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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

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 ...

Updated 8 hours ago |2 min read

Canada's most wanted murder suspect arrested in Charlottetown

Updated 9 hours ago |2 min read

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

DFO proposes recovery strategy for endangered white sharks

Updated 12 hours ago |4 min read

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

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

Updated 13 hours ago |2 min read

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

Updated 17 hours ago |4 min read

Special Report

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

Updated 18 hours ago |9 min read

Opinion

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced $13.3 million in agreements with the CBRM and Membertou by way of the Housing Accelerator Fund. From left, Sydney-Victoria MP Jaime Battiste, Membertou Chief Terry Paul, Trudeau, CBRM Mayor Amanda MacDougall-Merrill and Cape Breton Canso MP Mike Kelloway. Mitchell Ferguson/Cape Breton Post

LETTER: CBRM needs ‘action-oriented, consistent behaviour’ at the top

Re: ‘Homelessness in CBRM reason for concern, Cape Breton Post commentary, April 25. After reading Cape Breton Regional Municipality Mayor Amanda McDougall-Merrill’s above commentary in the Cape Breton Post, I believe she leaves behind some ...

Updated 11 hours ago |3 min read

COMMENTARY: P.E.I. businesses addicted to newcomer labour

Updated 12 hours ago |4 min read

P.E.I. Premier Dennis King spoke to members of the Greater Summerside Chamber of Commerce in 2023, where he heard labour shortages, including recruitment and retention, are one of the biggest challenges facing P.E.I. businesses. King will speak at the Charlottetown chamber's upcoming event on May 16. Kristin Gardiner • SaltWire file

LETTER: Keels was featured in 'The King Tide,' but community has important history in N.L.

Updated 17 hours ago |3 min read

The King Tide, directed by Christian Sparkes and filmed primarily in Keels, N.L. will be released this week.

JOHN DeMONT: Being young deserves to be golden

Updated a day ago |6 min read

BRUCE MacKINNON CARTOON: ‘Awaiting your reply’

Updated a day ago |1 min read

COMMENTARY: Patients inform new map for health-care transformation, policy makers just need to listen

Updated a day ago |4 min read

Business

In November 2023, sisters Alice and Lokki Ma opened Home is Here, a home and lifestyle store in downtown Summerside. They run it with their other sister, Jen, and cousin Jessica – not pictured. The family recently celebrated their store's grand opening. – Kristin Gardiner/SaltWire

Home is Here: Summerside siblings, cousin open new downtown business

After years of aspiring to open a business together, a Summerside family has done just that. In November 2023, siblings Alice, Lokki and Jen Ma, alongside their cousin, Jessica, opened Home is Here: a home and lifestyle store on Water Street. Inside ...

Updated 18 hours ago |8 min read

Loblaw profit increases as Canadians boycott the company

Updated 8 hours ago |5 min read

Pictured is the Southport Real Canadian Superstore.

Moncton golf course in receivership and up for sale

Updated 13 hours ago |2 min read

The Royal Oaks Golf Club in Moncton is in receivership. (via royaloaks.ca/)

New owner taking over Hubbards home-building outfit

Updated a day ago |4 min read

Newfoundland Whisky earns 'Best in Class' distinction at 2024 spirit competition

Updated 14 hours ago |1 min read

Standard Chartered Q1 profit rises 5.5%, beats estimates

Updated 6 minutes ago |1 min read

Lifestyles

PHOTO: Moving and Shaking in Cape Breton

Eight-month-old Remi Taylor smiles as she crawls along the mats during Movers and Shakers Story Time at the James McConnell Memorial Library in Sydney on Wednesday. Also seen are Kendra MacIsaac, left, holding her 14-month-old daughter Grace MacIsaac ...

Updated 5 hours ago |1 min read

From trash to treasure: Cape Bretoners love a good heavy garbage hunt

Updated 5 hours ago |7 min read

Heavy garbage is seen ready for pickup in New Waterford. Cape Breton Regional Municipality has said heavy garbage pickup will begin Monday, May 6. Prior to that some people collect reusable, repairable and working items from others' curbside trash piles. BARB SWEET/CAPE BRETON POST

Miramichi, N.B., woman ready to share the love after $675K Set for Life win

Updated 9 hours ago |2 min read

Geraldine Botterill bought four Set for Life tickets on April 22. One of them turned out to be a winner.

Haligonians help young immigrant entrepreneurs enter the arts space

Updated 9 hours ago |5 min read

VISIONS FROM OUR PAST: North Sydney in 1888

Updated 11 hours ago |1 min read

ANDY WALKER: A new atmosphere at the legislature

Updated 11 hours ago |3 min read

Sports

Summerside D. Alex MacDonald Ford Western Capitals goaltender Niko Boudreau, 33, calmly makes a glove save in the third period of a Maritime Junior Hockey League (MHL) game against the Miramichi Timberwolves at the Island Petroleum Energy Centre on April 30. Timberwolves forward Jeremy Duhamel, 25, and Caps defenceman William Irvine, 3, position themselves for a possible rebound as referee Tanner Doiron follows the play. The Caps won the game 2-1 in double overtime to cut Miramichi’s lead to 3-2 in the best-of-seven Metalfab Cup final series. Jason Simmonds • The Guardian

MHL PLAYOFFS: P.E.I.'s Western Capitals stay alive in MHL final

A basic play and an innocent-looking shot, clutch goaltending and perseverance kept the Summerside D. Alex MacDonald Ford Western Capitals’ season alive. Simon Mullen scored 1:59 into the second overtime period to lift the Caps to a 2-1 win over the ...

