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Fires at two abandoned Freetown, P.E.I., area homes deemed suspicious

Mounties in P.E.I. are investigating two suspicious fires at abandoned homes in Freetown and Lower Freetown on Sunday, April 21. Around 1 p.m., the RCMP responded to the first fire at a house on Route 8, where the building was destroyed. About 15 ...

Updated 11 hours ago |1 min read

Downtown Charlottetown welcomes new community garden

Updated 14 hours ago |3 min read

John Moses, minister at Trinity United Church, stands in the green space area of the church, which will be turned into a community garden for people to grow their food. He said people can grow any food they want except for potatoes. Vivian Ulinwa/SaltWire

Centralized application for renters in P.E.I. could lead to privacy concerns, tenant blacklist: advocate

Updated 20 hours ago |5 min read

Ryan MacRae, an organizer with P.E.I. Fight for Affordable Housing, questions the intent behind a new application renters can use to reach a group of landlords. Logan MacLean • The Guardian

P.E.I. PCs vote down right to repair bill

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

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

Updated Apr. 19, 2024 |2 min read

Opinion

Past UN summits and global conventions on climate and the environment have failed to put the world on a path to sustainable development. Will the UN summit set for September be any different? Marcus Spiske • Unsplash

COMMENTARY: Will UN environment summit zero in on how we ended up where we are?

Palanisamy Nagarajan, emeritus professor of economics and an island studies teaching fellow at University of Prince Edward Island, provided the following opinion article. The 1972 Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment found: "A point has ...

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LETTER: Concerns raised regarding Pallet sheller safety

Updated 14 hours ago |1 min read

An example of a Pallet shelter village set up in Denver, Colo., containing 30 single-occupancy units. A similar setup is planned to be built in Whitney Pier sometime in February. CONTRIBUTED/PALLET SHELTERS

DAVID DELANEY: Domestic violence, epidemics and the Justice Minister's resignation

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On Tuesday the Department of Justice issued a press release saying Zimmer would be replaced as the judge overseeing the Desmond inquiry. Minister Brad Johns stated that the Desmond family and the public had been waiting more than five years for answers -- Francis Campbell photo

LETTER: Stalled Cape Breton library project shows council’s lack of ‘gumption’

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Business

Centralized application for renters in P.E.I. could lead to privacy concerns, tenant blacklist: advocate

Renters and landlords in P.E.I. have a new way to connect, but it could raise privacy concerns for tenants. In January, the Residential Rental Association of P.E.I. set up an application on its website where renters can reach more than 50 landlords ...

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Canada aims to attract Honda and others with EV tax incentives

Updated 12 hours ago |6 min read

Honda Motor Co's auto plant in Alliston, Ontario. Honda is reportedly close to a major EV deal with the Canadian government.

BDC employees paid over $250 million in bonuses since 2019: documents

Updated Apr. 20, 2024 |4 min read

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Canada's planned capital gains tax hike may choke mining startups, dealmakers say

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Canada cleans up nearly 700 metric tons of lost fishing gear from 2022 storm Fiona

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British grocery inflation dips to 3.2%, says Kantar

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Lifestyles

In these days of anxiety and uncertainty about so many things in life, we should all take the time to sit and sip, writes Rosemary Godin. CONTRIBUTED

ROSEMARY GODIN: Resurgence in tea parties taking hold in Cape Breton

People in Cape Breton are making a beeline straight to Granny's china cabinet. In these times when everything is more expensive, folks are discovering the economical joys of a simpler life and simpler times. It seems like the price of everything has ...

Updated 7 hours ago |5 min read

In Photos

Pinch Penny Fair returns to Confederation Centre of the Art

Updated 13 hours ago |7 min read

Wason Hemphill attends to buyers at his table, which he calls the trash and treasure table. He was one of the volunteer vendors who helped to sell items at the annual Pinch Penny Fair held at the Confederation Centre of the Arts on April 20. All items on his table were going for $2. Vivian Ulinwa/SaltWire

Saint John Imperial Theatre undergoing energy efficiency renovations

Updated 15 hours ago |2 min read

Imperial Theatre in Saint John, N.B. is seeing some renovations through funding from Canadian Heritage, ACOA and the province. - Imperial Theatre Facebook

Cape Breton cheerleaders win big at Canadian Cheer National Championship in Ontario

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In Photos

UPEI engineering students showcase creativity at annual design expo

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In Photos

Design talent on display in Charlottetown during P.E.I. fashion weekend

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Sports

Markham Waxers forward Tate Collins celebrates after putting the puck past Kensington Wild netminder George Gallant as the Telus Cup national under-18 hockey championship got underway Monday at the Membertou Sport and Wellness Centre. Looking on are Waxers forward Matthew Johnson and Wild defencemen Eddy Doyle (4) and Jacob Denomme (3). The Ontario-based Waxers edged the Wild of Prince Edward Island 7-6 to start the seven-day tournament, which features the top teams from across the country. CAPE BETON POST STAFF

P.E.I.'s Kensington Wild rally falls short in opening game at Telus Cup

A third-period comeback attempt by the Kensington Monaghan Farms Wild came up just short on April 22. The Wild trailed 3-0 after one period and 7-3 following 40 minutes of play, before scoring three goals before the third period was seven minutes old ...

