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New Impaired driver allegedly kicked out police car window
Queens District RCMP say they've dealt with two impaired drivers in as many days. More
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New Pot plants, stolen trailer, fridge and lawnmower recovered in 2 busts
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RCMP found a marijuana grow-op inside a stolen camper, as well as other stolen items including a ride-on lawnmower, a welding generator and a fridge.
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New Advance voting in Summerside-Wilmot byelection begins tomorrow
The Summerside Chamber of Commerce says it's been unable to organize a local debate among the four candidates running in the byelection for District 21 Summerside-Wilmot.
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Photos 'Nothing short of phenomenal': Buddhist monks, nuns help 'scrub the tub' in Montague
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The Town and Country Aquatics Plus (TCAP) facility in Montague got help "scrubbing the tub" from monks and nuns on Thursday.
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Bagpiping school in Summerside gets $2.7M from federal government
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Summerside, P.E.I.'s College of Piping and Celtic Performance Arts of Canada is getting $2.7 million in funding from the federal government for a new performance space.
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P.E.I. financial growth will slump, still leading Atlantic Canada: BMO report
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BMO Financial Group is predicting economic growth in Prince Edward Island will be down in 2016 and remain well behind Canada as a whole in 2017.
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'How far can P.E.I. go?': Economist questions carbon tax demand
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Putting a price on carbon or establishing a cap and trade system is not necessarily a good idea for P.E.I., says the head of the Atlantic Provinces Economic Council.
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'I haven't felt that my vote's counted': Electoral reform committee in Charlottetown
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Prince Edward Islanders had the chance Thursday to voice their opinion on federal electoral reform.
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Vehicle windows smashed in Central Bedeque, police investigating
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RCMP in East Prince are asking the public for information after several vehicles were damaged in Central Bedeque, P.E.I.
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Aiming to keep children safe in Canada's most dangerous workplace
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A national conference on farm safety this week in Charlottetown focused on how to keep children safe in the country's most dangerous workplace.
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Family of 6 escapes house fire
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A family of six has been put out of their home following a fire Thursday afternoon in St. Peter's, P.E.I.
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Hundreds crowd Kinkora schools review meeting
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More than 200 people turned out for a meeting presented by P.E.I.'s Public School Branch on the future of the Kinkora family of schools.
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Senior citizen skydiving: Veronica MacDermid working on her bucket list
Veronica MacDermid is giving herself quite a present for turning 65: She's going skydiving for the first time.
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Paint work starts on Charlottetown's Eastlink Centre
The Eastlink Centre in Charlottetown is getting a long-needed fresh coat of paint, and that's a full coat too.
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Bluenose II preps for summer tour with travelling exhibit
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Nova Scotia's sailing ambassador is living up to its name. Bluenose II will leave the province next year and travel to Quebec City to celebrate Canada's 150th anniversary.
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Acupuncture alongside cancer care? Doctors divided over allowing alternatives into public health system
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Alternative health treatments are making their way into hospitals and universities, but not all health professionals support the idea.
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Opposition MLAs press Liberals over 'really questionable' need for Cornwall bypass
P.E.I. Transportation Minister Paula Biggar was peppered with questions from Opposition MLAs on Thursday about the Cornwall bypass.
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'When are payments coming?': Landowner in path of Cornwall bypass wants answers from province
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Ellen Jones is asking the province for answers, and quickly. The Cornwall business owner has been told her equestrian centre lies directly in the path of the soon-to-be built Cornwall bypass highway.
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'Size is not everything': UPEI president named chair of Association of Atlantic Universities
The president of the University of Prince Edward Island has been named chair of the Association of Atlantic Universities.
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'Be nice to somebody': Island school joins Compassion It campaign
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Grade 9 students at East Wiltshire school in Cornwall, P.E.I., kicked off a new campaign today called Compassion It, an international anti-bullying campaign with some unique wristbands.
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No new lease at former McCain fry plant in Borden-Carleton
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The P.E.I. government has rejected two offers on the McCain french fry plant in Borden-Carleton, which was closed in October 2014.
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'Talk about it, talk about it': Flash mob dances for mental-health awareness
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A group of Islanders in yellow shirts and high spirits descend on Victoria Row in Charlottetown to dance to Funkytown and to promote National Mental Illness Awareness Week.
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North River Fire Department won't pay interest on new truck thanks to Chase the Ace
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The North River Fire Department ended up with so much money from its Chase the Ace fundraiser that it's not only buying the fire truck it needed — it's saving money on the truck.
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Charlottetown youth report calls for better policing, moving farmers market
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Young people in Charlottetown are making a wide variety of recommendations to keep them from leaving the Island, including more police walking the beat, a new community space for artists and a new location for the farmers market.
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Musical celebration of Canada includes student poetry contest
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The P.E.I. Symphony is looking for poems from Island students as part of a musical celebration of Canada.
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Giant lobster roll recognized as world record
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A giant lobster roll built by the P.E.I. Fishermen's Association has been recognized by one world record tracking group, but a Guinness record remains elusive.
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Former P.E.I. Lieutenant-Governor Barbara Hagerman dies
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Barbara Hagerman, lieutenant-governor of P.E.I. from 2006 to 2011, has died.
