Prince Edward Island News Headlines
- Minigoo Fisheries files for bankruptcy
- Prince Edward Island's only native-owned lobster plant has filed for bankruptcy.
- 3-year-old dies after fall from SUV
- A three-year-old boy has died after being run over by his family's sport utility vehicle on Prince Edward Island.
- P.E.I.'s Sleepy Hollow jail expands
- A new wing has opened at the Provincial Correctional Centre in Sleepy Hollow, P.E.I., adding 48 beds to the once-crowded jail.
- P.E.I. tourism up in June
- Occupancy rates were up 2.6 per cent in P.E.I.'s hotels, motels and B&Bs in June, largely on the strength of an increase in air passenger traffic.
- Potato board celebrates tribunal ruling
- A tribunal ruling allowing the P.E.I. Potato Board to set the rules for negotiating contracts between potato processors and farmers is a victory for growers, says the board.
- Tastes of Summer
- Boomer Gallant takes a break from watching the weather and steps into the kitchen.
- Charlottetown boosts transit subsidy
- City council voted Monday to temporarily increase the subsidy to the transit system by $15,000 a month, adding $105,000 for this year.
- University to bypass expensive database
- The University of Prince Edward Island has not renewed its subscription to a database long considered to be crucial to scientific research and is planning to work with other schools to create a new, free database of scientific research.
- McCain Foods moves to cut sodium levels
- McCain Foods is working on new recipes for its packaged food products to meet guidelines laid out in Health Canada's Sodium Reduction Strategy.
- Giant hogweed confirmed on P.E.I.
- A noxious plant causing grief in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick has been confirmed on P.E.I.
- Break-ins prompt security boost in Summmerside
- Businesses along the waterfront in Summerside are increasing security after a recent rash of break-ins.
- Hot air balloon festival planned for P.E.I.
- A weeklong hot air balloon festival could be in the works for Prince Edward Island next year, thanks to the success of having balloon rides at the Crapaud Exhibition this year.
- Government-funded IVF could save money: lobby
- A new group formed to lobby the P.E.I. government to pay for in-vitro fertilization says bringing the procedure into the government system could actually save taxpayers money.
- Lonely world credited for YouTube hit
- A poet from P.E.I. now living in Halifax has scored a surprise hit on YouTube with her video How to be Alone.
- Province tries to keep playground for daycare
- P.E.I.'s Education Department is trying to hold on to a playground at a closed school for a daycare expected to move in, but the school board says the equipment is already promised for elsewhere.
- P.E.I. arts groups share $700K from Ottawa
- Thirty seven arts groups on P.E.I. were the beneficiaries of federal largesse over the weekend during a visit from Heritage Minister James Moore.
- P.E.I. farmers should produce snacks: report
- Prince Edward Island grain farmers should get involved in producing ready-to-eat foods such as cereal or snack bars, a new report recommends.
- Point Lepreau delay to cost P.E.I. millions
- A further delay to the refurbishment of New Brunswick's Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station will cost neighbouring P.E.I. millions of dollars, the province's utility said Friday.
- P.E.I. landmark sold to Halifax developer
- The Dominion Building in downtown Charlottetown has been sold to developers from Halifax.
- Stratford may buy heritage home
- The mayor of Stratford said the town is interested in purchasing a heritage property that recently went up for sale.
- Traffic worst in years: Charlottetown Transit
- A busy tourism season and multiple construction projects has made this summer one of the worst ever for drivers, say some road users.
- Premiers to build bulk-buy drug program
- Canada's premiers and territorial leaders say they will work to establish a pan-Canadian purchasing alliance to bulk-buy prescription drugs, medical supplies and equipment.
- Regulated P.E.I. daycares list released
- The province has released the names of the childcare operations chosen to become early years centres this fall under a new regulated system.
- Health agreement at premiers meeting
- Canada's premiers and territorial leaders are wrapping up a Council of the Federation meeting in Manitoba.
- N.B. nuclear plant another year behind schedule
- The $1.4-billion refurbishment of the Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station is another year behind schedule, Atomic Energy of Canada tells the New Brunswick government.
- Efficient wind energy goal of Maritime group
- A consortium of Maritime electricity companies is planning to team up with customers to make use of wind energy when it is available.
- P.E.I. home daycares hope to grow
- Home daycares on P.E.I. are hoping to keep hold of their niche market and perhaps even grow when regulatory changes come to larger daycares in the fall.
- School playground move stopped by province
- P.E.I.'s Education Department has halted efforts to move playground equipment from schools closed last year to the schools that the students have moved to.
- Injuries to disabled student lead to lawsuit
- A mother is suing P.E.I.'s Eastern School District over injuries she says her disabled son suffered at a Charlottetown school that left him permanently incapacitated.
- Shoplifters hit Spinnakers' Landing
- Retailers at a popular Summerside, P.E.I., shopping spot say theft has spiked this year.
- P.E.I. pork producers hurt by federal plan
- A federal plan to reduce pork production across Canada is hurting businesses on P.E.I., a body representing hog producers said Thursday.
- N.S. company buys bankrupt P.E.I. turbine maker
- Seaforth Energy of Dartmouth has purchased the assets and intellectual property of Entegrity Wind Systems.
- Llewellyn kicked out of ER
- A candidate for the Progressive Conservative Party leadership in P.E.I. said he was kicked out of the emergency room at Charlottetown's Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
- New signs to protect cyclists in Charlottetown
- The city of Charlottetown has put up extra warning signs to remind motorists to watch out for cyclists.
- Tourism fund helps bring Wendt to Hairspray
- A fund created by the P.E.I. government in May is helping to bring Cheers star George Wendt to the Island to take a lead role in the Charlottetown Festival's production of Hairspray.
- Nurses union remains concerned over RN cuts
- Members of the P.E.I. Nurses Union continue to call for the province to slow down implementation of a new model of care in Island hospitals.
- P.E.I. will be top culinary destination: chef
- Prince Edward Island is well positioned to take advantage of major opportunities in culinary tourism, says an instructor at Charlottetown's Culinary Institute of Canada.
- Crack down on property crime: mayor
- A Prince Edward Island mayor is calling for the justice system to detain people accused of property crimes until they face the charges in court.
- 'Bedbug pandemic' possible, group warns
- An international survey of pest control companies suggests the world is on the verge of a "bedbug pandemic," says the U.S. National Pest Management Association.
News Headlines
- Markets cut losses on Federal Reserve move
- North American markets pared earlier losses Tuesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve acknowledged the pace of the U.S. economic recovery has slowed and said it would buy government debt on a small scale.
- July housing starts fall
- Canada's seasonally adjusted rate of housing starts slipped to 189,200 in July, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation says.
- New house prices rise 0.1% in June
- New house prices across the country rose by 0.1 per cent in June, according to numbers released by Statistics Canada.
- Blue Jays' bats can't dispatch Boston
- The Toronto Blue Jays were foiled in their quest for a fourth straight win on Tuesday night — dropping a 7-5 decision to the visiting Boston Red Sox.
- NHL looking into Luongo's deal
- Vancouver Canuck general manager Mike Gillis confirmed in an email to the Vancouver Sun that the NHL is taking another look at Roberto Luongo's 12-year, $64-million contract.
- Hamilton council backs West Harbour stadium
- Hamilton city council has voted in favour of building a controversial new stadium at a downtown site, but it's unclear who will be using it.
