The federal government will impose its fuel charge — commonly called the carbon tax — on consumers in Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador next July. CBC has learned Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault will announce Tuesday that Ottawa is imposing its federal carbon backstop on these provinces. Those three provinces will […]
The Burmese model and beauty queen who spoke out against the military junta in Myanmar while on an international stage in Thailand last year is living in Charlottetown and sharing her story to raise awareness about what’s going on in her home country. Thaw Nandar Aung, 23, who also goes by the name Han Lay, has been in Prince Edward Island since September. […]
Seven weeks after Teacup Rock toppled over in post-tropical storm Fiona, another iconic coastal landmark on Prince Edward Island has succumbed to the forces of nature. The sea arch at MacKenzie’s Brook in P.E.I. National Park near Cavendish collapsed on Sunday morning after heavy winds and rain from tropical depression Nicole. Like Teacup Rock, it was […]
A small island in Cascumpec Bay off Prince Edward Island’s North Shore will soon be protected land, and in five years, the Island’s Mi’kmaq will become its permanent stewards. The Nature Conservancy of Canada has announced it plans to buy Oulton’s Island, or Kwesawe’k in Mi’kmaw. “When we can find these little gems that seemed to […]
The price of heating oil has spiked this month, leaving many Islanders worried about how they’ll heat their homes when the temperature drops this winter. And those worries aren’t unfounded. The increase comes on top of rising inflation for other essentials like rent, groceries and gas. As of Oct. 21, a litre of home heating oil costs $1.875 […]
Touring around FIGR’s massive production facility in Charlottetown, it’d be easy to assume the P.E.I.-owned cannabis company is thriving. Everywhere you turn, employees are busy filling bags and cartridges with cannabis flowers and oil, or loading products into boxes, that will wind up in stores right across the country. But as busy as the company and its 130 employees […]
Samantha Legge just finished running 21 kilometres and, drenched in sweat and feeling a bit ill, who does she see waiting at the finish line wearing a bow tie and spiffy suit jacket with shorts and sneakers? Her boyfriend, and he’s smirking. What’s that in his hand? Now he’s getting down on one knee. Legge […]
Maritime Electric, P.E.I.’s main electrical utility, continued the hard slog of restoring mostly individual power outages on Tuesday, returning power to about 600 customers 19 days after Fiona knocked it out. Immediately following the post-tropical storm on Sept. 24 electricity was out for the whole province. With the work done Tuesday about 2,900 customers need […]
Destiny Harper has been without power since post-tropical storm Fiona slammed Prince Edward Island 18 days ago. She’s been burning through money to feed herself and her baby, and to fill her generator with fuel. So she was relieved to hear the provincial government would give $250 — administered by the Red Cross — to […]