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News before 1996 is not available online.
Prince Edward Island will host a learning event on health promotion next month as part of a landmark international forum in Charlottetown on the subject. The Department of Health and Wellness’ Chief Public Health Office will host Your Work Matters in the Global Village October 18...
The following is a statement from Premier Wade MacLauchlan, Minister of Justice and Public Safety and Attorney General. A new report recognizing Prince Edward Island as having the top criminal justice system in Canada is a reminder of the access to justice we enjoy as a province...
Students in the Public Schools Branch (formerly the English Language School Board) and the French Language School Board have been evacuated to designated safe areas. Students will be bussed home at approximately 11:30 am as per the early closure plan. Parents wishing to pick up...
Atlantic ministers of education, post-secondary education and training committed to a number of actions to support public and post-secondary education students in the area of mental health and career transitioning. These were the major themes that emerged from their meeting of...
As a result of a threat to schools, all Prince Edward Island schools were evacuated on Wednesday, September 21. School emergency evacuation plans were activated with cooperation from Island police agencies and school administration. All students were moved from the facilities by...
I join Islanders in expressing relief and gratitude that all students and staff are safe following today’s events. We are thankful to our policing bodies for their efforts, led by the RCMP, in assessing the potential threat, immediately alerting the school system, and for their...
In the coming weeks, students and staff of Island schools will hear the peal of the alarm bell and take part in school-wide fire drills. It’s a familiar routine most will remember from bygone school days, but for some younger students it may be a new experience. The drills are...
A by-election to fill a recent vacancy in the District of Summerside-Wilmot will be held October 17. Premier Wade MacLauchlan made the announcement at the Silver Fox Community Complex following a Cabinet meeting this morning. “Holding the by-election in October will ensure...
The record pace in the tourism industry in 2016 showed no signs of slowing down in August, says Minister of Economic Development and Tourism Heath MacDonald. “The preliminary numbers reported by industry have the province on pace for the busiest August on record, and the third...
The City of Charlottetown continues the work necessary to complete the construction of the Miltonvale wellfield and connect the new system thanks to significant funding announcements from the Federal and Provincial government. The City has received funding from the Clean Water...