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RCMP arrested three people and recovered some cocaine during their investigation of thefts of Jaguar in December. - File

P.E.I. RCMP arrest two for suspected impaired driving, fleeing police

Impaired driving charges are pending against two people after a traffic stop in Clyde River on Friday, April 12. Mounties say an RCMP Provincial Traffic Services Unit officer stopped a car for speeding during radar enforcement just after 1:30 ...

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Charlottetown's North River Road closed Tuesday and Wednesday for sewer connection

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A portion of North River Road in Charlottetown will be closed for six hours on Tuesday and Wednesday to make way for infrastructure work.

P.E.I. man charged with assaulting housing minister has court matter stayed

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Mark Anthony Brown, 63, who was charged with assaulting P.E.I. Housing Minister Rob Lantz, had the matter stayed on April 15 in provincial court in Charlottetown. The charge was stayed after Brown successfully completed the province's alternative measures program. File

Bright Side

How a mysterious wooden sign found outside Charlottetown store led to a $5,000 donation

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Charlottetown pickup truck fire uncovers stolen property, Stratford man arrested

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P.E.I. disability advocate is launching mentorship program to help people with cerebral palsy

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Opinion

A rail line near Orangedale, part of a railway corridor on Cape Breton Island that hasn't been in use since 2015. IAN NATHANSON/CAPE BRETON POST

LETTER: Light train study a great idea for CBRM

I am surprised at the response from local and provincial politicians regarding the end of the provincial subsidy for the unused portion of the derelict rail line in Cape Breton. It’s about time the line was abandoned and as a taxpayer I have a few ...

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GWYNNE DYER: Iran and Israel, a pantomime crisis, not a real war

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An anti-missile system operates after Iran launched drones and missiles towards Israel, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel April 14, 2024. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

BRIAN HODDER: We need to make a difference in the environment every day, not just Earth Day

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"While we can physically see most plastics that end up on land and clean them up, once it's broken down into microplastics, it becomes virtually invisible and will remain in our oceans for centuries," writes Brian Hodder. — Brian Yurasits/Unsplash

LETTERS: Thoughts on P.E.I. waste collection

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LETTER: Eclipse offered opportunity for reflection and connection

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VOICE OF THE PEOPLE: Germans saw Vimy as clear Canadian victory

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Business

P.E.I. man charged with assaulting housing minister has court matter stayed

A Charlottetown man has had his assault charge against P.E.I. Housing Minister Rob Lantz stayed in court. The accused – Mark Anthony Brown, 63 – had the common assault charge previously diverted to the province's alternative measures program. On ...

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Charlottetown pickup truck fire uncovers stolen property, Stratford man arrested

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The Campbellton RCMP are investigating a hit and run that killed a 77-year-old man on Thursday, Feb. 8. - File

'I get to do what I love'; Coxheath floral designer joining forces with Forrester Centre close to home

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Forrester Centre co-owner Shannon Forrester, left, and floral designer Katie Hodder in the "Krypt" section of the centre on March 30. Hodder, who is also a wedding and event planner, recently joined the Forrester Centre as its in-house design and planning specialist for its events, including specialty weddings and other private functions. Prior, Hodder ran the Family HeirBlooms flower shops in New Waterford and Membertou. LUKE DYMENT/CAPE BRETON POST

Six sites in Lobster Bay and Pubnico Harbour pre-approved for aquaculture development

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Canadian dollar could 'crater' if Bank of Canada cuts faster and deeper than the Fed, say economists

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Oil prices could breach $100 as Middle East conflict turns much more dangerous, analysts warn

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Lifestyles

Musician Aaron C. Lewis is hoping his stolen Larrivée guitar will turn up.
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Cape Breton musician Aaron Lewis recovers stolen guitar

SYDNEY, N.S. — It was the beloved guitar he’d longed for before finally finding it and it was stolen overnight Saturday. Cape Breton musician Aaron C. Lewis had mistakenly forgotten the guitar in his car on Alexander Street in Sydney after a gig in ...

