Andre Kimball Gotell was charged with attempted murder and seven other weapons-related offences after an incident that prompted police to issue an emergency alert in Summerside on Aug. 17.

A Charlottetown man charged with causing the death of two people this summer, five months after his licence was suspended for a previous impaired driving conviction, is asking to be released from jail while the court case continues.

The Prince Edward Island government is throwing its support behind a proposal to have giant tobacco companies pay nearly $25 billion in reparations to Canada’s provinces and territories.

The College of Registered Nurses and Midwives of P.E.I. has imposed disciplinary measures against registered nurse Yvonne Mariwande for a third time, fining her $1,000 and restricting her to office duties pending a retraining course.

The agency that operates the English-language school system on P.E.I. says it is co-operating with police in a sexual assault case involving a school counsellor, adding: 'It is our practice for any school staff who is subject to these types of allegations to be on leave until investigations are concluded.'

Transport Minister Anita Anand restated the federal government’s support for a two-ferry service connecting P.E.I. and Nova Scotia during a visit to Charlottetown Thursday.

Longtime Charlottetown lawyer Catherine Parkman has announced that she is seeking the Conservative nomination to run in the federal riding of Charlottetown.