Hockey Canada is heaping praises to the organizers and volunteers after staging the 10-day World Under 17 Hockey Challenge in Charlottetown and Summerside that was completed on Saturday night. 

Canada White went to overtime to edge Team USA, 2-1 for the gold before sell out crowd.

Six teams including two from Canada took part in 22 games.

Hockey Canada is pleased with the two host cities, the host committee and many volunteers efforts that helped deliver the event.

 The Government of Canada will have an update on progress restoring the Province National Historic site on Wednesday morning this week  at the restored building.

Charlottetown MP Sean Casey will provide updates on the work asthe next phase begins which is on the artistic masonry and treasures hidden behind the walls being hidden once again.

A media tour is being planned.

Restoration work on the historic building began in January, 2015 and will continue beyond the end of this year.

There have been four phases since work began.

In May, 2014, $10.2 million was invested to cover the cost of repairing structural issues in the building constructed in the 1830’s. The PEI legislature began meeting in Province House in 1847 and in 1867 it hosted the Fathers of Confederation meetings that led to Canada becoming a nation. 

The pandemic was one of several setbacks in the restoration.

The project is five years behind completion and the cost now is about $91.8 million.  Those numbers are now being revised by Parks Canada.

The last phase will involve designing a new visitor experience and interpretive exhibits inside.

For three years, Kaur's Boutique has been serving people in the local Indian community who want to dress to impress at weddings, proms, festivals and other big events.

The Island Peace Committee is supporting a Pan-Canadian Day of Action organized by more than 200 organizations across Canada today calling on the Canadian Government to support an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.  In Charlottetown there will be a rally and walk for peace beginning at 1:30 this afternoon at Boulder Park on Grafton Street which is near the cenotaph and near Province House.

Scotiabank plans to shut down more than 15 branches across Atlantic Canada.

The bank says it is consolidating branches because customer preferences are changing and more banking is done digitally.

There will be three Scotiabank closures in PEI although no locations have been named. 

Four branches will be closed in New Brunswick, eight in Newfoundland and several more in Nova Scotia according to customers, mayors and bank officials.

The Holland College Hurricanes women’s soccer team should be proud of their bronze medal at the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association championship after rebounding from a tough loss earlier in the week, coach Jonathan Vos said after the game Saturday in Summerside, P.E.I.

P.E.I.'s education minister says 150 frontline positions have been added to the Island’s public school system following a survey last spring that found 78 per cent of teachers experienced burnout, but the Green Party says the issues go deeper than staffing.

The carbon tax has officially come off the price of furnace oil. IRAC says that portion of the price per litre was dropped on Friday. The maximum price is 141.8 a litre.  It was 1.60 litre on Thursday.  The move comes with the federal government dropping the carbon tax on home heating oil over the next three years in Atlantic Canada. 

Remembrance Day cenotaph services will be held this morning across Prince Edward Island. 

The provincial service in Charlottetown begins at  10.45 in front of Province House.

A service in Summerside begins at 10.45 inside at Credit Union Place.  Doors will open at 9.30.

Please note that Kingston Legion Branch service for Cornwall and area  that was scheduled for the Clyde River cenotaph has been moved indoors at East Wiltshire Junior High School and starts at 10.50.

In Stratford, the service begins at 10.45 at the Town Centre.

Montague will hold its ceremony at the Legion cenotaph at 10.45

There are several other services in communities across PEI.

A property owner in Summerside refused to sell to the province over concerns about how they would use the property, said P.E.I. housing minister Rob Lantz.

Charlottetown's Remembrance Day service is a few hours away from beginning on this chilly, wet November morning. It will be live streamed here on the CBC P.E.I. website around 10:30 a.m. AT. 

Carlene Donnelly is currently the executive director of CUPS, a non-profit organization in Calgary that helps people overcome poverty. She was born in P.E.I. and will bring over 30 years of social service experience home with her for a new government post.

A third-party review commissioned after post-tropical storm Fiona has advised the P.E.I. government to boost emergency resources, improve communication and find ways to increase co-ordination among response agencies and provincial departments before the next disaster hits.

