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MacAulay’s Bakery and Delicatessen on Eden Street in the Midtown Plaza in Charlottetown was closed by P.E.I. health inspectors on April 22 for a number of violations, including the evidence of insects. Dave Stewart • The Guardian

Evidence of insects, rodents close down bakery, Chinese takeout in Charlottetown

Dave Stewart · Journalist |Updated 6 hours ago |4 min read Premium content

Two food establishments in Charlottetown were closed in April after provincial health inspectors identified violations during routine inspections. MacAulay’s Bakery and Delicatessen on Eden Street in the Midtown Plaza and Jenny & Lillian’s ...

Karla Bernard, interim Green party leader, said the party is currently “gauging interest” in candidates for a permanent leader. The party is slated to hold a leadership convention in May 2026. – Stu Neatby

P.E.I. Greens to hold leadership vote in May 2026

Stu Neatby · Journalist |Updated 9 hours ago |5 min read Premium content

It will be another two years before the Green Party of P.E.I. selects the leader to take it into the next election. A December 2023 document, obtained by SaltWire on April 23, details the rules of the party’s upcoming leadership race. The document ...

Bebee, 35, had been on the run since July 2023. He was wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for a charge of second degree murder in Toronto.

Nobody could find him after he shot a Toronto man last year. Then came the $100K award

National Post · Postmedia News |Updated 2 hours ago |3 min read Gallery Premium content

Michael Bebee is in custody a week after a $100,000 reward was offered for any tips leading to his arrest. Canada’s most wanted fugitive, Bebee, 35, had been on the run since July 2023. He was wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for a charge of second ...

Lude Meng, a temporary foreign worker in Prince Edward Island, made a complaint about sexual harassment in the workplace and was abruptly laid off last year. With the help from the Cooper Institute, she has been granted a work permit to continue working in Canada and is now waiting to hear back the result of her Canadian permanent residency application. Thinh Nguyen • The Guardian

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P.E.I. migrant worker speaks out, part 3: Worker and advocates say more protection needed for temporary foreign workers

Thinh Nguyen · Journalist |Updated 7 hours ago |9 min read Premium content

Editor's note: This is the final part of a three-part series following the story of a migrant worker and her efforts to get an open permit to work in P.E.I. after filing a complaint against her employer. P.E.I. migrant worker speaks out, part 1: ...

Lobster fishers in LFA 24 have had their season delayed by wind and wave action. The next decision to go out will be made on May 4. Contributed

2024 P.E.I. lobster fishing season delayed by bad weather

Dave Stewart · Journalist |Updated 23 hours ago |2 min read Premium content

It’s still unclear when P.E.I. lobster fishers on the north shore will begin their season. Setting day was to have been April 29 but has now been pushed back due to inclement weather on the water. A spokesperson with the federal government said the ...

Michael Bebee, 35, from Toronto, was arrested by Charlottetown Police Services at a business on Belvedere Avenue on Tuesday, April 30. - Contributed

Canada's most wanted murder suspect arrested in Charlottetown

Atlantic Briefs Desk |Updated a day ago |2 min read Premium content

A 35-year-old Toronto man atop the list of Canada's 25 most wanted persons has been arrested in Charlottetown. Just before 7:30 p.m., on April 30, Michael Bebee was safely arrested at a business on Belvedere Avenue in a joint operation led by the ...

White sharks have been identified as an endangered species and Fisheries and Oceans Canada has proposed a recovery strategy in Atlantic Canada. Heather Bowlby, Fisheries and Oceans Canada • Special to The Guardian

DFO proposes recovery strategy for endangered white sharks

Caitlin Coombes · Local Journalism Initiative reporter |Updated a day ago |4 min read

Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) has proposed a recovery strategy for white sharks in Atlantic Canada after 13 years of research.  The species has been identified as endangered under the Species at Risk Act since 2011, with an estimated population ...

Kevin Davis, 34, of South Winsloe, pleaded guilty on April 29 in provincial court in Charlottetown to 54 charges of knowingly making false employment insurance (EI) reports about earnings that resulted in him receiving more than $41,000 in overpayments. File

P.E.I. man pleads guilty to knowingly making 54 false EI reports

Terrence McEachern · Journalist |Updated a day ago |2 min read Premium content

A P.E.I. man has pleaded guilty to 54 charges of knowingly making false employment insurance (EI) reports about earnings that resulted in him receiving more than $41,000 in overpayments. Kevin Davis, 34, of South Winsloe, pleaded guilty to the ...

Some of the neighbours of the Community Outreach Centre at its new location on Park Street say they are worried. The centre has been operating at its new location for about a month. Logan MacLean • The Guardian

Safety concerns continue for Charlottetown residents near relocated outreach centre, but some see improvement

Logan MacLean · Journalist |Updated a day ago |4 min read Premium content

Some of the Community Outreach Centre’s new neighbours are not happy.  When Premier Dennis King’s government announced it would move the Community Outreach Centre to Park Street, residents in the area were not consulted, they say.  Now, the centre ...

Lude Meng, a temporary foreign worker in Prince Edward Island, made a complaint about sexual harassment in the workplace and was abruptly laid off last year, jeopardizing the life she was building for herself and her daughter in P.E.I. She then reached out to the Charlottetown-based Cooper Institute for assistance. Thinh Nguyen • The Guardian

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P.E.I. migrant worker speaks out, part 2: Worker assisted by Charlottetown group following workplace sexual harassment complaints

Thinh Nguyen · Journalist |Updated a day ago |9 min read Premium content

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is part 2 of a three-part series following the story of a migrant worker and her efforts to get an open permit to work in P.E.I. after filing a complaint against her employer. P.E.I. migrant worker speaks out, part 1: Temporary ...

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