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'3 years is a long time': Keeping the e-gaming issue alive a challenge
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The release of the P.E.I. auditor general's report into the province's failed attempt to become an e-gaming centre is big news this week, but opposition parties will face a challenge keeping it that way, says UPEI political scientist Don Desserud.
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School overcrowding fix can't be delayed, meeting told
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Parents who gathered at the P.E.I. Public School Branch's first meeting to discuss the review of the Colonel Gray family of schools heard some of the issues faced by Island schools are immediate.
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Video Are Islanders ready to cast their ballot? Your comments on the plebiscite
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There are just a few weeks before Islanders begin to cast their votes in the plebiscite for electoral reform. CBC asked people in downtown Charlottetown if they're ready to make the choice.
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The Butler Is in: Thanksgiving tips for being a good guest
Thanksgiving is an important event, and it's important to be a good guest if you're invited to dinner. Here are some worthwhile tips.
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Radio problems? Blame the sun
For a few minutes just past 3 p.m. over the next week, you may get poor radio reception, thanks to a seasonal lineup of the sun, a satellite, and your antenna.
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Government accused of hiding full scope of Phoenix fiasco
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The largest union representing federal public servants is demanding the government release updated information on the Phoenix payroll fiasco. The government has repeatedly said nearly 82,000 workers have had issues with their pay, but that number only includes workers who came forward with issues before July 1, 2016.
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Another cod-like collapse possible under DFO watch, says federal audit
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A new federal audit report warns another fish species collapse could happen again under the watch of Canada's Department of Fisheries and Oceans.
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E-gaming emails deleted, text messages not provided to AG
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P.E.I.’s auditor general Jane MacAdam said she didn’t set out to conduct a review of government’s records management procedures when she began her investigation into the province’s e-gaming initiative.
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'24/7 management': Diabetes policy needed in P.E.I. schools, association says
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P.E.I. schools need policies on how to help students with Type 1 diabetes, says the Canadian Diabetes Association.
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'I'll be wearing a bikini soon': More P.E.I. women choosing less invasive laparoscopic hysterectomy
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Laparoscopic hysterectomies have been offered on P.E.I. since 2010, and doctors say more women are choosing them because they are less invasive, and involve less recovery time.
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Walmart plastic bag fee applauded by Island Waste Management, but some shoppers skeptical
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Island Waste Management Corporation is applauding Walmart's move to start charging five cents for plastic bags, but some customers aren't convinced.
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Hurricane Matthew's gusting winds track north, bringing flood threat
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It's official: Yukoners going to polls on Nov. 7
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- Improve mental health services for Edmonton deportee, urges Black Lives Matter
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Come By Chance refinery director ordered to pay US$5.25M for 'fraudulent' fuel trades at prior job
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Getting by on minimum wage in Canada's biggest cities: Don Pittis
- Trudeau doubles Canada Summer Jobs spending, but student employment stays flat
- First Nations education a cash-strapped 'non-system,' bureaucrats tell minister
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- America's black president and its white supremacy: Neil Macdonald
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Dion offers Azer apology as Trudeau blames Tories for complicating case
- Reaching for the top while bashing the elites: Kellie Leitch picks up the cudgel
- Trudeau says Liberals not looking at raising federal minimum wage
- Canadian troops spending more time at front lines in Iraq as future of mission is unclear
- RCMP apology, $100 million compensation fund comes without harassers held accountable
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Canada's economy blows past expectations by adding 67,000 jobs in September
- Nortel executives continue drawing bonuses years after bankruptcy
- In the red: federal government posts narrow $1 billion deficit for 2015-16
- U.S. employers add 156,000 jobs as unemployment rate creeps up
- U.S. court reinstates Apple win over Samsung in patent case
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Acupuncture alongside cancer care? Doctors divided over allowing alternatives into public health system
- Woman who has baby with mom's womb: 'it's like science fiction'
- After taking in a disabled Haitian orphan, an Ottawa family makes an excruciating decision
- Sell the house to save the child: Family seeks mental-health care in U.S. for girl on wait list
- Ben Stiller's 'PSA saved my life' assertion questioned
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See it, stream it or skip it? New movies The Girl on the Train, The Birth of a Nation arrive in theatres
- Adele rocking out in a Blue Jays jersey is everything Toronto fans ever wanted
- From page to screen: Does The Girl on the Train follow in the novel's tracks?
- Kim Kardashian emerges after Paris robbery, but Keeping Up with the Kardashians on hold
- Too hot for Hamilton? Burlesque dancers fight back after bylaw bust
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Police tracking social media during protests stirs concerns in U.S.
- U.S. court reinstates Apple win over Samsung in patent case
- Woman who has baby with mom's womb: 'it's like science fiction'
- Apes show ability to recognize someone else's beliefs, study suggests
- Arctic Research Foundation went off course to find HMS Terror, sought permit later
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After taking in a disabled Haitian orphan, an Ottawa family makes an excruciating decision
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Cree lawyer wants to talk about alcohol in his Indigenous community
- Unresolved: Marjorie Lena Henderson
- Muskrat Falls protesters confront Dwight Ball, rally outside Nalcor Energy
- Flood of complaints prompts Whati chief to seek alternatives to Air Tindi
- Nearest high school a plane ride away for some First Nations students