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Theatre group holds giveaway in Charlottetown on June 2

ACT (a community theatre) is holding a giveaway at its Beach Street location in Charlottetown on June 2 in preparation for relocating to a new, smaller storage space. As board members get set to move, they are reflecting on what the not-for-profit ...

Updated May. 31, 2024 |6 min read

Teen taken to hospital with serious injuries after colliding with truck in Urbainville

Updated May. 31, 2024 |1 min read

A 46-year-old man, who police believe was impaired, is in hospital after crashing his motorcycle on Whim Road, Saturday night.

Dry hunger strike ends as foreign workers in P.E.I. await resolution on immigration policy

Updated May. 31, 2024 |3 min read

Foreign workers who have been on a dry hunger strike protesting the province's new immigration policy, had their first sip of water in days after suspending the hunger strike on May 31. Navpreet Navpreet, one of the protestors, said the organizers have met with provincial immigration officers and they have agreed to stop the dry hunger strike while they work to address their concerns. Vivian Ulinwa • SaltWire

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Updated May. 31, 2024 |5 min read

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Dry hunger strike ends as foreign workers in P.E.I. await resolution on immigration policy

A group of foreign workers in P.E.I., who have been on a dry hunger strike to protest the province's new immigration policy, say they will suspend the dry hunger strike but not their protest. Some of them will finally get their first sip of water and ...

Updated May. 31, 2024 |3 min read

Historic Irving Oil property in Charlottetown could become EV charging station and café

Updated May. 31, 2024 |6 min read

The old Irving Oil gas station at the corner of Queen and Euston streets in Charlottetown may turn into an EV charging station and café under a proposal the City of Charlottetown posted publicly in error on May 29. Dave Stewart • The Guardian

THE WRAP: Joey Bats on the box, Java Blend talks and the grocer’s code of conduct

Updated May. 31, 2024 |5 min read

Jose Bautista of the Toronto Blue Jays hits a three-run homer against the Texas Rangers in Game 5 of the American League Division Series in Toronto on Wednesday, October 14, 2015.

Halifax (re) connects with Reykjavik: Icelandair flights resume

Updated May. 31, 2024 |1 min read

Record catches as commercial lobster season ends in southwestern Nova Scotia

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Jaskaran Singh owns Fades by Jazz, a barbershop in downtown Charlottetown. He started his salon in 2022 after relocating to Charlottetown from Toronto in 2020. Vivian Ulinwa/SaltWire

20 QUESTIONS: With P.E.I. barber Jaskaran Singh

Jaskaran Singh owns Fades by Jazz, a barbershop in downtown Charlottetown. He moved to Vancouver, B.C., from India when he was 16. He attended high school in Vancouver and then moved to Toronto for college. Singh relocated to Charlottetown from ...

Updated May. 27, 2024 |6 min read

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Living on the edge: Sydney school teaches art of sword fighting

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The Forge: Western Martial Arts co-founder and instructor Mark Winkelman, centre, watches as students John Petrie, left, and Derek Stewart practise during a class in Sydney. Chris Connors/Cape Breton Post

Charlottetown announces 2024 Canada Day activities in Victoria Park

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Sports

Charlottetown Gaudet’s Auto Body Islanders designated hitter Logan Gallant and Moncton Mets catcher John Hamowitz await a pitch in a New Brunswick Senior Baseball League (NBSBL) game at Memorial Field in Charlottetown on May 21. Gallant recorded two hits in three at-bats. Jason Simmonds • The Guardian

NBSBL: P.E.I.'s Charlottetown Islanders take advantage of errors in Game 2 of doubleheader against Saint John

The Charlottetown Gaudet’s Auto Body Islanders took advantage of scoring opportunities in Game 2 of a New Brunswick Senior Baseball League (NBSBL) doubleheader against the host Saint John Alpines on June 1. After being held to four hits in a 4-2 loss ...

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P.E.I.'s Jeremy McKenna takes over scoring lead in ECHL playoffs

Updated 17 hours ago |1 min read

Kansas City Mavericks forward Jeremy McKenna makes his way to the bench to celebrate a goal during an ECHL game earlier this season. McKenna, from Summerside, is leading the ECHL in playoff scoring after the Mavericks split the first two games of the Kelly Cup final series over the weekend. Kansas City Mavericks Photo • Special to The Guardian

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P.E.I.'s Jeremy McKenna playing a big role in Kansas City Mavericks' run to ECHL final

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P.E.I. sports teams require accommodations

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Canada

Parishioner Doris Squires shows a pair of blue mugs at her assigned table at the Anglican Church of the Good Samaritan fundraiser garage sale for Guatemala on June 1.
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Things to know to help shape your week in Newfoundland and Labrador June 3

Recreation month Mount Pearl is celebrating recreation month with two free public swims on Saturday, June 8. Family swim will be held from 10:45-11:30 a.m. and a public swim will run from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Detour A detour will remain in place in St.

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Patients are being moved into the new Western Memorial Regional Hospital in Corner Brook

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Members of the patient transfer team bring an empty stretcher back down to the patient transfer area after getting a patient situated in their room at the new Western Memorial Regional Hospital in Corner Brook on Sunday, June 2, 2024. - Diane Crocker/SaltWire

St. John’s police stop to help pedestrian; find out he’s a burglar making a getaway

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The RNC says a man was shot during an apparent targeted home invasion by two masked intruders on Friday night, May 10, in west end St. John’s.

Court approves Northern Pulp agreement

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Shots fired at home in North Preston, RCMP say

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