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PC MLA wants Islanders 65-plus to be fast-tracked to top of P.E.I.'s patient registry
29 May 2026
The Progressive Conservative MLA for Georgetown-Pownal is looking to the government to change the way people get off of P.E.I.’s patient registry.
A champion of Inuktitut, Sarah Leonardis is retiring after more than 25 years at CBC
29 May 2026
Sarah Leonardis has taken on a variety of roles at CBC, including as a researcher, interpreter and backfill host, and is a familiar face especially for Igalaaq viewers. Throughout it all, she has held
Adam Budgell almost killed a woman with a butcher knife. He'll be released soon after sentencing
29 May 2026
Adam Budgell is a repeat violent offender who targets his intimate partners. Due to lengthy delays caused by his lawyer, Budgell will be eligible for statutory release soon after he's sentenced — having undergone little rehabilitative programming.
Heritage experts say this Water Street eyesore is the ideal site for an interpretation centre
29 May 2026
Two historians want the provincial government to turn an unsightly piece of property next to the National War Memorial into an interpretation centre.
Energy board looking into gas pricing ‘emergency,’ but not for the reason you probably expect
29 May 2026
Gas retailers say it's never been harder to turn a profit and recently asked the regulator to adjust the way it calculates the price at the pump to account for their operating costs. This week, the regulator agreed.
One of Canada’s largest landlords says it’s pausing new developments in the 'near term'
29 May 2026
Halifax-based company Killam Apartment REIT owns nearly 18,000 apartment units across Canada. It says it will complete in-progress developments, with no further projects in the "near term."
Membertou mulls modular homes for affordable housing
29 May 2026
A steel-framed modular home is currently being built in Membertou First Nation. It's the first of its kind in the community, but may not be the last. The CBC's Anna Rak has the story.
P.E.I. fishers adjusting to elogs despite early hiccups
29 May 2026
It's year two for electronic logbooks for lobster and snow crab fishers on P.E.I. Electronic logging became mandatory in 2025, replacing paper records, and for some it was a steep learning curve. Isla
‘The story of a child who died in slow motion’
29 May 2026
Social Development was asked to intervene 15 times, by educators, health-care workers and even the police before a young person formerly in government care died of an overdose.
Saint John police board denies retaliation over officer complaint against police chief, lawsuit shows
29 May 2026
The Saint John Board of Police Commissioners alleges one of the nine officers who filed a conduct complaint against Chief Robert Bruce last year did so to “deflect from her significant performance issues” and the threat of being fired.
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By Kiron Kasbekar | 08 Mar 2024
Quaker Oats is a company whose products I remember from my childhood days. Years before a foreign exchange crisis caused the Indian government to impose curbs on consumer product imports, we used to see a host of foreign brands in the Indian market. Including Quaker Oats, which I remember eating when I was a child, and which has been available for the past two decades or more.
