Latest from Kevin Yarr
'Death isn't scary and sad': A view from P.E.I.'s palliative care centre
It takes a special kind of person to work in a palliative care centre, caring for people in the final days of their lives, and not often is it a job that health-care workers aspire to.
Traffic up, Green Gables House and cruise numbers boom, in 'relatively strong' tourism year
The final numbers are not yet in on P.E.I.’s peak tourism season months, but those statistics that are in are pointing toward a good year that has the industry feeling bullish.
2 injured in fire at historic Charlottetown apartment building
Charlottetown firefighters and police were on the scene of a fire at an apartment building on Pownal Street in downtown Charlottetown Thursday night.
'We're on the right path' for active transportation, says P.E.I. advocacy group
As a provincial fund for active transportation winds down community groups, municipal leaders and provincial officials have come together to discuss what the future might look like.
Health P.E.I. focused on hiring hundreds of new staff, AGM hears
Health P.E.I. CEO Melanie Fraser says the department still needs to recruit hundreds of health-care workers as the current system is too vulnerable to the loss of a single person, whether that's because of a job vacancy or simple sick day.
Fanafjord ferry could have been bought for half the price, says marine expert
If the federal government had moved more quickly it could have the Fanafjord ferry in service now between Nova Scotia and P.E.I. and bought it at half the price, says the owner of a marine design firm in eastern P.E.I.
Nova Scotia woman celebrates being cancer-free by tackling the Island Walk
Anna-Marie Kaiser considered marking successful cancer treatment and her 70th birthday by hiking the Santiago El Camino in Europe, but then the Nova Scotia woman discovered an option closer to home.
How P.E.I. could boost its already strong EV sales by following in footsteps of 2 other provinces
P.E.I. has some of the strongest electric vehicle sales in the country, but there are two provinces that are operating in a completely different league.
Islanders' access to primary health care remains the worst in Canada in CIHI ranking
About one in four Islanders do not have access to a primary health-care provider, according to the latest report from the Canadian Institute for Health Information.
Justin Trudeau is 'quite capable' of handling caucus, says MP MacAulay
P.E.I. MP Lawrence MacAulay is expressing support for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who is expected to hear from MPs Wednesday who would like him to step down as Liberal leader, and allow someone else to lead the party into the next election.