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P.E.I. child and youth advocate questions inquiry into PSB's handling of Craswell case
Prince Edward Island's child and youth advocate is raising concerns about an upcoming review of school policies in the wake of a former substitute teacher’s sex crimes case.
Lennox Island chief says moderate-livelihood lobster fishers will replace traps seized by DFO
On Sunday, Fisheries and Oceans Canada confiscated traps from Lennox Island fishermen in Malpeque Bay. The agency says the traps were not authorized, but the First Nation says the seizure was illegal.
Proposed bill would require P.E.I. school boards to report sexual misconduct complaints
P.E.I.’s Green Party has introduced legislation that would require school boards on the Island to report complaints of sexual misconduct to the province’s Education Department.
After decades of delays, developer says Summerside resort on track for 2027 opening
Ocean View Resort has sat unopened in the P.E.I. city's west end since Sean Liu bought the property in 2005. Now, he says the building and a 27-hole golf course will be ready in two years' time.
Charlottetown not part of new P.E.I. police team aimed at curbing drugs, organized crime
The province is funding a new collaborative police unit to help clean up the drug problem on Prince Edward Island, but the Island’s largest municipal force says it doesn’t want to be involved.
City asks for meeting on Park Street services, but P.E.I. housing minister says it's pointless
The City of Charlottetown wants more details on the province's long-term plan for services within its boundaries directed at those facing homelessness, but P.E.I.'s housing minister says he doesn't know what such a meeting would accomplish.
PCs broke 2020 promise to require P.E.I. school boards to report sexual misconduct: Greens
Questions were raised in the P.E.I. legislature Friday about why the government didn’t follow through on a commitment it made five years ago to keep better tabs on sexual misconduct in Island schools.
Fire department issues mulch warning as P.E.I.'s gardening and BBQ season arrives
As temperatures get warmer on P.E.I., fire departments like Charlottetown’s are bracing to respond to a few mulch fires over the next several months.
Liberals call for firings, accountability in wake of former P.E.I. teacher's sex crimes case
For the sixth day of debate in a row, tensions continued to rise in the P.E.I. Legislature around the issue of safety in Island schools after a former substitute teacher pleaded guilty to sexually touching a primary student.
P.E.I. premier optimistic Carney can rebuild bridges as Albertans talk separation
P.E.I.’s premier connected with Prime Minister Mark Carney this week for the first time since the federal election, as tensions around Alberta independence simmer.