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Why were long-term care facilities so hard hit by COVID-19? A new report from the Royal Society of Canada delves into that issue and aims to offer advice to policy-makers.

CODE COVID: What the pandemic has taught us about long-term care

Red dresses installed in Potlotek First Nation serve as a continued call for justice for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (MMIWG). The dresses have hung for over a year and some had signs attached. The MMIWG final report asked that all Canadians decolonize by learning the true history of Canada and the Indigenous history where they lived. OSCAR BAKER III/CAPE BRETON POST

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Judy Brown of Southampton stands beside a large sign she erected in front of her home. She said it’s a way for her community to send their thoughts to the victims of the Portapique shooting and their families. Darrell Cole – Amherst News

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The pandemic has had a huge impact on businesses around the globe. Many have struggled, while some others have thrived.

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Heavy ice conditions in a section of Notre Dame Bay - North Head to Cape Freels – has delayed the opening of the area’s lobster fishery until May 18.

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Richard Pellisier-Lush holds the National Indigenous Coaching Award he won in November.

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Many workplaces, such as restaurants and retail outlets, have been shuttered by the recent lockdown measures imposed in P.E.I. A significant number of workers in the service sector do not have access to paid sick leave.

Labour Federation, Greens call for paid sick leave in P.E.I. after outbreaks shutter businesses

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Three Rivers' staff and councillors are shown during a committee of council meeting at Kings Playhouse in Georgetown on Feb. 22.

Three Rivers questions whether to give its solar farm savings to Montague arena

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Today's picture of the day is by 15-year-old April Deng.

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Laura Winters is executive director of the St. John’s status of Women Council Women’s centre. TELEGRAM FILE PHOTO

IWD: #MeToo brought the conversation about sexual violence into the light, but action still needed

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Dr. Heather Morrison, P.E.I.'s chief public health officer, speaks during Sunday's COVID-19 briefing.

UPDATED: Five new COVID-19 cases lead to new restrictions in P.E.I. starting March 1, 2021

Logan MacLean
Updated 10 hours ago

P.E.I. has implemented new pandemic restrictions, including school closures, after five more cases of COVID-19 were announced at an unscheduled briefing on Sunday. Chief public health officer Dr. Heather Morrison said increasing measures beginning ...

Chief public health officer Dr. Heather Morrison provided an update Friday morning during an unscheduled briefing after five positive cases were identified in the last two days.

REPLAY: Six new COVID-19 cases confirmed in P.E.I. on Feb. 27, 2021

Ryan Ross
Updated a day ago

There are six new cases of COVID-19 in P.E.I. leading the province to enter its second circuit breaker of the pandemic. Chief public health officer Dr. Heather Morrison provided the update Saturday afternoon in an unscheduled briefing as the ...

Daniel Leith Stewart was sentenced on Tuesday in provincial court in Charlottetown.

Jail for drunk driver stuck in snowbank

Ryan Ross • The Guardian
Updated a day ago

A P.E.I. man whose vehicle was found stuck in a snowbank on the side of a road was sentenced recently to 20 days in jail for drunk driving. Jason Harold Smith appeared before Judge Nancy Orr in provincial court in Charlottetown where he entered ...

P.E.I. Provincial Court in Charlottetown. -File

Woman gets suspended sentence for breaching her probation

Ryan Ross • The Guardian
Updated a day ago

A Stratford woman who breached her probation by not reporting as required was recently given a suspended sentence. Jamie Lynn Gill, 34, appeared before Chief Judge Jeff Lantz in provincial court in Charlottetown where she pleaded guilty to ...

No jail time for probation breach

Ryan Ross • The Guardian
Updated Feb 27, 2021 at 4 p.m.

A P.E.I. man who didn’t report to his probation officer as required was recently given a suspended sentence. Michael Justin Petitpas, 30, appeared before Judge Nancy Orr in provincial court in Charlottetown where he pleaded guilty to ...

Woman jailed for toy theft in P.E.I.

Ryan Ross • The Guardian
Updated Feb 27, 2021 at 12:29 p.m.

A Tyne Valley woman who stole more than $1,000 worth of toys while she worked at Toys “R” Us in 2018 and then didn’t show up for court was sentenced recently to 90 days in jail. Megan Rena Hawkins, 33, appeared before Judge ...

Bridge closure possible early Sunday morning due to wind

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Updated Feb 27, 2021 at 11:19 a.m.

The Confederation Bridge may be restricting traffic on Sunday, Feb. 28. Weather forecasts predict wind conditions that could restrict traffic between approximately 3 a.m. and 2 p.m. The Confederation Bridge receives site-specific ...

Chief Public Health Officer Heather Morrison.

Presence of fentanyl in cannabis caused a death on P.E.I., CPHO reports

The Guardian

Updated Feb 26, 2021 at 8:15 p.m.

An accidental overdose death on P.E.I. was the result of a cannabis product mixed with fentanyl, methamphetamine, and a synthetic drug called W-18. The province's chief public health office (CPHO) stated that an investigation into the ...

Premier King speaks to media at the legislature. The premier said negotiations with the federal government over a new carbon pricing framework will likely not conclude before September.

P.E.I. home heating fuel, propane will not be exempt from carbon tax

Stu Neatby
Updated Feb 26, 2021 at 8:50 p.m.

Premier Dennis King is expecting the federal government to take a harder line on negotiations on the next round of carbon pricing and said home heating fuel and propane in P.E.I. will not be exempt after the fall. King also said the new agreement ...

International Women's Day 2021: Building an equal future in Atlantic Canada

Saltwire
Updated 5 hours ago

Editors Note: On March 8, we celebrate International Women's Day. In the week leading up to it, SaltWire Network is sharing stories written entirely by women that focus on this year’s theme: "A challenged world is an alert ...