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PEI The amount and duration of shore ice around Prince Edward Island has been changing in recent years, and researchers say shorter seasons are a concern because the ice provides a protective shield against winter storms and erosion. Ice season has shrunk from 10-15 weeks to an average of justContinue Reading

PEI For the first time in many decades, Prince Edward Island does not have an MP serving in a federal cabinet.  Most recent Islander in cabinet was Lawrence MacAulay, who isn’t running again. Carolyn Ryan · CBC News · Posted: Mar 14, 2025 12:00 PM EDT | Last Updated: MarchContinue Reading

PEI Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday announced the appointment of former P.E.I. Premier Dennis King as Canada’s ambassador to Ireland. King stepped down less than 2 weeks ago in a surprise resignation Alex MacIsaac · CBC News · Posted: Mar 03, 2025 10:31 AM EST | Last Updated: 1Continue Reading

PEI A program at the University of Prince Edward Island that trains French teachers is only about half-full, despite a nationwide shortage of French teachers. Lack of interest in teaching French is ‘very concerning,’ says UPEI co-ordinatorSara Fraser · CBC News · Posted: Feb 28, 2025 5:00 AM EST |Continue Reading

PEI Veterinarians on Prince Edward Island who have been monitoring the spread of avian influenza for years are encouraged by the federal government’s move to vaccinate people who are most at risk.  Risk of the H5N1 virus spreading to humans very low, says P.E.I.-based veterinarianStephen Brun · CBC News ·Continue Reading

PEI Flanked by members of his Progressive Conservative caucus and at times emotional, Dennis King called serving as P.E.I.’s premier ‘a privilege and an honour of a lifetime.’ Rob Lantz chosen to be premier and interim leader of P.E.I. Progressive Conservatives Stephen Brun · CBC News · Posted: Feb 20,Continue Reading

For Rupinder Kaur, the reality of life on Prince Edward Island is very different from what she imagined when she moved here last spring. Kaur is from India. Like so many foreign workers on P.E.I., who moved here with post-graduate work permits after finishing their studies elsewhere in Canada, Kaur fully expectedContinue Reading

PEI Smelling salts were originally developed to revive people who had lost consciousness, but today they are also being marketed toward athletes as an energy boost. They’re a common sight on the benches of NHL teams.  ‘We’re telling our children that it’s OK to sniff ammonia,’ says concerned grandmother StephenContinue Reading

PEI The number of Japanese visitors to P.E.I. has never returned to the levels seen before the COVID-19 pandemic, but some tourism operators hope a new animated series about Anne of Green Gables — and the attention it’s getting in Japan — will help. ‘We need new readers, younger readers and such a beautifulContinue Reading