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Regis and Joan Duffy donate to Holland College Thrive campaign

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Regis and Joan Duffy recently made a gift of $60,000 to Holland College’s Thrive Campaign. Contributed

'Punch Up' back at Cape Breton's Highland Arts Theatre

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The cast and crew of "Punch Up" from left: actor Tom Colford, rehearsal director Nicholas Porteous, actor Wesley J. Colford and actor Hilary Scott. Contributed photo by Kate Munro-Bergfeldt

The Owen Hann Keeping Music Alive concert returns to Summerside April 20

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Exhausting experience: ‘It’s the anxiety of not knowing what will be a trigger that day,’ says Islander with epilepsy

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Tackling the invisible: Atlantic Canadians navigate gender roles and invisible labour

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Sports

The P.E.I. Wave defeated Ontario Team One 4-1 to win the Eastern Canadian under-14 ringette championship in Charlottetown on April 14. It marked the first time a P.E.I. team has won an Eastern Canadian ringette championship at the under-14 level. Members of the Wave are, front row, from left, Sarah MacLean, Molly Casford, Airlie Matheson, Jessie MacDonald, Teagan McNeil, Allie Bailey, Klody Maud Mazerolle and Madeleine Breen. Back row, from left, are Brittney MacCormac (head coach), Terry MacCormac (assistant coach), Meleah Veld, Summer Britton, Mariah Ralph, Avery Andrews, Sadie Hughes, Sarah Dowling, Charlotte Trainor, Jenell Thompson, Peyton Richards, Georgia Fraser (assistant coach), Callie Veld (assistant coach) and Tyler Larter (assistant coach). Contributed

Wave becomes first P.E.I. team to win an Eastern Canadian ringette championship at U14 level

A group of young female ringette players made P.E.I. history on April 14. The P.E.I. Wave became the first team from Canada’s smallest province to win an Eastern Canadian ringette championship at the under-14 level. “It was amazing,” said Wave ...

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MHL PLAYOFFS: P.E.I.'s Western Capitals host Miramichi in Game 1 of final series April 20

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Summerside D. Alex MacDonald Ford Western Capitals goaltender Drew Sim makes a save as defenceman Jacob Squires defends against the Amherst Ramblers’ Alex Christmas, 91. The action took place in a recent Maritime Junior Hockey League (MHL) playoff game in Summerside. The Caps won the series versus Amherst in six games and host the Miramichi Timberwolves in Game 1 of the best-of-seven league final series on April 20 at 7 p.m. Jason Simmonds • The Guardian

P.E.I.'s Gardiner MacDougall talks about opportunity to coach Canadian under-18 team at world championship

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UNB Reds head coach Gardiner MacDougall follows the play during an Atlantic University Sport (AUS) Men’s Hockey Conference game during the 2023-24 season. MacDougall, from Bedeque, P.E.I., has been named head coach of Team Canada for the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) world under-18 championship in Finland from April 25 to May 5. James West Photo/For UNB Athletics

MHL PLAYOFFS: P.E.I.'s Western Capitals post series-clinching win in double overtime

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FIDDLER'S FACTS: Kensington Wild heading to Canadian U18 hockey ch’ship

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P.E.I. player, coach part of Team Canada U17 female field hockey team for Netherlands tour

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Canada

Robert Regular attended Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court Wednesday, April 10 for the third day of his sexual assault trial.

Defence calls its first witnesses at sexual assault trial of lawyer Robert Regular in St. John's

On Monday Robert Regular’s defence team called his longtime office manager and accountant as their first witnesses at trial, taking the court through appointment schedules and invoices from his law firm, starting from the time he is accused of having ...

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Kirk Keeping pleads guilty in Grand Falls court to 2019 murder of Chantel John

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Chantel John (left) and her mother, Jennifer.

Charges against man, woman for longtime sexual violence against children in St. John's dismissed

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Not all harvesters happy with deal to get Newfoundland and Labrador snow crab fishery up and running

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N.L. legislature resumes with apology from Justice Minister John Hogan

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Cape Breton musician Aaron Lewis recovers stolen guitar

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World

A view from a helicopter shows a flooded area in the Kurgan Region, Russia, in this still image taken from video released April 9, 2024. Russian Emergencies Ministry/Handout via

Nearly 1,000 houses, plots flooded in Russia's Kurgan region

(Reuters) - Some 990 houses and residential plots have been flooded in Russia's Kurgan region straddling the Tobol River near the border with Kazakhstan, the emergency ministry said on Tuesday, as officials said water levels continued to rise ...