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MHL PLAYOFFS: No officiating changes coming in final series

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Maritime Junior Hockey League president Connor Cameron says there will be no changes with who officiates games in the final series.

A perfect showing: Central Storm goes undefeated to win Atlantic U15 AAA female hockey title

Updated 12 hours ago |6 min read

The Charlottetown-based Central Storm celebrate and pose for a team photo after winning the 2024 Atlantic under-15 AAA female hockey championship in North Rustico on April 21. The Storm defeated Nova Scotia’s Metro Force West Citadels 7-3 in the gold-medal game. Contributed

P.E.I. teams earn medals at regional hockey championships

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MHL PLAYOFFS: Western Capital suspended two games

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MHL PLAYOFFS: Caps' Howatt provides OT heroics; Miramichi head coach calls for Nova Scotia officials to work MHL final

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Canada

Things have been quiet at the St. John's International Airport these past few days with no commercial aircraft travel because of a shortage of emergency staff at the airport fire hall.

St. John's International Airport activity uninterrupted as police investigate suspicious package

The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary’s explosives disposal unit was at the St. John’s International Airport early Monday morning after receiving a report of a suspicious package. Police were called to the airport around 6 a.m. to investigate the ...

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Town of Lark Harbour mourns loss of two lobster fishermen

Updated 6 hours ago |4 min read

A Canadian Coast Guard rescue boat was dispatched from the station in Lark Harbour to the Port au Port area on Sunday, April 21, 2024, after a lobster fishing boat capsized. Two men from the south shore Bay of Islands community lost their lives in the tragic accident. – Photo Courtesy of Sam Anderson

Telus Cup crowds have Membertou businesses prepared for busy week in Cape Breton

Updated 7 hours ago |6 min read

Magog Cantonniers hockey players and staff get lunch, courtesy of the Membertou Trade and Convention Centre, before their first day of Telus Cup gameplay at the Membertou Sports and Wellness Centre. The Membertou Trade and Convention Centre is providing lunch and dinner for all six teams throughout the tournament. Mitchell Ferguson/Cape Breton Post

CBRM sets heavy garbage pickup, Great Cape Breton Clean Up dates for early May

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Boy dies in homicide at Halifax Shopping Centre parkade

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Woman, 75, killed in single-vehicle crash near Bay d'Espoir, N.L.

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World

Truce crumbles in Sudanese army's last Darfur holdout

By Nafisa Eltahir and Khalid Abdelaziz CAIRO/DUBAI (Reuters) - Attacks around the Sudanese city of al-Fashir have shattered a truce that protected it from a year-old war, leading to warnings of a new wave of inter-communal violence and ...

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Swiss report large drop in frozen Russian assets

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Report: Staffer of Germany's AfD arrested over China espionage suspicions

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34,183 Palestinians killed in Israeli offensive on Gaza since Oct.7, Gaza health ministry says

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Russia warns Europe: if you take our assets, we have a response that will hurt

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Iran's Israel strike coincided with crackdown on dissent at home, activists say

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Fires at two abandoned Freetown, P.E.I., area homes deemed suspicious

Downtown Charlottetown welcomes new community garden

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P.E.I. PCs vote down right to repair bill

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

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Opinion

COMMENTARY: Will UN environment summit zero in on how we ended up where we are?

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Business

Centralized application for renters in P.E.I. could lead to privacy concerns, tenant blacklist: advocate

Canada aims to attract Honda and others with EV tax incentives

BDC employees paid over $250 million in bonuses since 2019: documents

Canada's planned capital gains tax hike may choke mining startups, dealmakers say

Canada cleans up nearly 700 metric tons of lost fishing gear from 2022 storm Fiona

British grocery inflation dips to 3.2%, says Kantar

Lifestyles

ROSEMARY GODIN: Resurgence in tea parties taking hold in Cape Breton

Pinch Penny Fair returns to Confederation Centre of the Art

Saint John Imperial Theatre undergoing energy efficiency renovations

Cape Breton cheerleaders win big at Canadian Cheer National Championship in Ontario

UPEI engineering students showcase creativity at annual design expo

Design talent on display in Charlottetown during P.E.I. fashion weekend

Sports

P.E.I.'s Kensington Wild rally falls short in opening game at Telus Cup

MHL PLAYOFFS: No officiating changes coming in final series

A perfect showing: Central Storm goes undefeated to win Atlantic U15 AAA female hockey title

P.E.I. teams earn medals at regional hockey championships

MHL PLAYOFFS: Western Capital suspended two games

MHL PLAYOFFS: Caps' Howatt provides OT heroics; Miramichi head coach calls for Nova Scotia officials to work MHL final

Canada

St. John's International Airport activity uninterrupted as police investigate suspicious package

Town of Lark Harbour mourns loss of two lobster fishermen

Telus Cup crowds have Membertou businesses prepared for busy week in Cape Breton

CBRM sets heavy garbage pickup, Great Cape Breton Clean Up dates for early May

Boy dies in homicide at Halifax Shopping Centre parkade

Woman, 75, killed in single-vehicle crash near Bay d'Espoir, N.L.

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