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UPEI kicking off $15-million Robertson Library renovation fundraising campaign

UPEI is looking to raise $15 million to renovate the Robertson Library at the Charlottetown campus. Funds raised during the campaign are for upgrades to existing group and individual study spaces and renovate former storage areas to create new study ...

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Charlottetown doctor says trip to Ethiopia was life-changing

Updated 1 hour ago |6 min read

Dr. Sandra Jadin, a Charlottetown anesthesiologist, said her trip to Ethiopia last month renewed her faith in the health-care system and humanity. Dave Stewart • The Guardian

P.E.I. schools nearing capacity says public school director

Updated Apr. 26, 2024 |4 min read

The Public Schools Branch has launched a review of schools in the Charlottetown area because an increase in population is putting pressure on the facilities. For example, at Parkdale Elementary School, a French teacher must rotate from room to room because there is not enough classroom space. Carolyn Drake • The Guardian

UPEI launches 'fund- and friend-raising' initiative for new medical school facility

Updated Apr. 26, 2024 |3 min read

Cardigan, P.E.I., resident raises alarm over fish hatchery pipe extensions

Updated Apr. 26, 2024 |4 min read

Transgender flag creator Monica Helms visits P.E.I. on Canada-wide tour

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Opinion

"Running regularly has allowed me to remain healthy both physically and mentally and the endorphins released during running help me to deal with stress," writes Brian Hodder. - Venti Views/Unsplash

BRIAN HODDER: Why building physical activity into your daily routines can benefit your mental health

Throughout the majority of my career, I have worked closely with people who are living with challenges relating to their mental health. For some people, dealing with the symptoms of a mental illness has resulted in substance use, leading to ...

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COMMENTARY: Cameron was thriving before his illness made him lose hope

Updated Apr. 26, 2024 |5 min read

Cameron Haire, 26, was on medical leave from Nova Scotia Health when he was able to use his ID card to access pharmaceuticals to end his life. Contributed

RALPH SURETTE: A Maritimer for prime minister? Are you kidding?

Updated Apr. 25, 2024 |5 min read

Dominic LeBlanc, federal Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, also appeared more conciliatory, saying there are “unique” affordability challenges in Atlantic Canada after meetings in New Brunswick on July 18. - Stu Neatby

BRUCE MacKINNON CARTOON: Please play again

Updated Apr. 26, 2024 |1 min read

GAIL LETHBRIDGE: The dark side of Halifax's population boom

Updated Apr. 26, 2024 |4 min read

JOHN DeMONT: Are we doing enough for our most vulnerable newcomers?

Updated Apr. 26, 2024 |6 min read

Business

The fall lobster season for P.E.I. fishers will run from Aug. 9 until Oct. 10. File Photo.

Lobster setting day in Northumberland Strait pushed to April 27

Fisheries and Oceans Canada is delaying the start of the lobster fishing season in some parts of P.E.I. due to concerning weather conditions. Environment Canada’s marine forecast of westerly winds peaking at 35 knots is expected to affect wave levels ...

Updated Apr. 25, 2024 |1 min read

Prices at the Pumps: Some small relief, more for diesel

Updated Apr. 25, 2024 |1 min read

Union to launch boycott of Java Blend coffee shops in Halifax

Updated Apr. 25, 2024 |3 min read

CBRM throws its support behind new proposed solar gardens projects

Updated Apr. 25, 2024 |9 min read

Construction boom hits Moncton in first quarter of 2024

Updated Apr. 25, 2024 |2 min read

UMB Financial to buy Heartland Financial in $2 billion deal

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Lifestyles

Charlottetown's own Tara MacLean has been a singer and songwriter for more than 25 years. MacLean will have a chance to add to her list of accomplishments in May during the 2024 East Coast Music Awards, where she has secured three nominations. Contributed

20 QUESTIONS: With P.E.I. award-winning singer-songwriter Tara MacLean

Tara MacLean has been delighting audiences as an artist and performer for more than 25 years. Born and raised in Charlottetown until moving to B.C. as a child, MacLean now splits her time between the east and west coasts of Canada. She released her ...

