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A customer uses a gas pump at a filling station in Falls Church, Virginia, U.S., October 20, 2022.

Petroleum prices drop across P.E.I. on May 17, 2024

Petroleum prices decreased overnight in the most recent pricing adjustment by the Prince Edward Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission. Effective at 12:01 a.m. on May 17, the commission approved the following: the price of regular gasoline ...

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P.E.I. premier faces pressure from migrant workers, business owners over PNP changes

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P.E.I. Premier Dennis King speaks with Rupinder Pal Singh, a worker who immigrated to P.E.I. in hopes of obtaining permanent residency. Singh says many workers like him have been frustrated after the province announced it would be restricting PNP nominations for workers in the sales and service sectors. Stu Neatby • The Guardian

Summerside moving historic Bishop's Machine Shop building

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The City of Summerside is set to move Bishop's Machine Shop from Water Street to Summer Street. The building is the last remnant of one of the oldest commercial enterprises in the community, founded in 1873, and has served as a museum since 2006. Colin MacLean

P.E.I. man sentenced for climbing onto Salvation Army roof, escaping police custody

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UPEI’s 20 new med school seats will replace P.E.I.’s MUN, Dal seats

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P.E.I.'s classification system 'main barrier' to faster health hiring, internal report finds

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Opinion

Documents related to the Nova Scotia government's plan for the future of the province's coastline. - Francis Campbell

VOICE OF THE PEOPLE: N.S. government must get behind coastal protection

On May 11, The Chronicle Herald carried two well-written articles that were pertinent to the cause of proclaiming the Coastal Protection Act. One was written by Gail Lethbridge (Storm brewing over Coastal Protection Act) and the other by John DeMont ...

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BRUCE MacKINNON CARTOON: Bare minimum health care

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CHEERS AND JEERS: Jeers to foot dragging by the P.E.I. and federal governments

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It cost nearly $1 million to dredge the Malpeque Harbour in 2022. Since 2021, the DFO and the Malpeque Harbour Steering Committee have been in talks to find a more long-term solution for fishers. – SaltWire File Photo

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Business

P.E.I. premier faces pressure from migrant workers, business owners over PNP changes

P.E.I. Premier Dennis King faced pressure from both the streets and the Greater Charlottetown Area Chamber of Commerce delegates, pushing back on a decision to restrict immigration-level pathways for service sector workers. During a question and ...

Updated 52 minutes ago |7 min read

Ottawa pledges $10.1 million for P.E.I. childcare spaces

Updated 23 hours ago |1 min read

Early childhood educators and other licensed child-care staff will be seeing wage increases as well as health and pension benefit packages as part of $111 million in joint government funding.

Conservationist and former ASF president 'stood up for salmon,' didn't shy 'from tough battles'

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Bill Taylor, the president and CEO of the Atlantic Salmon Federation, releases a 20-pound specimen on the Cascapédia River in Quebec, near New Brunswick, last year.

'Pleased with the volume of bookings': CAT ferry starts new and longer season between N.S. and Maine

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Canada's housing market sees surge in listings, giving buyers' rare advantage

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Vatican urges caution over weeping Madonnas and other supposed apparitions

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Lifestyles

Cameron Gordon and Megan Connors showcase their talent at the audition round of “Canada’s Got Talent” on the OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino in Niagara Falls, Ont. The performance aired on CityTV in March. Screen grab

P.E.I. dancer with Down syndrome wraps up Canada’s Got Talent journey, aims for new heights

Two Prince Edward Islanders recently completed their journey on “Canada’s Got Talent,” but they promise this isn't the last P.E.I. will see of them. Cameron Gordon and Megan Connors wowed the judges and audience during the audition round with their ...

