$5.5M 2023 Canada Games Legacy Fund to benefit sport in PEI
The 2023 Canada Games Host Society announced a 2023 Canada Games Legacy Fund on Monday. A financial surplus of $5.5-million was realized by the Host Society with the Games held on PEI last year, resulting in the largest Legacy Fund in Canada Games history. The Fund will provide funding for projects in sport that focu...
May 13, 2024
Five rescued after fishing boat runs aground in Malpeque Harbour
Five people were rescued after a mussel-fishing boat ran aground in rough seas off Malpeque Harbour. The 14-metre vessel ran aground on a sandbar and started taking on water Monday morning. R-C-M-P say a rescue Zodiac from the New London Fire Department was able to get all five fishermen off of the boat just after 9 ...
May 13, 2024
PEI RCMP stopped 6 impaired drivers on weekend
PEI RCMP say they stopped 6 impaired drivers on the weekend. On Friday night, a 62-year-old man was stopped at a traffic stop in Stratford and refused an alcohol breath demand; and a 28-year-old man was stopped for speeding in Bethel, which led to an impaired by an alcohol arrest. There were three incidents on Saturd...
May 13, 2024
Construction to keep Water Street East in Summerside to one lane at times until Thursday
An update from the City of Summerside regarding the East-West Housing Corridor construction. The City says Water Street East can be expected to be down to one lane at times until Thursday. The water pipeline installation was to be completed by end of the day Monday, and testing is to begin on Tuesday with the asphalt...
May 13, 2024
Family Violence Prevention Week in PEI
This is Family Violence Prevention Week, and this year's theme is Strong Beginnings: Resiliency in the Early Years. Communities and organizations across the Island will hold events throughout the week to generate discussion about family violence prevention, spread awareness, pay tribute to victims, and share tools and...
May 13, 2024
Convocation week at UPEI
UPEI is holding its Convocation ceremonies this week from Tuesday through Friday. Each ceremony will be held in the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre, starting at 10 am. For each ceremony-for the first time-the Eagle Feather, which was presented to the University by the Native Council of PEI in 2023, will be carried as par...
May 13, 2024
SPORTS - Sunday
Tyler Seguin and Logan Stankoven each scored twice as the Dallas Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-1 to take a 2-1 lead in their second-round N-H-L playoff series. Brady Skjei's power-play goal late in the third period snapped a 3-3 and lifted the Carolina Hurricanes to a 4-3 win over the New York Rangers to avoid el...
May 12, 2024
MV Saaremaa 1 to arrive in Caribou as early as May 22nd
Northumberland Ferries, which began service between Wood Islands and Caribou at the start of this month, says the MV Saaremaa 1 is due to arrive in Caribou as early as May 22nd. The MV Saaremaa has again been secured from its owners in Quebec, STQ, for service this season between PEI and Nova Scotia. The Saaremaa wil...
May 12, 2024
UPEI Faculty of Medicine CEO named a Top 50 CEO in Atlantic Canada
Paul Young, Chief Operating Officer for the UPEI Faculty of Medicine, was named one of the Top 50 CEOs in Atlantic Canada during an awards gala on Thursday in St. John's. The annual awards ceremony is hosted by Atlantic Business magazine, and the Top 50 CEO award acknowledges Young's work in leading the health-care in...
May 12, 2024
Charlottetown Police investigating as counterfeit American $100 bills surface
Charlottetown Police are advising of several reports of counterfeit American $100 bills being passed at local businesses on Saturday. The bills seized by police include an obvious discrepancy from real bills, and that is that they contain the phrase "movie prop use only."
May 12, 2024