PEI News

Feds to consider caps on int'l study permits as housing crisis grows: Fraser

CHARLOTTETOWN — Canada is looking to crack down on unscrupulous schools that are cashing in on the big bucks of international student tuition fees without putting any thought into where those students are going to live, Housing Minister Sean Fraser s

Aug 21, 2023 2:52 PM Read more >

Trudeau touts new P.E.I. daycare spots, says child care key to cutting cost of living

CORNWALL, P.E.I. — Wages for some early childhood educators in Prince Edward Island will go up this fall and new daycare spaces will be added, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Prince Edward Island Premier Dennis King announced Monday.

Aug 21, 2023 11:47 AM Read more >

Women who accused UPEI president of sexual harassment freed from non-disclosure deals

CHARLOTTETOWN — Two women who accused the former president of the University of Prince Edward Island of sexual harassment have been released from non-disclosure agreements after more than a decade.

Aug 10, 2023 1:09 PM Read more >

P.E.I. minister allegedly shoved at meeting on proposed supervised consumption site

Charlottetown police say they are investigating after a Prince Edward Island minister was allegedly shoved during a town hall meeting about a proposed supervised consumption site.

Jul 20, 2023 2:14 PM Read more >

Ferry between P.E.I., N.S. to resume after vessel pulled during peak tourism season

CHARLOTTETOWN — The company operating the ferry between Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia says service is set to resume today after the vessel was pulled from the water twice since mid-June.

Jul 10, 2023 10:22 AM Read more >

Human error may have caused data breach involving more than 5,500 people in P.E.I.

CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island says the personal information belonging to thousands of people may have been part of a privacy breach caused by human error.

Jul 10, 2023 7:51 AM Read more >

Ferry disruptions hurting P.E.I. businesses after years of COVID-19 closures

CHARLOTTETOWN — Tourism officials say the sporadic ferry service this year between Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia is hurting local businesses.

Jul 7, 2023 10:21 AM Read more >

Ferry between N.S. and P.E.I. unavailable over weekend, stalled by mechanical problem

CHARLOTTETOWN — The company that operates the ferry between Nova Scotia and eastern Prince Edward Island says the MV Confederation will be out of service until at least next week.

Jul 6, 2023 2:01 PM Read more >

Mechanical glitch again stalls ferry service that links Nova Scotia with P.E.I.

CHARLOTTETOWN — The company that operates the ferry service that links Nova Scotia with eastern Prince Edward Island says the MV Confederation -- the only ferry serving that route -- was pulled from service today because of a mechanical breakdown tha

Jul 3, 2023 12:04 PM Read more >

Ferry travel resuming between P.E.I. and Nova Scotia after mechanical issue fixed

CHARLOTTETOWN — Ferry service between Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia is set to resume on July 1. Trips between Wood Islands, P.E.I., and Caribou, N.S.

Jun 30, 2023 7:41 PM Read more >