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'I can get better': Glovertown teen fought eight-year battle with depression, anxiety

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Kali Ash, 18 and her mother, Deanne Collins, mess around with the Janeway Telethon production team's equipment. Ash is one of four 2024 Janeway Kids, telling her story in support of the Janeway Telethon on June 1 and 2. - Contributed

Daily horoscope for May. 17, 2024

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In Photos

IN PHOTOS: Meals on 2 Wheels celebration in Sydney

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Persistence Theatre announces season highlighted by women’s play festival

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Children's fishing derby hitting the water at Wentworth Park on Saturday

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Sports

Moncton Wildcats president Robert K. Irving, right, welcomes new general manager Taylor MacDougall, left, and head coach Gardiner MacDougall to the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League team during a news conference at the Avenir Centre on May 15. Gardiner is from Bedeque, P.E.I. Jason Simmonds • The Guardian

QMJHL: Along with working alongside his son, P.E.I.'s Gardiner MacDougall bringing family approach to Moncton Wildcats

It wasn’t the only factor that figured in Gardiner MacDougall’s decision to join the Moncton Wildcats, but it was, without doubt, the biggest. The 64-year-old from Bedeque, P.E.I., was introduced as the head coach of the Quebec Maritimes Junior ...

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QMJHL: Father-son with P.E.I. connection named head coach, GM of Moncton Wildcats

Updated 23 hours ago |7 min read

Gardiner MacDougall, left, speaks at a news conference at the Avenir Centre in Moncton, N.B., after being introduced as the head coach of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League’s Moncton Wildcats. MacDougall is from Bedeque, P.E.I. Also seated at the head table are newly-named general manager Taylor MacDougall, centre, who is Gardiner’s son, and Wildcats president Robert K. Irving. Jason Simmonds • The Guardian

P.E.I.'s Gardiner MacDougall retires from UNB

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Gardiner MacDougall speaks during a news conference at the Aitken Centre in Fredericton on May 14. MacDougall, from Bedeque, P.E.I., officially retired as UNB men’s hockey head coach after 24 years during the news conference. Evan Richtsfeld/UNB Athletics

Two Prince Edward Islanders selected for Team Canada’s U20 female rugby team

Updated May. 14, 2024 |5 min read

Host Three Oaks teams sweep David Voye Memorial rugby tournament titles

Updated May. 14, 2024 |4 min read

In Photos

Summerside, P.E.I., hosts David Voye Memorial rugby tournament

Updated May. 13, 2024 |4 min read

Canada

'The average Canadian expects the court to take its own orders seriously,' says judge as he denies bail to man charged with harassing ex-partner

A St. John’s judge has denied bail to a man charged with harassing his ex-girlfriend, saying the accused failed to convince the court there’s no need to keep him in custody. Matthew Bartlett was charged with criminal harassment for repeatedly calling ...

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Weaker loonie may not deter Bank of Canada diverging from the Fed

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The Bank of Canada building is pictured in Ottawa June 1, 2010.

Man facing murder accessory charge in Annapolis County gets bail

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Barry Albert, 47, of Bridgewater went missing in August 2022. His remains were found near an abandoned ball diamond in Springfield, Annapolis County, in October 2022, and his death was determined to have been a homicide.

'Often an invisible injury': Brain injury workshop, concussion café being delivered in southwest N.S.

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A 'deceased serial killer' in Alberta: Police to reveal details Friday

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Car that crashed through Little Caesars in northwest Calgary barely missed students' lunch hour

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World

The flags of Germany and China are seen ahead of a meeting between German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Chinese Premier Li Qiang in Berlin, Germany, June 19, 2023.

German defence industry says it will need government help to reduce dependence on China

By Sabine Siebold BERLIN (Reuters) - German arms producers will need help from the government if they are to reduce their dependency on Chinese materials and still be able to compete with U.S. companies, Germany's defence industry association ...

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Putin queries political legitimacy of Ukrainian President Zelenskiy in absence of elections

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky waits to greet US Secretary of State prior to their meeting in Kyiv on May 14, 2024. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/Pool via

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P.E.I. premier faces pressure from migrant workers, business owners over PNP changes

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Opinion

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Canada's housing market sees surge in listings, giving buyers' rare advantage

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Lifestyles

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P.E.I.'s Gardiner MacDougall retires from UNB

Two Prince Edward Islanders selected for Team Canada’s U20 female rugby team

Host Three Oaks teams sweep David Voye Memorial rugby tournament titles

Summerside, P.E.I., hosts David Voye Memorial rugby tournament

Canada

'The average Canadian expects the court to take its own orders seriously,' says judge as he denies bail to man charged with harassing ex-partner

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