Police investigate hit and run of 11-year-old boy
October 10, 2012
Posted by admin, in Prince Edward Island
Charlottetown police are investigating a hit and run Tuesday evening involving a child.
Peat moss company gets huge funding boost
October 10, 2012
Posted by admin, in Prince Edward Island
Northern Peat Ltd. in Ellerslie will be receiving a $215,000 grant from the provincial government and a $200,000 loan from Ottawa to help pay for new equipment.
School cop program in jeopardy
October 10, 2012
Posted by admin, in Prince Edward Island
A Charlottetown city councillor is calling on the province and school board to provide funding to extend a pilot project and keep a police officer at Colonel Gray Senior High School.
Elizabeth May supports P.E.I. TCH reroute protest
October 10, 2012
Posted by admin, in Prince Edward Island
Federal Green Party Leader Elizabeth May is speaking out in support of P.E.I.’s incoming Green Party Leader who was served trespassing papers during a protest Tuesday.
Protesters block tree-cutter at Trans-Canada site
October 10, 2012
Posted by admin, in Prince Edward Island
People protesting a re-routing of the Trans-Canada Highway west of Charlottetown were able to halt work temporarily once again Wednesday morning.
Employment Insurance reform
October 10, 2012
Posted by admin, in Prince Edward Island
The federal government takes a few steps back from changes in the way it claws back employment income from people receiving EI.
Not guilty decision in webcam sex assault case
October 10, 2012
Posted by admin, in Prince Edward Island
Dwayne Arthur Hawkes was acquitted in Summerside provincial court Wednesday morning of charges he sexually assaulted a woman in front of a webcam.
Woman saved by blood donations launches drive
October 10, 2012
Posted by admin, in Prince Edward Island
A P.E.I. woman whose life was saved by a blood transfusion earlier this year is launching a blood donation drive.
Rain fails to replenish Charlottetown water supply
October 10, 2012
Posted by admin, in Prince Edward Island
The wettest month ever recorded at Charlottetown Airport and rain that has continued into October has not been enough to replenish Charlottetown’s main source of water.
European seal cull called hypocritical
October 10, 2012
Posted by admin, in Prince Edward Island
The Canadian Sealers Association is slamming European politicians for allowing seals to be killed within their own borders, while banning Canadian products.