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News before 1996 is not available online.
Students Sadie Sudsbury and Ashlyn Sanderson stand together, coloring beads and looping a length of cord into what looks like a complicated design. The Grade 7 students at East Wiltshire Intermediate School are practicing macrame techniques as part of ArtsSmarts, a national...
The PEI Emergency Measures Organization will be conducting a test alert on the Alert Ready system Wednesday, May 10, 2023. Alert Ready, the Canadian emergency alerting system, delivers critical information to television, radio, and compatible wireless devices to ensure that...
May 5 is National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG). It is a day to bring awareness and to recognize and honour the lost lives of Indigenous women and girls. “Today we reflect on and honour the lives of Indigenous women, girls and...
Today, Health and Wellness Minister Mark McLane and Health PEI CEO Dr. Michael Gardam issued the following joint statement regarding Health PEI and the PEI Nurses Union reaching a tentative agreement: “We are extremely pleased that Health PEI and the PEINU have come to a...
The historic Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III will take place May 6 at Westminster Abbey, London, United Kingdom. His Majesty will be crowned alongside The Queen Consort. His Majesty the King first visited Prince Edward Island as Prince of Wales in 1983 and traveled to...
High school students will get the chance to explore natural resource sciences and address the real-world challenge of adapting to a changing climate through the annual PEI Envirothon, coordinated by the province’s Forests, Fish and Wildlife division. The site for this year’s...
The province has extended the Rental Unit Property Tax Subsidy to help support landlords cover their increased costs without raising rents for Islanders. Since launching in January, 1,017 properties have been approved for the subsidy. “We do not want to see Islanders having to...
Effective Friday, July 1, 2023, equestrians will once again have access to some rural portions of the Confederation Trail. This year, access for equestrians will end on October 31, 2023, but this date may change based on fall trail conditions. Equestrians are permitted to use the...
The PEI Public Library Service has added an assortment of home and garden tools to its Library of Things collection so that all Islanders can access these types of tools for free. Anyone with a PEI Public Library card can have these items delivered to their local library branch...
Emergency Preparedness Week begins on May 7 and will give Islanders the opportunity to be better prepared for natural events and other emergencies. Emergency Preparedness Week (May 7 to May 13) is a national campaign that focuses on residents becoming more informed on what to do...