Progressive Conservative Jamie Fox is resigning as the MLA for Borden-Kinkora, the P.E.I. electoral district he has represented since 2015.

Some Scotiabank customers on P.E.I. are raising concerns about plans to close the Crapaud, Kensington and O'Leary branches.

The Greater Charlottetown Area Chamber of Commerce has announced the 26 finalists that are up for its 2024 President’s Excellence Awards.  There are nine award categories.

The finalists include:

The Emerging Business Excellence Award is presented to a for-profit business that has demonstrated remarkable growth, innovation, and leadership in its industry sector during the first years of operation. The finalists are: East Coast Hospitality Inc., Spot On Dog Training, and Kitbag Theatre.

The Excellence in Business Award is given to a for-profit business with more than 15 full-time employees that has been operating for ten years or more while demonstrating excellence in all areas of business operations. The finalists are: Charlottetown Metal Products, Red Shores Charlottetown, and Reddin Farm Equipment (Green Diamond Equipment).

The Excellence in Small Business Award is given to a for-profit business that has been operating for ten years or more while demonstrating excellence in all areas of business operations, with fewer than 15 full-time employees. The finalists are: Bernadette’s Flowers, Northern Watters Knitwear, and New Glasgow Lobster Suppers.

The Excellence in Customer Service Award recognizes an organization that has shown a strong commitment to outstanding customer service, customer loyalty, community involvement and has demonstrated innovation within their sector. The finalists are: JC’s Tiki Bar, The Birches Cottages Inc., and Coast to Coast Beauty.

The Not-for-Profit Excellence Award recognizes a not-for-profit organization that contributes to the economic, social, or cultural well-being of the Greater Charlottetown Area and has a track record of efficient and effective management and board governance. The finalists are: PEI School Food Program Inc., Blooming House Women’s Shelter, PEI Alliance for Mental Well-Being, and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Foundation.

The Innovation Excellence Award recognizes a business that has demonstrated outstanding performance and achievement through innovative and creative approaches, resulting in new or improved programs, products, services or initiatives. The  finalists are: Island Abbey Food Science Ltd., Somru BioScience Inc., and Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.

The Workplace Excellence Award recognizes an organization that provides employees with a positive, healthy, and productive workplace through innovative human resource practices. The finalists are: A.M. Financial Matters Inc., m5 Marketing Communications, and Camp Gencheff.

The People’s Choice for Community Impact Award recognizes a small for-profit business that has earned an engaged and loyal following, has community support, and contributes to the greater good of the community. The recipient will be determined through an online public vote that will be open until November 10^th. This year’s finalists are:  Big Brothers Big Sisters of PEI, Habitat for Humanity PEI, and Canadian Blood Services.

The Lifetime Achievement Award, previously known as the “Entrepreneur of the Year Award”, recognizes an individual’s accomplishments and entrepreneurial spirit in the community, as nominated by the public and selected by the Chamber’s Executive Committee. The 2024 recipient will be announced at a later date.

The Provincial Government has received the Fiona After-Action Review, which examined how all levels of government and non-government agencies responded to Hurricane Fiona.  The review gathered public feedback and included consultations with over 140 partner and stakeholder organizations.  Officials say the consultations helped identify over a dozen areas of strength in the Fiona response that should be sustained moving forward.  They also identified areas for improvement in areas that include Resource Management; Training and Exercise; Information Management and Distribution; Operational Concepts; Business Continuity; and Decision Centre and Situational Awareness Tools.  The Department of Justice and Public Safety says it has accepted the report’s recommendations and has already taken some action.  It points to establishing a Major Incident Readiness Team (MIRT) that works with PEI EMO and other Government Departments; generators being secured for seniors living complexes across PEI; funding for NGOs across PEI to access generators; and increased funding and formal agreements with Community Reception Centres.

Corey and Ron James chatting about shows, laughs and life.