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Australia's Juukan Gorge yields up rare Tasmanian Devil tooth

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Tasmanian Devils fight in their enclosure before the first shipment of healthy and genetically diverse devils to the island state of Tasmania are sent from the Devil Ark sanctuary in Barrington Tops on Australia's mainland, November 17, 2015.

China's Xi tells Germany's Scholz to seek 'common ground'

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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz attends a press conference following a meeting with Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze, in Berlin, Germany, April 12, 2024.

Russia's prosecutor general arrives in Cuba for bilateral talks

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Native American group seeks to overturn US court ruling on Rio's Arizona copper mine

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South Korea foreign ministry summons Japan diplomat over disputed islands

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How a mysterious wooden sign found outside Charlottetown store led to a $5,000 donation

P.E.I. man charged with assaulting housing minister has court matter stayed

Wave becomes first P.E.I. team to win an Eastern Canadian ringette championship at U14 level

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P.E.I. disability advocate is launching mentorship program to help people with cerebral palsy

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P.E.I. RCMP arrest two for suspected impaired driving, fleeing police

Charlottetown's North River Road closed Tuesday and Wednesday for sewer connection

P.E.I. man charged with assaulting housing minister has court matter stayed

How a mysterious wooden sign found outside Charlottetown store led to a $5,000 donation

Charlottetown pickup truck fire uncovers stolen property, Stratford man arrested

P.E.I. disability advocate is launching mentorship program to help people with cerebral palsy

Opinion

LETTER: Light train study a great idea for CBRM

GWYNNE DYER: Iran and Israel, a pantomime crisis, not a real war

BRIAN HODDER: We need to make a difference in the environment every day, not just Earth Day

LETTERS: Thoughts on P.E.I. waste collection

LETTER: Eclipse offered opportunity for reflection and connection

VOICE OF THE PEOPLE: Germans saw Vimy as clear Canadian victory

Business

P.E.I. man charged with assaulting housing minister has court matter stayed

Charlottetown pickup truck fire uncovers stolen property, Stratford man arrested

'I get to do what I love'; Coxheath floral designer joining forces with Forrester Centre close to home

Six sites in Lobster Bay and Pubnico Harbour pre-approved for aquaculture development

Canadian dollar could 'crater' if Bank of Canada cuts faster and deeper than the Fed, say economists

Oil prices could breach $100 as Middle East conflict turns much more dangerous, analysts warn

Lifestyles

Cape Breton musician Aaron Lewis recovers stolen guitar

Regis and Joan Duffy donate to Holland College Thrive campaign

'Punch Up' back at Cape Breton's Highland Arts Theatre

The Owen Hann Keeping Music Alive concert returns to Summerside April 20

Exhausting experience: ‘It’s the anxiety of not knowing what will be a trigger that day,’ says Islander with epilepsy

Tackling the invisible: Atlantic Canadians navigate gender roles and invisible labour

Sports

Wave becomes first P.E.I. team to win an Eastern Canadian ringette championship at U14 level

MHL PLAYOFFS: P.E.I.'s Western Capitals host Miramichi in Game 1 of final series April 20

P.E.I.'s Gardiner MacDougall talks about opportunity to coach Canadian under-18 team at world championship

MHL PLAYOFFS: P.E.I.'s Western Capitals post series-clinching win in double overtime

FIDDLER'S FACTS: Kensington Wild heading to Canadian U18 hockey ch’ship

P.E.I. player, coach part of Team Canada U17 female field hockey team for Netherlands tour

Canada

Defence calls its first witnesses at sexual assault trial of lawyer Robert Regular in St. John's

Kirk Keeping pleads guilty in Grand Falls court to 2019 murder of Chantel John

Charges against man, woman for longtime sexual violence against children in St. John's dismissed

Not all harvesters happy with deal to get Newfoundland and Labrador snow crab fishery up and running

N.L. legislature resumes with apology from Justice Minister John Hogan

Cape Breton musician Aaron Lewis recovers stolen guitar

World

Nearly 1,000 houses, plots flooded in Russia's Kurgan region

Australia's Juukan Gorge yields up rare Tasmanian Devil tooth

China's Xi tells Germany's Scholz to seek 'common ground'

Russia's prosecutor general arrives in Cuba for bilateral talks

Native American group seeks to overturn US court ruling on Rio's Arizona copper mine

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