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Prince Edward Island’s minimum wage will increase by 70 cents to $13.70 per hour on April 1, 2022. The Employment Standards Board reviews minimum wage annually and provides their recommendation to Government after the review is complete. To read the board’s report, visit www...

Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced one new case of COVID-19 in Prince Edward Island. The individual is in their 60s and recently travelled outside of Prince Edward Island. Contact tracing is complete, and the individual is self-isolating. There is a...

Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced the easing of some public health measures, effective immediately. “Given the declining number of active cases in PEI, the region and country, increased access to rapid tests, and limited community transmission, we...

Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced two new cases of COVID-19 in Prince Edward Island. One individual is in their 40s and one individual is in their 30s. One is a contact of a previously reported case and the other has a history of recent travel...

Today, the Province released all three volumes of Public Accounts which include the audited financial results for government from the 2020-2021 fiscal year, and shows a deficit of $5.6M. Public Accounts is an annual financial summary and accountability report of the Government of...

Island communities continue to see the benefits of residents lending their voice through their participation in government agencies, boards and commissions. This month, 19 people were appointed or reappointed to four boards, including the newly created Anti-Racism Table. “It’s...

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital is responding to a school bus accident and has called a Code Orange meaning a response to a large number of patients. The accident involved Bus 49. The children who were on the bus are being transferred to hospital as a precaution and are all doing...

The Code Orange at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital has been cleared. Children are no longer being transferred to hospital as they have been cleared by Island EMS. A total of three children have been treated, but they are stable. “Thank you to QEH staff and physicians, partner...

Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced two new cases of COVID-19 in Prince Edward Island. The individuals are both in their 40s with a history of travel outside PEI. Contact tracing is complete, the individuals are self-isolating. There is a new flight...