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Charlottetown's caring meter program exceeds expectations
A new program of bright green donation boxes in the form of parking meters that went up in Charlottetown last May have brought in more revenue than expected. More
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'We're a contender:' Sprong sets sights on Memorial Cup with Islanders
He's playing hot, the team is winning, and Daniel Sprong is thinking about winning the Memorial Cup with the Charlottetown Islanders.
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'A little bit early': Mild P.E.I. weather has maple syrup taps flowing
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Unseasonably mild weather has P.E.I. maple syrup producers tapping trees earlier than usual — sap is already flowing and it's not even March.
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New rules in offing to eject MLAs from P.E.I. Legislature
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A committee of the P.E.I. Legislature is considering giving the speaker the power to eject members from the Legislature.
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'We want to keep talking': Parents continue lobby to save schools
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The last public meetings on possible school closures are now complete. But some parents aren't done yet voicing their concerns.
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Whooping cough outbreak on P.E.I.
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P.E.I. is experiencing an outbreak of whooping cough, officially known as pertussis, public health officials say, with 10 confirmed cases.
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Sixties Girls a girlhood romp by late-blooming P.E.I. playwright
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Sixties Girls is a new, mostly-true book written in the form of a play about a close friendship between two P.E.I. girls growing up in the 1960s.
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'They can't tell you where it hurts': AVC's wildlife program plans fundraiser
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The Atlantic Veterinary College Wildlife Service is looking to share the work it does with the public, and raise a little money for that work at the same time.
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Acadians look for electoral district 'to maintain our language and culture'
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Call it P.E.I.'s own distinct society: the chair of the community council in Wellington, P.E.I., Alcide Bernard, says he hopes the P.E.I. Electoral Boundaries Commission maintains a distinct district for Acadian Islanders.
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P.E.I.'s Daryl Brown wins $55K on day of cancer surgery
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Daryl Brown won $55,486 in a minor hockey 50/50 draw on the same day he underwent cancer surgery.
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Charlottetown calls for micro-grant proposals
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The City of Charlottetown is looking for people who have small ideas that could make a big impact on the sustainability of the community.
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Morell community criticizes proposed school rezoning
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P.E.I.'s Public Schools Branch held its last school review public meeting Monday evening at Morell Regional High School.
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Interactive Big melt follows big dump
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February on P.E.I. started with almost no snow on the ground, and is ending with very little snow on the ground.
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P.E.I. potato prices on a tear
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P.E.I. potatoes fetched good prices in 2016, continuing a trend that stretches back to 2004.
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Mother of invention: New system to predict horse's due date to pilot on P.E.I.
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UNB student Lisa Pfister knew from experience there was no good way to predict a mare's due date- so she invented one.
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Make HIV testing easier in Atlantic Canada with new insti-kits, professor advises
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Jacqueline Gahagan, interim director of the School of Health and Human Performance at Dalhousie, says there are new kits that will make HIV testing faster and easier that she'd like to see available in Atlantic Canadian pharmacies.
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Pharmacists say check with us first about medication side effects
Worried about your heartburn medication, or any medication? Talk to your pharmacist or doctor first, says PEI Pharmacists Association
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Legal challenge threatening autonomy of inshore fishery opens today
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The Federal Court of Canada began hearing a test case Tuesday in Ottawa that could overturn a decades-old policy that prevents a corporate takeover of inshore fishing licences in Atlantic Canada.
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'He smoked him': Saint John senior deliberately ran down pedestrian
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A 69-year-old Saint John man is behind bars awaiting sentencing after ramming his SUV into a pedestrian on the city's east side last Thursday morning.
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Island musician hopes CBC Searchlight shines on her in Ontario
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Moving from Charlottetown to Toronto to pursue her music career has put Island folk singer-songwriter Angelina MacKinnon in a much bigger pool of contestants in the CBC Searchlight contest.
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Boomer Gallant to retire from Compass in April
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After 31 years on CBC News: Compass, weather specialist Kevin “Boomer” Gallant will retire April 28.
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Dad upset after finding swastika image in child's surprise bag
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A P.E.I. father found a swastika image on sheet of children's stick-on tattoos in a surprise bag, prompting the distributor to recall the product.
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When in Rome: Charlottetown choir gets Vatican booking
Members of the Confederation Centre Youth Chorus are working hard to raise money for a big trip coming up in April.
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'Film is a universal language:' Islander worked on Oscar winner for best foreign film
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Not only did a Mahdi Selseleh help out on the set of one of this year's Oscar winners — he also helped one of the Iranian actors in The Salesman obtain a visa to the U.S.
