Vet advises farm community on swine flu
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | yesterday
A professor at the Atlantic Veterinary College in Charlottetown is advising the farm community on how to avoid spreading the swine flu to their livestock.
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Russia wins bronze at Junior A hockey tourney
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | yesterday
Russia claimed the bronze medal at the World Junior A Challenge hockey tournament in Summerville, P.E.I., on Sunday afternoon with a 6-2 win over Canada East, while Canada West and Team USA battled for the gold.
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P.E.I. pushes ahead with swine flu clinics
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | yesterday
P.E.I. is pushing ahead with swine flu vaccination clinics next week, despite receiving a lower than expected supply of the vaccine, health officials say.
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[FORUM] What are low-prestige accents or dialects in your speech community?
Randy McDonald's Livejournal (Free subscription) | yesterday
Many of the people who meet me are surprised that I don't speak with very much of a Prince Edward Island accent, or with a Prince Edward Island vocabulary . I was born on Prince Edward Island, they reason; I presumably have a long heritage on the Island (I'm fifth-generation, actually). Why, then, would I speak in a manner not indistinguishable from that of urban central Canadians? There are reasons...
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P.E.I. still lacks laws to protect foreign workers: AG
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
The province of P.E.I. does not have sufficiently strong mechanisms to protect foreign workers from exploitation, a concern the federal auditor general highlighted in a report this week.
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London calling
Roots and Grubs (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
There are people out there on a quest to visit every country in the world, or at least a hundred of them. World travel is the passport to understanding, after all, plus it proves that you are wealthier and more cultured than your friends. (Also, they cheat by considering Prince Edward Island and Greenland independent [...]
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More Cavendish Farms shutdowns possible
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
The scheduled downtime of Cavendish Farms' operations could be more extensive than originally reported, with shutdowns continuing into the new year if the economy doesn't improve.
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Charlottetown road projects begin Monday
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Crews in Charlottetown will begin laying the groundwork Monday for two road construction projects designed to improve traffic flow.
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Shotgun found outside Charlottetown motel
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Charlottetown police are investigating after an anonymous tipster called about a sawed-off shotgun found in a box.
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Court to hear appeal on orphanage abuse
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
The Supreme Court of Canada will hear an appeal next week on whether the P.E.I. government should pay compensation for abuse at a former orphanage near Charlottetown.
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English classes added for newcomers
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
One hundred new English language training spaces have been added to classes for newcomers in Charlottetown.
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UPEI president honoured with Order of Canada
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Wade MacLauchlan, president of the University of Prince Edward Island, was named to Canada's highest honour Thursday, the Order of Canada.
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Restaurants warned for health violations
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
The P.E.I. Health Department's latest inspection report shows three Island eating establishments were given warnings.
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Endocrinologist brings relief to P.E.I. diabetics
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
For the first time in years, P.E.I. has an endocrinologist, a doctor who specializes in diseases like diabetes and in thyroid problems.
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Duffy blasts NDP MP as 'faker'
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Conservative Senator Mike Duffy calls MP Peter Stoffer a "faker" after the New Democrat releases a report questioning the expenses of new Tory senators.