P.E.I. premier says Carney team made a verbal commitment to end bridge and ferry tolls

Rob Lantz says he has a verbal commitment from the federal government that Prince Edward Islanders will be receiving ‘positive news’ on Confederation Bridge tolls and Northumberland Ferries rates in the coming days.

History on display for 150th anniversary of storied P.E.I. Regiment

Much of Prince Edward Island’s military history is housed at the Lieutenant-Colonel J. David Stewart Armoury in Charlottetown, but the P.E.I. Regiment is hoping to showcase even more of its history this June when it celebrates...

Search numbers show Atlantic Canadians have gotten more interested in buying Canadian

Shoppers in Atlantic Canada are showing an increased interest in buying Canadian, according to their Google searches.  

As she retires from CBC News, Laura Chapin talks about some of her favourite stories over the years

A voice that is very familiar to radio listeners across Prince Edward Island will be missing from CBC’s airwaves from now on. Laura Chapin, our radio news reader and co-host of Island Morning, is retiring after...

Child porn charge against P.E.I. man will be heard in Supreme Court

Dylan Kurt Macdonald, 30, is facing a total of four charges which are being prosecuted in the counties where the offences allegedly took place: Queens, Kings and Prince.

Health P.E.I. posting 500 permanent full-time jobs in effort to stabilize workforce

Health P.E.I. is posting 500 permanent full-time positions for current staff members, hoping to change existing part-time and casual workers into full-time employees. 

UPEI medical school project ‘on time, on budget,’ says university president

The University of Prince Edward Island says everything is on track for the August opening of the province’s new medical school, which will be a regional campus of Memorial University in St. John’s.

Protecting yourself against a fraudulent demand for money is getting harder and harder

More and more Atlantic Canadians are falling prey to scams, according to Royal Bank of Canada’s annual Fraud Prevention Month poll. And bank officials say these scams are ever more targeted, ever more sophisticated — sometimes...

3 people accused in one of P.E.I.’s largest drug busts to remain in jail

The three people from Ontario charged after one of the biggest drug busts in P.E.I. history, involving crystal methamphetamine, fentanyl and cocaine, will remain in jail while their case proceeds through the courts.

Homelessness on P.E.I. has more than doubled in 3 years, non-profit finds

The John Howard Society on P.E.I. says the number of homeless people on the Island appears to have grown significantly.