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6 hrs ago | CBC News

Lobster glut leads to quotas amid low prices

Some fishermen say they'll have to sell some of their catch directly to the public now that there's quotas.

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23 hrs ago | CBC News

Donagh parents fear school closure

Donagh Regional Home and School is worried P.E.I.'s English Language School Board has plans to shut down the school.

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Mon May 20, 2013

CBC News

RBC Cup adds $2M to Summerside's coffers

Organizers of the Junior A National Hockey Championships in Summerside, P.E.I. are tallying up the economic impact of the week-long tournament.

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CBC News

NDP wants RCMP inquiry into $90K payment to Duffy

The NDP is calling on the RCMP to investigate the actions of Prime Minister Stephen Harper's former chief of staff, Nigel Wright, who resigned recently after news emerged of a secret $90,000 payment he made to Senator Mike Duffy in relation to the Senate expense scandal.

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CBC News

Man dies in off-road vehicle crash near St. Patricks

Police say a 39-year-old man died in an off-road vehicle rollover near St. Patricks, P.E.I. on Sunday.

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Related Topix: Canada

Sun May 19, 2013

The Guardian

Charlottetown student makes video about residential school shame

Samantha Silliphant's video about residential schools in Canada is among 30 short films that Canadians can vote on as part of the Young Citizen's program organized by Canada's History.

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CBC News

Tignish residents capture stories for new documentary

Two Vancouver filmmakers are turning their lens on Tignish, P.E.I. for their documentary about life in small town Canada.

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CBC News

Health groups aim to improve stroke recovery on P.E.I.

In 2012 the Heart and Stroke Foundation of P.E.I. launched a new program to cover the cost of automated, external defibrillators for selected facilities in the province.

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Related Topix: Stroke, Medicine, Health, Canada

CBC News

Harper chief of staff resigns amid Senate expense scandal

Nigel Wright has resigned as Prime Minister Stephen Harper's chief of staff, following revelations he wrote a $90,000 cheque to repay improperly claimed housing expenses for Senator Mike Duffy.

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The Globe and Mail

Harper government buying ads to promote job program that doesn't yet exist

Prime Minister Stephen Harper addresses the audience at Vector Aerospace in Summerside, PEI on Tuesday, May 14, 2013.

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Sat May 18, 2013

CBC News

Wood Islands liquor store opens

Saturday marked the first day of operation for the new liquor store at the Plough the Waves Centre in Wood Islands.

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CBC News

Fishing boat missing off eastern New Brunswick

The boat, operating out of Tabusintac, issued the distress call at around 5:30 a.m. Three or four crew are onboard and now missing.

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Related Topix: Canada, Gay/Lesbian, Transgender

Telegram

Duffy: resign

Where to begin? When it comes to now-independent senator Mike Duffy, it's perhaps easiest to begin with the word "shameless." Duffy, in the series of twists and turns about his abuse of Senate expense rules, has basically proven that there is no hole too small to try and weasel his way through.

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Fri May 17, 2013

CBC News

Tour operators get lesson in being gay-friendly

Anne Marie Shrouder, of Travel Gay Canada, says it's the more subtle reactions that are problematic for tourists in the gay community.

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Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian, Transgender, Canada

National Post

Mike Duffy Dear Diary: 'I will outlast you, Harper, and I will outlast you, Canada'

The National Post re-imagines a week in the life of a newsmaker. Today, Tristin Hopper looks at the week through the eyes of Mike Duffy, the newly independent Senator from P.E.I. Monday My plane has just touched down at the Charlottetown airport and I was en route to a very important keynote at the Prince Edward Island Dairy Farmers' Advancement ... (more)

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CBC News

Jobs to tide over fisheries workers for EI

A business owner in eastern P.E.I. is offering jobs to people who work in the lobster fishery who may need extra work to qualify for employment insurance after a price dispute kept lobster fishermen off the water for almost a week.

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Globe and Mail

Oyster DIY in PEI: Pluck them from the ocean, shuck 'em yourself in the dory

We turn our rental car into the Linkletter's property and park near a small worn building.

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BroadwayWorld.com

Sandra Nichols' 'Dead Mentors' is Released

In her new novel "Dead Mentors" author Sandra Nichols explores the theme of self-awareness by creating a story of hope, perseverance and ultimate success.

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Related Topix: Canada, World News, St. Lucie, FL

Thu May 16, 2013

International Business Times

Is Canada the New Home for Alien Life? UFO Sightings Double in 2012

Canadians claim to have sighted nearly 2,000 Unidentified Flying Objects in 2012 alone, according to the annual report from Ufology Research - an inacrease of over 100% on the previous year.

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CBC News

Alternative addiction drug needs support: doctor

A P.E.I. doctor who treats people with addictions is urging government to pay for an alternative to methadone.

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