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Islanders bake a difference for pets on National Cupcake Day
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Delicious cupcakes topped with pretty sprinkles and animal abuse may seem a stark juxtaposition, but that's exactly what National Cupcake Day is about.
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Festival for the Bog receives $15K from Canada 150
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A new festival celebrating where many in Charlottetown's black community once lived, called the Festival for the Bog, received $15,000 in funding from the federal government Monday.
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From $80K to $1M: Benefit celebrates success at The Guild
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The Guild in Charlottetown will hold its fifth annual Guild It and They Will Come fundraiser Monday night with a much more promising future than what it faced at the first event.
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P.E.I. hearing aid recycling program ready to hear from Islanders
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A new P.E.I. hearing aid recycling program is ready to take applications from Islanders only a month after launching.
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Trump says 'time for small thinking is over' in address to Congress
- Friendship on the rocks? China, North Korea clash over nuclear and chemical weapons
- Russia, China block UN resolution on Syrian sanctions
- Tunnels caught Israel off-guard in 2014 war, report says
- Malaysia charges 2 women with murder of Kim Jong-nam
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Tory debate sees agreement on more defence spending, killing carbon tax and tighter border control
- Grand opening of Vancouver's Trump Tower draws protesters, police
- Business, labour brace for changes to Ontario's workplace laws
- 'Breastfeeding bullies' keep up campaign that 'breast is best'
- What kind of home will $770K buy? It all depends on where you want to live
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Landlord pays high price for renter's medical marijuana grow-op
- Rotting rats, flies: Insurance repair disaster causes 'mega destruction' of dream home
- 'I just want my family': Woman says innocent paperwork error dashes immigration dreams
- Doctor who won't use 'monster' methadone loses right to treat opioid addicts
- 'I can't live like this anymore': B.C. woman requiring home support hasn't had bath in weeks
Analysis
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Do Canada's Conservatives want to join the populism parade?
- Britain's opposition 'in deep trouble' as Conservatives take 1 of 2 byelection seats
- Plenty of budget remedies offered as Liberals prepare prescription for ailing economy: Chris Hall
- Liberal backbenchers, Tory leadership hopefuls among Parliament's biggest dissenters
- 'Feeling squeezed out': Will a move to save Vancouver's housing past compromise its future?
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Tory debate sees agreement on more defence spending, killing carbon tax and tighter border control
- Reset or re-airing of grievances? What to expect from Trump's 1st speech to Congress
- Opposition MPs demand government fix RCMP's dangerous IT troubles
- TransCanada suspends $15B NAFTA suit on Keystone XL as project advances
- Report suggesting mercury still leaking near Grassy Narrows 'deeply concerning,' chief says
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How to buy a home the right way, according to CMHC
- TransCanada suspends $15B NAFTA suit on Keystone XL as project advances
- Live TV is coming to YouTube — unless you live in Canada
- Bermuda fines Sun Life unit $1.5M for compliance gaps
- More than a third of millennial homeowners hit their parents up to pay costs: HSBC survey
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'I feel like a failure': Moms still being shamed for choosing formula over breastfeeding
- 'Strong evidence' of link between obesity and some major cancers, new study finds
- Hospital's gender gap hasn't improved in 15 years
- Implant offers new help for blurry close-up vision
- 'Super-high' levels of mercury still leaking near Grassy Narrows, report suggests
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Live TV is coming to YouTube — unless you live in Canada
- Academy apologizes for Oscars best picture gaffe
- 'There's no joy there': Nothing funny about Trump, says CBC satirist Rick Mercer
- Osheaga 2017: The Weeknd, Muse, Lorde top eclectic lineup
- Like Netflix for video games? Microsoft announces Xbox Game Pass subscription service
Interactives
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'Everything was hurting so bad': How one Muslim man snuck across the U.S. border into Canada
- Obama wanted to improve U.S. image abroad — what went wrong?
- 'It's not such a secret anymore': Check out Episode 8 of Who Killed Alberta Williams?
- CBC goes to the front lines in the battle for Aleppo
- Kept in the dark: The story behind the kidnapping of Canadians John Ridsdel and Robert Hall
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Regina road to be renamed after Glen Anaquod, city council decides
- Indigenous women's centre in Sydney gets $40K grant as need for services grows
- Sudbury, Ont. researchers studying dementia in Indigenous populations
- Indian and Metis Friendship Centre loses funding, lays off staff
- Native 'sisters' post Craigslist ad looking for 'full status sperm donor'