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Mid-20th century Corner Brook and the Tablelands in Gros Morne provide the backdrop for virtual reality experiences being created here in N.L.

Updated 55 minutes ago |10 min read

St. John’s artist Andrea Cooper worked with Chelsea O’Hara and Dustin Boyce of DCXIX to bring her cinematic virtual reality piece, Gone, to life. – Contributed

'After 52 years of male leadership, it was time for a woman to take the lead': Connie Reid of Reidville answers 20 questions

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Connie Reid was appointed as the first female president of Professional Municipal Administrators (PMA) on April 10, 2024. - Contributed

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Sports

Kensington Moase Plumbing and Heating Vipers goaltender Noah Visser, 30, is ready for action during Game 4 of the P.E.I. junior B hockey championship series at Eastlink Centre in Charlottetown on March 24. Visser turned in a 41-save performance in the Vipers’ 3-2 loss to the Antigonish Bulldogs in the deciding game of the 2024 Don Johnson Memorial Cup Atlantic junior B championship in Mount Pearl, N.L., on April 28. Jason Simmonds • The Guardian

Heartbreaking end for Kensington Vipers at Don Johnson Memorial Cup

It was a heartbreaking end to the 2023-24 season for the Kensington Moase Plumbing and Heating Vipers on April 28. The Antigonish Bulldogs scored two unanswered third-period goals to edge the Vipers 3-2 in the 2024 Don Johnson Memorial Cup Atlantic ...

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P.E.I.'s Kensington Vipers advance to Don Johnson Memorial Cup final

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Pownal Ice Dogs drop close semifinal game at Maritime junior C hockey ch’ship

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TELUS CUP: P.E.I.'s Kensington Wild wins final round-robin game; Dickson top point-getter

Updated Apr. 27, 2024 |3 min read

P.E.I.'s Pownal Ice Dogs defeat N.S. at Maritime junior C hockey ch’ship

Updated Apr. 27, 2024 |1 min read

FIDDLER'S FACTS: NHL playoff injuries; controversy in MHL championship series

Updated Apr. 26, 2024 |4 min read

Canada

Saint John Police Force Const. Chris Messer, right, is seen with lawyer Barry Mason at the Saint John Law Courts for a 2022 hearing in his lawsuit against the province and Miramichi police chief Brian Cummings.

Judge dismisses long-running lawsuit by Saint John cop

There's nothing to prove that Miramichi's police chief and a prosecutor were acting maliciously, illegally or in bad faith when they signed off on charges against a Saint John cop in 2010, a judge has ruled. Court of King's Bench Justice Darrell ...

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Modular apartment project offers more units, smaller space: Sussex developer

Updated 18 minutes ago |4 min read

A design render shows Clayton Developments' proposed 32-unit building on Marble Street that would be built using modular components. A rezoning application passed first and second reading Monday at a Sussex council meeting.

Pride banners banned in Woodstock, N.B., following policy change

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A new town policy no longer allows Pride banners on light poles in downtown Woodstock.

'You don't need to be right next to it': Ophthalmologists warning of impacts from fires in N.L. on eye health

Updated 47 minutes ago |4 min read

Keep the benefits of the fishery in the hands of people in N.L. and not foreign companies, says MP Ken McDonald

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Man, 55, badly injured in Halifax stabbing

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World

A burned house is seen following a wildfire at the village of Mati, near Athens, Greece July 24, 2018.

Greece convicts six and clears 15 over deadly blaze, victims' families protest

ATHENS (Reuters) - A man was convicted of involuntary arson on Monday for his role in Greece's deadliest wildfire in memory, and five former fire officials found guilty of misdemeanours linked to their response to the 2018 blaze, judicial sources ...

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Gaza truce or Rafah assault? Netanyahu faces political dilemma

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Einav Zangauker, mother of Matan Zangauker, who was kidnapped in the deadly October 7 attack by Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, reacts amid traffic during a protest by the families of hostages and supporters calling for their release amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, February 6, 2024.

Japan's ONO Pharmaceutical to buy Deciphera for $2.4 billion

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Georgia at political crossroads as 'foreign agent' bill draws protests

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