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University of Prince Edward Island medical school to receive its first class in fall

University of Prince Edward Island medical school to receive its first class in fall

CHARLOTTETOWN — The dean of the University of Prince Edward Island's new medical faculty told a legislature committee Wednesday that the pieces are falling into place for the school to receive its first students in September. Dr.
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Lion Electric's customers worried about what comes next amid company's struggles

Lion Electric's customers worried about what comes next amid company's struggles

MONTREAL — Andrew Brooks ordered three school buses from Lion Electric Co. on Nov. 20, just before American Thanksgiving.
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P.E.I.'s King leads bus delegation to northeastern U.S. to highlight Canadian exports

P.E.I.'s King leads bus delegation to northeastern U.S. to highlight Canadian exports

FREDERICTON — Prince Edward Island Premier Dennis King is hoping cooler heads prevail and trade continues to flow uninterrupted across the United States-Canada border after president-elect Donald Trump takes office next week.
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Sound and video of meteorite crashing to Earth captured on video in P.E.I.

Sound and video of meteorite crashing to Earth captured on video in P.E.I.

CHARLOTTETOWN — About two minutes after a P.E.I. man left his home to go for a walk with his wife and their dogs, a space rock hurtling toward Earth crashed onto the path where he had been standing.
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P.E.I. oyster farmers fear without government help, MSX parasite will kill industry

P.E.I. oyster farmers fear without government help, MSX parasite will kill industry

CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island's oyster industry is calling for more research and government action as a parasite spreads in the province's waters, threatening the world-renowned export.
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Prince Edward Island takes steps to ease strain on overstretched hospitals

Prince Edward Island takes steps to ease strain on overstretched hospitals

CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island is warning that its health-care system is facing "significant" overcapacity, stretching limited resources.
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Ear damage: P.E.I. top doctor blows the whistle on air horns at hockey games

Ear damage: P.E.I. top doctor blows the whistle on air horns at hockey games

CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island's chief public health officer is sounding the alarm on ear-splitting air horns at hockey arenas. Dr.
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Pedal away: Charlottetown proposes 'bike bus' to get students to bicycle to school

Pedal away: Charlottetown proposes 'bike bus' to get students to bicycle to school

CHARLOTTETOWN — Anna Keenan likes to keep up with public transit trends. The City of Charlottetown's sustainable transportation officer said she learned on Instagram of a new way students are travelling to school: a bike bus.
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Nova Scotia wildlife centre waiting on good weather to release wandering golden eagle

Nova Scotia wildlife centre waiting on good weather to release wandering golden eagle

FREDERICTON — Maybe it was sick. Maybe it was just exhausted. Whatever the reason, a golden eagle flapped down in the middle of a road in central Prince Edward Island one late afternoon in November.
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Lounsbury and Mercier score two goals apiece as Wildcats defeat Islanders

CHARLOTTETOWN — Preston Lounsbury and Alex Mercier scored two goals apiece as the Moncton Wildcats topped the Charlottetown Islanders 6-3 in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action on Sunday.
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