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UPEI food bank prepares for surge in use with tuition hike set for upcoming academic year
More UPEI students might be heading to the university's food bank after classes start this fall. They'll have a little less money in their pockets because tuition is going up.
Tender issued to remove banned building material from Montague hospital
Plans are in the works to have someone spend a month and a half removing asbestos from some parts of Kings County Memorial Hospital in Montague, P.E.I. Other areas will be remediated later.
Former P.E.I. premier Dennis King 'humbled' to be named Canada's ambassador to Ireland
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the appointment of Dennis King as Canada’s ambassador to Ireland, less than two weeks after King suddenly stepped down as P.E.I.'s premier.
Vacant house in Charlottetown faces demolition if owner doesn't repair it by deadline
Charlottetown council says if a resident doesn't fix up her home in the next year and a half, the city will to tear it down.
P.E.I. universal before and after school possible but gaps have to be filled, says report
A universal before and after school care program could be up and running on P.E.I. by 2030, but large gaps in the current system would have to be filled first, according to a consultant’s report released by the provincial government.
Saturday ER closure worries some in eastern P.E.I.
Health P.E.I.’s decision to temporarily stop offering Saturday hours at the emergency department at the Kings County Memorial Hospital is concerning some people who live in the area.
Company that supplied P.E.I.'s electric school buses enters creditor protection
Quebec-based Lion Electric, which has made dozens of electric school buses for the P.E.I. government, is now in creditor protection.
Defunct P.E.I. businesses owe millions to ACOA, court documents show
The federal agency created to boost economic development in Atlantic Canada is chasing dozens of bad loans worth millions of dollars. Court documents show ACOA is seeking money from a variety of P.E.I. businesses in multiple fields.
Canada Post strike 'coming at a cost' to some P.E.I. businesses and non-profits
From producing specialty metal products to charitable fundraising, some businesses and organizations on P.E.I. are in a bind as the Canada Post strike nears the end of its fourth week.
Holiday fundraising hamstrung by Canada Post strike, P.E.I. hospital foundations say
With Canada's postal service on pause due to a labour dispute, some hospital charities on Prince Edward Island say Christmas fundraising efforts by mail are taking a hit.