Summerside Police say a 34-year old man is in custody and facing charges after multiple assaults and a break-in over a period of two days. The first incident occurred Wednesday, just after 10:00 am, when Summerside Police received a 9-1-1 call reporting a woman had been assaulted by a man in the Bayview Drive area, and that the man had fled the area on a bicycle. Then, on Thursday just before 12:30 pm, police received a 9-1-1 call from a home on Central Street where the same suspect had forced his way in and assaulted two people inside; caused damage to property and uttered threats. The suspect fled the area again but was apprehended by police later in the afternoon when he returned to the home.  He’s facing charges that include two counts of assault, one count of assault with a weapon, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, mischief, uttering threats, one count of break and enter and one count of resisting arrest. Police say that two of the assault victims suffered what are believed to be minor injuries.

Prices for fuel on P.E.I. were lower on a Friday morning.

Island Nature Trust has announced an expansion to its 182-acre protected Crown Point – Wjikijek Natural Area in Alexandra thanks to the generous contribution of the 117-acre Judson Salt Marsh Natural Area. The Nature Trust says the remarkable gift from the Judson family is a testament to their commitment to safeguarding an area of PEI that’s been loved and cared for by their family for generations. The initial acquisition of Crown Point – Wjikijek Natural Area Crown Point headland in March 2020 was made possible through support from Environment Canada, the MapleCross Fund, and about 100 individual donations from Islanders.  Its protection was of paramount importance because of the expansion in development in Charlottetown and Stratford.  

Politicians asked questions in the P.E.I. legislature Thursday about the province's series of consultations about the future of the Confederation Trail — specifically when it comes to allowing more access for motorized vehicles. 

Many businesses and services on P.E.I. will be closed on Saturday, Nov. 11, for Remembrance Day — a statutory holiday on the Island.

The Island Peace Committee is supporting a Pan-Canadian Day of Action organized by more than 200 organizations across Canada for Sunday, calling on the Canadian Government to support an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.  In Charlottetown there will be a rally and walk for peace beginning at 1:30 pm at Boulder Park on Grafton Street which is near the cenotaph and adjacent to Province House.

The province and City of Charlottetown held a public information session this week unveiling plans for a completely revamped Eastern Gateway into the city.  The plans include a displaced left turn intersection where Grafton Street meets the Hillsborough Bridge.  That’s the same kind of intersection that’s at the bypass and St Peter’s Rd.  The plans would also see a section of West Street closed, with a new road opened, which would run through the current Charlottetown Events Grounds and Maritime Electric properties.  The total cost of the projects would be about $19 million, with work starting this week on upgrades to Grafton Street and next spring on the new intersection..

Green Third Party Leader Karla Bernard has tabled legislation that would extend the moratorium on renovictions by another year to November 2024.

The renoviction moratorium was first introduced by the Green caucus in 2021 to protect tenants from evictions for reasons of renovations or repairs that were not necessary to protect the health and safety of people or promote the preservation of property.

The Third Party says the proposed legislation will give tenants much-needed relief while government does the necessary work to tackle the housing crisis including building more affordable housing and increasing density within our cities and towns

The Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission has approved decreases in gas, diesel and furnace oil prices.  The price of gasoline went down Friday morning by 2.5 cents per litre, while the price of furnace oil decreased by 2.0 cents per litre, and the price of diesel dropped by 5.0 cents per litre.  Including taxes, pump prices for regular self-serve gasoline now range from 158.6 to 159.7 cents per litre and diesel costs between 202.9 and 204.0 cents per litre. The maximum price for furnace oil is 160.0 cents per litre. 

The P.E.I. Greens sought clarity in the legislature Thursday about what constitutes a 'reasonable' return on a landlord's investment when it comes to rental properties, while also recommending legislative changes they say would give landlords more insight into a property's financial risk.

The Judson family donated a parcel made up of freshwater marsh, salt marsh and woodland to save it from development in perpetuity.

A sentencing date of Nov. 22 has been set for a P.E.I. man who had been facing charges in connection with a man’s drug-related death.

Kings District RCMP have arrested and laid 11 charges against a 33-year-old Murray Harbour man after an assault at one home; a theft at another home; and an assault on a Police Officer.

Shortly before 11:00am on Wednesday, the RCMP responded to the initial call about an assault at a home in Murray Harbour – but the suspect had run off before police arrived. Police continued to search for him for much of the day, and say they learned in their investigation that he had broken into a garage at a home in Murray Harbour where some items were taken.

