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New Provincial money means new beds for long-term care residents
The province is spending $1 million dollars on new beds for long-term care homes in the province. Most of the beds will go to Beach Grove Home in Charlottetown and Wedgewood Manor in Summerside, P.E.I. More
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Medical assistance in death focus of nurses' conference
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Medically-assisted dying will be the main topic of discussion at a nursing conference in Charlottetown Friday.
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Video This potato harvester sorts the rocks from the spuds
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A new harvester eliminates one of the more mundane tasks of the potato harvest — separating the rocks from the spuds.
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New Meet the new Anne of Green Gables: CBC series finds its star in Irish-Canadian actress
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The new take on the Lucy Maud Montgomery classic, called simply Anne, will air on CBC and Netflix in the U.S. next spring.
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Premier won't give threshold for change in electoral reform plebiscite
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It looks as though Islanders will vote in the upcoming plebiscite on electoral reform without knowing what government intends to do with the results — or whether there’s a threshold of support above which Premier Wade MacLauchlan will consider changes.
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Man up, P.E.I.! Campaign launches to end violence against women
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A new P.E.I. campaign is urging men to take a pledge and take action to end violence against women on the Island.
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Woman addresses gender gap issue to Commons committee — of all men
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The executive director of the St. John's Status of Women Council has raised concerns about the federal standing committee on finance she addressed recently in Charlottetown. Jenny Wright says there needs to be more gender parity on standing committees.
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Flo Rida, 'life of the party,' coming to Summerside
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Chart topping hip hop artist Flo Rida will make a concert stop in Summerside, P.E.I., in December.
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'Heavy, intense bands of rain' expected on P.E.I. overnight
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Two low pressure systems, one from the south and one from the west, will combine to bring heavy rains to P.E.I. overnight Friday.
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Careful construction: Replacing Greenwich's floating boardwalk
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Greenwich's much-photographed floating boardwalk is being replaced and Parks Canada is taking dozens of precautions to make sure the construction process doesn't harm the environmentally-sensitive area.
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P.E.I. getting fentanyl patch exchange program
A fentanyl patch exchange program should be in place in P.E.I. as early as the spring of 2017.
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Is it time to change? CBC P.E.I. to host public forum on electoral reform
CBC P.E.I. is holding a public forum on electoral reform on Thursday Oct. 27. at Stonepark Intermediate School at 7 p.m.
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'There's a big problem': Two-thirds of Tragically Hip tickets weren't sold directly to fans
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CBC’s Marketplace investigated why it’s so hard for fans to get good seats and found that only one-third of tickets for the Tragically Hip’s Man Machine Poem tour made it to fans at face value.
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Possible cougar DNA samples collected since 2003 to finally be tested
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A backlog at a University of Montreal labs means the possible evidence of cougars in New Brunswick has been locked away in a storage room for more than a decade.
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Maritime Electric in final stages of transmission line route proposal
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After conflict and subsequent community involvement, Maritime Electric has come up with two possible routes for the proposed New Glasgow substation and transmission line project.
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Fighting Taliban with perfume: Halifax entrepreneur's game-changing business model
Barb Stegemann turned a horrific event into a positive force, a company that is changing lives for the better around the world.
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Charlottetown Police lay charges in $20K diamond heist
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Charlottetown Police have charged two people in connection with a theft of $20,000 worth of diamonds from a city jewelry store.
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Photos Students with disabilities get chance to try out parasports with the pros
Students from kindergarten to Grade 12 got to try out adapted sports on Thursday, with the ParaSport Festival at UPEI.
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Analysis Voting options: Dual member proportional
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Dual member proportional is a brand new electoral model — and it's being pitched for use in P.E.I. in the upcoming plebiscite.
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Remains of Daniel Gareau found, say Charlottetown Police
Charlottetown Police say the remains of 48-year-old Daniel Gareau have been located.
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Islanders invited to help shape future of national park
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Parks Canada is asking for public input on how to maintain and improve Prince Edward Island National Park — which it calls one of the finest and most extensive systems of protected natural and cultural heritage areas in the world.
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Physical inactivity, smoking and drinking issues for P.E.I. youth: School survey
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Bullying, substance abuse and lack of physical activity continue to be problems for P.E.I. youth, according to data collected from 8,500 students in grades five through 12.
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Energy audits cost slashed with government subsidy
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The P.E.I. government has announced a program for homeowners that will pay for half the cost of an energy audit.
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Meet the new Anne of Green Gables: CBC series finds its star in Irish-Canadian actress
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After taking in a disabled Haitian orphan, an Ottawa family makes an excruciating decision
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NDP Indigenous Affairs critics asking for more mental health services for northern Indigenous communities
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- Indigenous filmmakers need to control storytelling, says Jesse Wente
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- Meet the journalist who inspired Gord Downie and Joseph Boyden to write about Chanie Wenjack