Updated 14 hours ago |10 min read

Kensington Wild head coach proud of way team competed at Telus Cup

Updated a day ago |5 min read

Kensington Monaghan Farms Wild forward Lucas Thibeau, 22, tracks the play during the P.E.I. major under-18 male hockey championship series against the Charlottetown Bulk Carriers Knights at MacLauchlan Arena in Charlottetown. Thibeau recorded three points in the Wild’s five games at the 2024 Telus Cup Canadian under-18 hockey championship in Membertou, N.S., last week. - Jason Simmonds/SaltWire

MHL PLAYOFFS: Suspension handed to Caps' Duquette

Updated a day ago |2 min read

P.E.I.'s Holland Hurricanes name baseball head coach

Updated a day ago |3 min read

MHL PLAYOFFS: P.E.I.'s Western Capitals in deep hole vs. Miramichi Timberwolves

Updated Apr. 29, 2024 |4 min read

Heartbreaking end for Kensington Vipers at Don Johnson Memorial Cup

Updated Apr. 29, 2024 |2 min read

Canada

Feds update policy, require public servants to work in office three days a week by September

The federal government has confirmed that it has updated its policy on remote work and will be requiring public servants to spend three days a week in the office by mid-September. The decision has been met with frustration from employees and ...

Updated 3 hours ago |6 min read

‘ENVIRONMENTAL TRAGEDY’: First Nations launch $4B lawsuit over Lake Winnipeg

Updated 3 hours ago |3 min read

Brokenhead Ojibway Nation Chief Gordon Bluesky

Former church purchased by Town of Gander for housing discussed in House of Assembly

Updated 4 hours ago |3 min read

Progressive Conservative Leader Tony Wakeham. -Juanita Mercer/The Telegram file photo

Chris Carter's St. John's sexual assault trial postponed for medical issue

Updated 4 hours ago |3 min read

Gaelic Nova Scotia Month kicks off in celebration of Gaels' heritage

Updated 5 hours ago |2 min read

Jail sentence and probation ordered; Cape Breton court report for May 1, 2024

Updated 5 hours ago |2 min read

World

Philippines summons Chinese diplomat over South China Sea flare-up

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' foreign ministry summoned a Chinese diplomat on Thursday to protest Beijing's use of water cannon against Filipino vessels at the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. "The Philippines protested ...

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Road collapse in southern China kills 36, reports state media

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Test tubes labelled "Bird Flu" and eggs are seen in this picture illustration, January 14, 2023.

Taiwan says may be hard to attend WHO assembly, Blinken offers support

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Solomon Islands picks China-friendly Manele as new prime minister

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Solomon Islands lawmakers select Manele as new prime minister

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

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

Local

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

Canada's most wanted murder suspect arrested in Charlottetown

DFO proposes recovery strategy for endangered white sharks

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

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

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

Opinion

LETTER: CBRM needs ‘action-oriented, consistent behaviour’ at the top

COMMENTARY: P.E.I. businesses addicted to newcomer labour

LETTER: Keels was featured in 'The King Tide,' but community has important history in N.L.

JOHN DeMONT: Being young deserves to be golden

BRUCE MacKINNON CARTOON: ‘Awaiting your reply’

COMMENTARY: Patients inform new map for health-care transformation, policy makers just need to listen

Business

Home is Here: Summerside siblings, cousin open new downtown business

Loblaw profit increases as Canadians boycott the company

Moncton golf course in receivership and up for sale

New owner taking over Hubbards home-building outfit

Newfoundland Whisky earns 'Best in Class' distinction at 2024 spirit competition

Standard Chartered Q1 profit rises 5.5%, beats estimates

Lifestyles

PHOTO: Moving and Shaking in Cape Breton

From trash to treasure: Cape Bretoners love a good heavy garbage hunt

Miramichi, N.B., woman ready to share the love after $675K Set for Life win

Haligonians help young immigrant entrepreneurs enter the arts space

VISIONS FROM OUR PAST: North Sydney in 1888

ANDY WALKER: A new atmosphere at the legislature

Sports

MHL PLAYOFFS: P.E.I.'s Western Capitals stay alive in MHL final

Kensington Wild head coach proud of way team competed at Telus Cup

MHL PLAYOFFS: Suspension handed to Caps' Duquette

P.E.I.'s Holland Hurricanes name baseball head coach

MHL PLAYOFFS: P.E.I.'s Western Capitals in deep hole vs. Miramichi Timberwolves

Heartbreaking end for Kensington Vipers at Don Johnson Memorial Cup

Canada

Feds update policy, require public servants to work in office three days a week by September

‘ENVIRONMENTAL TRAGEDY’: First Nations launch $4B lawsuit over Lake Winnipeg

Former church purchased by Town of Gander for housing discussed in House of Assembly

Chris Carter's St. John's sexual assault trial postponed for medical issue

Gaelic Nova Scotia Month kicks off in celebration of Gaels' heritage

Jail sentence and probation ordered; Cape Breton court report for May 1, 2024

World

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Road collapse in southern China kills 36, reports state media

Bird flu test shows meat supply is safe, USDA says

Taiwan says may be hard to attend WHO assembly, Blinken offers support

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