A crosswalk used by youth in Stratford, P.E.I., is a little safer now thanks to their peers. The Town of Stratford's youth council was successful in getting a button-controlled flashing light to help slow traffic at a popular crossing.

As community organizations work to keep up with the increasing demand some people are taking extra steps this year to help Islanders deal with rising costs over the holidays.

Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault has closed out the COP-28 summit with nearly 200 countries agreeing to transition away from planet-warming fossil fuels. 

The agreement approved in Dubai was welcomed by some observers as a historic turning point in global climate negotiations and stronger than a draft floated earlier in the week.

 But many warned of what they saw as loopholes and distractions in the agreement that could undermine the action needed to meet the global commitment to keep temperature rise to 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial times.

 Guilbeault, who posted a statement on X says the final agreement –quote– “gives us a fighting chance to meet our climate goals.”

MADD Canada, PEI RCMP, Crossroads Fire Department, and PEI Highway Traffic Safety all joined forces for an informational traffic stop to promote safe celebrations during the holiday season.  this festive season.  MADD Canada Atlantic Region information kits were handed out to drivers at the checkstop, all in an effort to spread the message that driving impaired is NEVER a good idea.  Before you hit the road, make a plan: have a backup driver, call a cab, or stay put until you’re sober. 

Wednesday was Acadian Remembrance Day — a day when Canadians are invited to recall Acadians displaced in the 18th Century.
Gilles Arsenault, the minister responsible for Acadian and Francophone Affairs, noted that in 1758 and 1759, over three thousand Acadians were forced to leave their Island villages, abandon their properties and were placed on boats going to British colonies or France.
In 1758. a total of three shipwrecks took the lives of almost 1,000 Acadians.
Arsenault says he encourages all Islanders to learn more about the Great Deportation.

Reaction from the Opposition liberals to this week’s Auditor General’s report on surgical wait times in PEI.  The Liberals say it reveals a disturbing lack of accountability within Health PEI with the absence of documented policies, deviations from best practices, and inconsistent calculations underscoring a systemic failure.  The Liberals say the Report exposes prolonged surgery wait times for Islanders, surpassing national averages – with those requiring cataract, knee, or hip replacement facing unnecessary pain and quality of life challenges due to Health PEI procedural issues.

An external police investigation into the January 2023 death of Tyler Knockwood has found police were not negligent in the death of the 34-year-old Indigenous man.

A new report lays out some of the staffing and infrastructure requirements required within P.E.I.'s health-care system to support a new medical school under construction at the University of Prince Edward Island.

Instances of people sleeping in dumpsters, vehicles and tents are now leading to renewed calls for an emergency shelter in the Three Rivers area.

A Philippine tradition is being celebrated in two P.E.I. communities for the first time this year.

A Stratford, P.E.I., man has been sentenced to six months in jail for multiple cases of fraud that left several Islanders out more than $60,000.

Friends and family of the four people killed in a crash in Marshfield, P.E.I., on Friday are sharing more about who the victims were and how they're being remembered. CBC's Steve Bruce has more.

Charlottetown's deputy mayor says she's confident Charlottetown will see more density once the city's official plan is complete — but that won't happen until at least September.

'We don't really get a lot of visibility on the work that we do because we've very much traded in the megaphone for the boardroom, so it's really an honour to be recognized,' says Jocelyn Adams.

Members of the Acadian community, dozens of school children and local officials are gathering to mark Acadian Remembrance Day at Skmaqn–Port-la-Joye–Fort Amherst National Historic site.

The community fridge in Hunter River started as a small project nine months ago, but now the project is highlighting greater needs in the community.

The Provincial Fire Marshal’s Office has determined that Saturday’s fatal fire in Summerside was accidental.  One man died in the fire in a duplex on Boswell Crescent, which broke out shortly after 2:30pm.  A second occupant of the building was able to escape safely through a second floor window with the help of two roofing workers who were working on the building at the time.  The investigation by the Fire Marshal’s Office found that the fire started on the second floor of the duplex and was caused by smoking materials that were improperly extinguished.  

The auditor general says a number of Islanders aren’t receiving knee and cataract surgeries within wait times that meet national targets.  Darren Noonan’s audit also says Health PEI isn’t using national methods of measuring wait times for hip, knee and cataract surgeries.  Noonan says the Island’s median wait times, which the province doesn’t use in its figures, rose about 35 per cent between 2013 and 2022 for hip, knee and cataract surgeries.  The median wait time for knee replacement surgery was 210 days, higher than the national median of 182 days, and that for knee surgeries was 164 days, lower than the national median of 182 days.

They have been a decade in the making but SMART Christmas trees being grown in Nova Scotia and P.E.I. are getting closer to commercial sale. And even smarter trees are being developed, ones that can withstand the anticipated warmer, drier growing conditions anticipated from climate change.

The new Abegweit Connects building in Scotchfort was designed to do just that —connect the community's history with its future while also connecting the community with people who live elsewhere.

Health P.E.I. has agreed to make changes to the way it tracks surgery wait times, in response to a report released Tuesday by the province’s auditor general.

