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P.E.I. immigration targets cut again, leaving businesses and workers worried
Ottawa is slashing the number of people P.E.I. can nominate for permanent residency in 2025 by half — a move that’s left foreign workers and business on the Island uncertain about the future.
Strain on P.E.I. health-care system improving but beds still at capacity
Health P.E.I. says some progress has been made in easing the strain on the Island’s hospitals and emergency rooms, but it’s preparing for an expected spike in flu cases in the coming weeks.
P.E.I. man pleads guilty to assault in case connected to Amber Alert
A Prince Edward Island man whose actions led police to issue a provincewide Amber Alert in 2023 has pleaded guilty to assaulting the mother of his children with a weapon, among other charges.
Father of teen who shot Tyson MacDonald given $750 fine for unsafe storage of gun
The father of a teenager who pleaded guilty to killing Tyson MacDonald in 2023 has been handed a $750 fine and a 10-year weapons prohibition after pleading guilty to unsafe storage of a firearm in connection with the case.
25-year-old eastern P.E.I. man charged with attempted murder
A 25-year-old eastern P.E.I. man appeared briefly in court on a handful of charges including attempted murder on Thursday.
Special weather statement remains in effect for Prince, Queens counties
A special weather statement remains in effect for P.E.I.'s Prince and Queens counties as the first significant snowfall of the season is expected to fall overnight Thursday.
P.E.I. to step up funeral home inspections after former director convicted of fraud
The P.E.I. Funeral Services and Professions Board will receive $50,000 per year for the next five years from the provincial government to step up inspections of funeral homes on the Island.
Eastern P.E.I. teen sentenced to 2 years in custody for killing Tyson MacDonald
An 18-year-old has been sentenced to two years in jail, followed by an additional year of community supervision, after pleading guilty to manslaughter and interfering with human remains in the death of a fellow eastern P.E.I. teen in December 2023.
P.E.I. school faces backlash for planning to remove memorials to students who have died
A central P.E.I. school's decision to remove tributes to students who have died has left families questioning the decision, sparked an online backlash, and even made its way to the floor of the legislative assembly.
Heat warnings issued for all 3 P.E.I. counties
Summer doesn't officially begin until Thursday evening, but the heat is being turned up in a big way over Prince Edward Island this week.