At about 7:30pm, Kings District RCMP located the suspect in Murray Harbour.  During his arrest, police say he resisted arrest and struck an officer, and damaged a police vehicle once in he was custody.  The officer who was assaulted was injured and taken to hospital and released a short time later.

The man is facing charges that include two counts Break and Enter; Possession of Weapon for Dangerous Purpose; Utter threats to Cause death; Resist Arrest; Assault Police Officer and cause bodily harm; Mischief; and Possession of stolen property.

A 33-year-old man from Kings County, P.E.I., is in custody after a series of events in Murray Harbour Wednesday that left a police officer hurt and a cruiser damaged, RCMP say.

The rates of sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections on P.E.I. is holding relatively steady compared to other parts of the country, according to the province's Chief Public Health Office. 

Cities and towns across Prince Edward Island will be hosting Remembrance Day events this weekend. We checked in with many of the organizers to bring you a list.

Two major projects — one by the province, the other by the city — will dramatically change the way people drive through Charlottetown's eastern end, near the Hillsborough Bridge.

Summerside Council has been presented with the final report from the Mayor’s Task Force on Attainable Housing.  The Task Force on Attainable Housing was established by Mayor Dan Kutcher in March 2023, and this week it presented its report with 30 recommendations.  Those recommendations include reviewing Official Plan policies for areas to strengthen support for mixed density and higher density.  Council will take the final report and will vote on the next steps later in November.

The annual Indigenous Veterans Day Remembrance Service was held Wednesday at Abegweit First Nation.  It was a day to pay respect to the brave Indigenous Veterans who have served, and are currently serving our country.  The PEI RCMP, Canadian Armed Forces, representatives from Veterans Affairs Canada and the Abegweit First Nations community joined together to remember and acknowledge the sacrifices made by Indigenous veterans.  

For a second day in a row, the Liberal Opposition grilled the Dennis King PC Government in the legislature about the Community Outreach Centre.  The Liberals focused on the Outreach Centre issues through the entire Question Period on Wednesday, and asked the individual cabinet ministers if they would want to have an Outreach Centre in their districts.  The Opposition has said that simply changing locations and operating the Outreach Centre as is, without addressing the pressing issue that the services are not effectively helping those in need, is another failure by the King Government.  Last week, Premier Dennis King announced a plan to relocate the Centre to Park Street, putting it alongside the Emergency Shelter.

Due to high winds Thursday morning, traffic restrictions are in place on the Confederation Bridge. 

Northumberland Ferries has cancelled the 7:00am crossing from Wood Islands and the 8:30am crossing out of Caribou on Thursday.  Updates will come later regarding crossings scheduled for later in the day.

An active transportation path separate from the roadway is now complete around the outskirts of Charlottetown, and advocates say it's now time to focus on building connections inside the city.

A Progressive Conservative backbencher says he's concerned about how the province is disposing of debris from post-tropical storm Fiona at a site in Borden-Carleton. 

A director with the Insurance Bureau of Canada is recommending homeowners speak with their insurance broker and contractor before installing a heat pump to make sure there are no surprises down the road.

Virginia Doucett says her mother and aunt would surely be pleased with — and humbled by — a new interpretive panel unveiled in their honour Wednesday.

Western Hospital in Alberton is dealing with an outbreak of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, that has caused officials to close down common spaces within the facility.

Western Hospital has declared an outbreak of MRSA. MRSA is a bacteria resistant to certain types of antibiotics. Visitors to the hospital are not being restricted at this time, however common spaces have been closed as a precaution. Visitors are reminded of the importance of frequent hand-washing and are discouraged from visiting multiple rooms within the hospital.

Hospital staff are working with Health PEI Infection Prevention and Control to prevent further spread within the facility.

P.E.I.'s housing minister says the delay in setting up and servicing an emergency shelter for Summerside is because staff are trying to avoid the problems that have been haunting the government in Charlottetown.

Public meetings on a proposed rezoning plan for P.E.I.'s six french language schools wrapped up in Charlottetown Tuesday night.

Summerside will have to create more mixed housing density to help make homes more attainable in the city according to a report by the mayor’s task force on attainable housing.