A fire that killed a man in Summerside over the weekend has been deemed accidental by the P.E.I. Fire Marshals Office.

Glenaladale Heritage Trust has appointed Jason MacGregor as its first Executive Director – a milestone for the Trust since acquiring the 530-acre property in 2018.  Wayne Corrigan, Chair of the Trust’s Board of Directors, says they look forward to having MacGregor implement a strategic development plan that will see Glenaladale’s profile raised across PEI. 

Housing and health care were among the top priorities discussed in a meeting of Atlantic Canada’s premiers.   

The virtual meeting held Monday was chaired by PEI Premier Dennis King. 

The premiers stressed the need for Ottawa to work with them on new ways of  increasing the housing supply and on funding strategic infrastructure. 

They also noted the need to further collaborate with the federal government on targeted immigration to help address continuing labour shortages, especially in health care and the skilled trades.

Eleven community organizations across the province have received government grants to develop projects and services that benefit women in PEI.  A total of $300-thousand in grants have been awarded to fund projects that enhance awareness, education, and action towards preventing violence against women and gender-based violence on the Island.  The focus theme was Sexual Violence Prevention and Response. 

Auditor General Darren Noonan has tabled a report to the Legislative Assembly on COVID-19 Financial Support Programs.   In April of 2020, Premier Dennis King requested that the Auditor General examine government’s COVID-19 pandemic response – in particular a financial examination of the provincial government’s COVID-19 programming and supports, and the special warrants associated with COVID-19.  The Report provided today is Phase Three, which included loan programs, as well as the remaining program payments funded by the COVID-19 Emergency Contingency Fund.  The report concludes that the Province obtained appropriate authorizations for financial support programs initiated in response to COVID-19; but that appropriate oversight and controls were not always maintained over disbursements made under the programs.

The three youths who died in Friday's crash in Marshfield have been identified and are remembered as loving and caring by their families and friends.

Charlottetown council has approved $25,000 in emergency funding to The Guild in an attempt to keep it afloat during its financial freefall.

The City of Charlottetown is dipping into its extraordinary expenses budget line and reallocating more than $260,000 to hire six full-time police officers from January to March.

The Stratford Youth Council is celebrating a successful bid to have flashing lights installed at a crosswalk on Bunbury Road, near a youth and seniors' centre.

The latest statistics from the Canadian Cancer Society show cervical cancer is the fastest-increasing cancer in the country for those with a cervix, with Prince Edward Island having one of the highest rates.

Students in a leadership class at Three Oaks Senior High in Summerside, P.E.I., gathered donations of clothing, food and supplies to help those in need. They then gave it all away at an event on Saturday and learned an emotional lesson at the same time.

The RCMP has issued an update in regards to Friday’s fatal collision in Marshfield.  Police say the 30-year old man who suffered serious injuries in the collision has passed away. He was a passenger in the pick-up truck involved in the collision and is the fourth fatality in the tragic crash.   The collision happened at about 6:20pm Friday on St Peters Road in Marshfield. On Saturday, the RCMP reported that early indications appear to show that the driver of a pick-up truck pulled out into the oncoming lane and struck a car head on, and three people in the car died of their injuries. A teenaged boy who was in the car remains in hospital with serious injuries, while the driver of the truck was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. A 20-year-old man from York was arrested for Dangerous Driving Causing Death and Impaired Driving Causing Death. The man will appear soon in provincial court.

The 30-year-old man who suffered critical injuries in Friday's crash in Marshfield, P.E.I., has died, according to RCMP.

A 35 year old Charlottetown man was charged with impaired on the weekend after providing breath samples that were over the legal limit.

At about 2:30 am Sunday,  while on routine patrol, a Charlottetown Police officer came upon a vehicle that was sitting still and partially obstructing traffic flow on Water Street.  The Officer pulled in behind the vehicle and noticed the driver was sleeping behind the wheel.   When the driver was awoken it was determined that he was impaired by alcohol and then arrested and brought to the Police Station for breath samples.

Charlottetown Police are reminding the public to plan ahead and never get behind the wheel when their ability to drive is impaired by drugs or alcohol.

Summerside Police and its Major Crime Unit and Forensic Identification Section, the PEI Fire Marshal’s Office and Provincial Coroner’s Office are investigating a fatal fire in Summerside on the weekend.  Fire broke out shortly after 2:30pm on Saturday in a residence on Boswell Crescent after a 9-1-1 call at approximately 2:40 pm on Saturday.  Summerside Police and the Summerside Fire Department responded to the scene after getting a 9-1-1 call.  Police say one man died as a result of the fire, and a second occupant of the residence was able to escape the fire through a second floor window with the help of two roofing contractors who were working on the building’s roof when the fire started. The  occupant, two roofers and two police officers were all examined at hospital and later released. While the cause has not been determined, Police say it’s not believed to be the result of a criminal act. 

A residential fire in Summerside on Saturday afternoon has killed a man. 

