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PEI·First Person As a child in Cairo, Fairouz Gaballa loved the jubilant celebration that accompanied Ramadan. As an adult, the fasting month is harder — and that in itself is something that she’s learned to love. As a kid, I loved the jubilant celebration. Now, the fasting month is bothContinue Reading

PEI Fans of river otters are excited to see evidence the species’ numbers are growing locally, at least in one corner of Prince Edward Island. The water-loving mammals are making a comeback — after disappearing from the Island in the early 1900s. New rules in place to protect otters fromContinue Reading

PEI Sen. Brian Francis has renewed his call for the federal government to rename Confederation Bridge, which links Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick, an idea that received unanimous support in the P.E.I. legislature almost two years ago. ‘We just need to get on with it,’ says senator from P.E.I.’sContinue Reading

PEI Prince Edward Island’s new mental health and addictions emergency department — the first of its kind in Atlantic Canada — is being called a game-changer, monumental, and a long time coming by Health P.E.I. staff and patients.  ‘Inviting, welcoming’ service attached to QEH emergency department to open Feb. 27Continue Reading

PEI A P.E.I. teacher who works with students displaced by war and conflict spent two weeks in Ukraine with Ukrainian friends who have now made the Island their home. Ukrainian Canadian Congress-P.E.I. Branch is hosting a solidarity march on Saturday Nancy Russell · CBC News · Posted: Feb 22, 2024Continue Reading

PEI Sports organizations on P.E.I. are being encouraged to reach out to Indigenous youth across the Island and offer a no-commitment chance to try different types of athletic activity. A recent cultural workshop at Abegweit First Nation was a starting point. Organizers hope different leagues will offer ‘come-try’ sessions, ideallyContinue Reading

PEI The 27th annual Great Backyard Bird Count started Friday morning. Through the weekend, bird enthusiasts across Canada will be looking to help biologists track bird movements this winter. As little as 15 minutes counting birds contributes to ‘a big community effort’Kevin Yarr · CBC News · Posted: Feb 16,Continue Reading

PEI Three years ago, the P.E.I. government rolled out its new electric school buses with much fanfare. But school bus drivers say the buses are plagued with problems, leaving sometimes 16 to 18 of the buses in the shop at any one time. ‘We fully understand and expected that weContinue Reading

PEI Percy Downe from Prince Edward Island has walked back comments he made urging security checks on international students and immigrants from Gaza, but an advocacy group is still calling for his resignation. Advocacy group calls for Percy Downe to quit over ‘harmful, dangerous’ remarks Percy Downe reads his questionContinue Reading