner’s will

Opinion

COMMENTARY: Can a Jordanian solution help end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?

DAVID DELANEY: Feeling unwelcome in public buildings

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Business

Food vendors no longer allowed at downtown Charlottetown market say they are disappointed

Former P.E.I. environment minister raises risks of saltwater getting into drinking water

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Lifestyles

Two Cape Breton music industry greats to be honoured at 2024 ECMAs

Cape Breton Music Industry Hall of Fame to announce 2024 inductees next week

‘Giving back feels amazing’: Shelter Movers is a volunteer-powered charitable organization that provides moving, storage services at no cost to individuals, families fleeing abuse

'She needs to be dressed up a little bit for her hundredth birthday': Historic N.L. church a finalist in the Next Great Save contest

Haligonians make waves in international fashion scene

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Sports

Kensington Wild ready to take on Canada's best U18 teams at Telus Cup

MHL PLAYOFFS: P.E.I.'s Western Capitals begin drive for sixth league title on home ice

A look at P.E.I. teams competing in regional hockey championships

MHL PLAYOFFS: P.E.I.’s Ross Martin enjoying successful first season as Miramichi Timberwolves GM

Central Storm, Mid-Isle Wildcats ready for Atlantic U15 AAA female hockey championship in P.E.I.

P.E.I.-champion Eastern Express focused on competing hard for 60 minutes at regional tournament in Montague

Canada

Advocacy groups speak out against N.S. justice minister’s dismissal of gender-based violence

Nova Scotia pauses immigration processing for restaurant and hotel workers

Canada federal budget doesn't change fiscal track much - BoC

Halifax child molester Myles Payne pleads guilty to breaching court orders

'I’m excited to keep the ball rolling': Marco MacLeod representing PC Party in Pictou West by-election

'I'm never going to see that money'; Cape Breton landlord calling for changes after tenants won't leave or pay rent

World

UN warns 800,000 people in Sudan city in 'extreme, immediate danger'

Chad air force chief orders US to halt activities at army base, letter shows

US State Dept 'fully expects' to finalize new AUKUS trade exemptions in next 120 days

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