It was a tragic weekend on island roads with Friday night’s two-vehicle collision on St Peters Road in Marshfield. Three people were killed, two were critically injured and a sixth was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.  The RCMP investigation is continuing, but police said Saturday that early indications appeared to show that the driver of a pick-up truck pulled out into the oncoming lane and struck a car head on. Passengers in the car include an 18-year-old man, 18-year-old woman, a male youth, all of whom succumbed to their injuries.  A teenage boy is being treated for serious injuries. A man who was a passenger in the truck was seriously injured and the driver of the truck also suffered injuries.  A 20-year-old man from York was arrested for Dangerous Driving Causing Death and Impaired Driving Causing Death. The man will soon be appearing in provincial court.

The RCMP says Friday night’s collision was the third collision that resulted in the arrest of an impaired driver in a span of three days. RCMP implore Islanders to plan, don’t drive impaired, and prevent further tragedies. If you see a suspected impaired driver call 911.

A wet and windy day Monday on PEI.  Environment Canada has issued a wind warning for all three counties in PEI.  We’ll see showers and winds picking up through the day.  By late in the afternoon, those winds will be south gusting to 90 KH.  There is a Wind Warning Advisory in effect for the Confederation Bridge, meaning that when those winds pick up later in the day it’s possible that traffic restrictions may need to be put in place.  Meanwhile, Northumberland Ferries has also indicated that the strong winds may have an impact on Monday’s sailing schedule.  

With a wind warning in effect for Prince Edward Island, the operators of Confederation Bridge are cautioning travellers that traffic restrictions could be put in place for much of Monday and Tuesday.

Gerard Smith, 81, is still taking shots twice a week during a noon-hour hockey league in Summerside. His philosophy: 'You don't get old by playing. You get old if you don't play.'

Islanders got an opportunity to get in the Christmas spirit, remember someone special and raise money for an 88-year-old organ all at the same time on Sunday.

Students at Three Oaks High School in Summerside got a valuable and emotional lesson in leadership on Saturday.

Strong winds gusting up to 100 km/h on Monday could result in power outages and property damage on P.E.I., Environment Canada says.

A tragedy on the highways at Christmas is hitting Islanders hard with sadness as evident on social media.

A head-on collision on Route 2 in Marshfield on Friday evening left three young  people dead and two critically injured.

RCMP responded to a two-vehicle collision just after 6.00 on Friday night.  The early investigation shows that a pickup truck hit a car head-on when it pulled into oncoming traffic.

The Mounties say a young  man and a woman, both 18, and a  12 year old in the car died from their injuries, while a teenage boy in the vehicle and a passenger of the pickup truck were seriously injured.

Police say a 20-year-old man from York was arrested on suspicion of dangerous operation of a  motor vehicle causing death and impaired operation of a vehicle causing death. The accused will be going to court to answer to charges.

Island EMS, the North Shore Fire Department, the Department of Transportation and Provincial Coroner attended the scene along with police. 

Family and friends of the victims of the horrific crash have taken to social media to speak about the young people involved. A single mom has lost two sons. A third is in the ICU in Halifax. And a young woman  has also lost her life. They were travelling to a youth group event on Friday. 

A marked RCMP vehicle with its lights flashing and siren blaring  was involved in a collision with another vehicle on the Charlottetown bypass near Mount Edward Road while heading toward the crash.  There were no injuries.  Charlottetown Police are investigating.

The Canadian Conservation Institute is restoring a P.E.I. painting from the 1890s, by a 'bosom friend' of Lucy Maud Montgomery, that was donated to the Bideford Parsonage Museum.

The roughly 700-kilometre roundtrip walk around P.E.I., which takes many people more than 30 days to accomplish, will weigh on the joints and muscles as much as it does the mind. 

RCMP have arrested a 20-year-old man in connection to fatal collision Queens District RCMP responded to a two-vehicle collision with fatalities on St Peters Road in Marshfield on Friday evening. Three people were killed, two were critically injured and a sixth was treated with non-life-threatening injuries. Queens District RCMP responded to a two-vehicle collision in Marshfield leaving three people fatally injured and two people with critical injuries and one who was transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. A 20-year-old man from York was arrested for Dangerous Operation of a Vehicle  Causing Death and Impaired Operation of a Vehicle Causing Death. The man will appear in provincial court at a later date, the matter remains under investigation.

 Early indications appear to show that a pick-up truck pulled out into the oncoming lane and struck a car head on. Passengers in the car include an 18-year-old man, 18-year-old woman, a male youth all of whom succumbed to their injuries and a teen boy who is being treated for serious injuries. A man who was a passenger of the truck was seriously injured and the driver of the truck also suffered injuries.

 On the way to the  collision, a marked RCMP vehicle traveling with lights and sirens, collided with a vehicle at the intersection on the by-pass at Mount Edward Road. No one was injured. Charlottetown Police is investigating this as a separate collision.

 A new housing project in Alberton will mean new, affordable, safe  housing for people struggling with mental health and addictions.

The project is a partnership of the Canadian Mental Health Association PEI and the provincial government which has contributed a $2-million forgivable loan and $1.4 million over the next ten years for operating costs. People living in the 10 unit building will have access to CMHA programs and services.

The two-storey building includes six studios and four  single bedroom apartments.