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Emotions run high as Summerside fights to keep lights on
Staff with Summerside Electric say they’re not getting many updates from Maritime Electric after a failure at the utility’s Sherbrooke substation over a week ago caused strain on the city’s electrical grid.
Charlottetown pausing plans on electric buses and depot
The City of Charlottetown is pausing its plans to change over transit buses used in the capital region from diesel to electric.
Government asked to order new investigation into Buddhist land ownership in P.E.I.
A legislative standing committee and the Coalition for the Protection of P.E.I. Lands are both calling on the province’s Minister of Land Steven Myers to order a new investigation looking into Buddhist land holdings in the province.
Confusion over how $500K in provincial funding was supposed to be spent, says P.E.I. non-profit
The P.E.I. Alliance for Mental Well-Being is defending its decision to spend a top-up to its government-funded budget internally, rather than giving it out in community grants.
Charlottetown council asking Elections P.E.I. to handle voting in the city again
The City of Charlottetown is attempting to mend its relationship with Elections P.E.I.
U.S. tariff of 25% would devastate P.E.I. potato industry, say producers
Some Islanders involved in the agriculture industry are concerned about U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's proposed 25 per cent tariff on all Canadian exports to his country.
Government needs to encourage more Islanders to study dentistry, says Green Party
There aren't enough Islanders attending dental school at Halifax's Dalhousie University, according to a P.E.I. Green Party MLA.
Opposition questions handling of P.E.I. health documents blown away in wind
The Opposition is concerned about how important health records are being managed after a Health P.E.I. staffer lost an undisclosed number of medical documents to the wind.
Charlottetown spends over $6 million on 4 new electric transit buses
The City of Charlottetown is getting ready to electrify the transit system in the capital region, but it might be a while before routes are expanded.
Hunger and homelessness go hand in hand on P.E.I., symposium looking for solutions hears
Islanders are coming together to think up solutions to food insecurity and homelessness. About 80 Islanders attended a symposium at UPEI on Thursday night for a discussion focused on the intersection of food insecurity and homelessness.