No decision on Friday ferry service, after now-fixed issue and bad weather cancel N.S.-P.E.I. sailings | Review of 'broken' freedom-of-information system to finally get underway in P.E.I. | Wet November was 'challenging' for P.E.I. harness racing — and 'tough on the horses'
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No decision on Friday ferry service, after now-fixed issue and bad weather cancel N.S.-P.E.I. sailings; MV Confederation arrives in Wood Islands, P\.E\.I\., on the first day of its return to service, Dec\. 4\.

No decision on Friday ferry service, after now-fixed issue and bad weather cancel N.S.-P.E.I. sailings

December 5 , 2024 at 06:38:34 p.m. AST • :

An engine problem on MV Confederation is fixed, but the ferry stayed docked all day Thursday because of the stormy, snowy weather. Now Northumberland Ferries says Friday's weather could also lead to 'potential disruptions.'
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Review of 'broken' freedom-of-information system to finally get underway in P.E.I.; Documents released under access to information laws often have large sections redacted, or blacked out, because they are deemed to contain private or sensitive information\.

Review of 'broken' freedom-of-information system to finally get underway in P.E.I.

December 5 , 2024 at 06:31:52 p.m. AST • :

Toby MacDonald has reached a conclusion after a long quest for answers about asbestos at her daughter's former school: P.E.I.'s freedom of information system, 'our last line of defence for transparency and accountability,' can be summed up in a word: 'Broken.'
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Wet November was 'challenging' for P.E.I. harness racing — and 'tough on the horses'; A horse and driver train on the track at Red Shores Dec 5, 2024

Wet November was 'challenging' for P.E.I. harness racing — and 'tough on the horses'

December 5 , 2024 at 05:48:28 p.m. AST • :

A much wetter than normal November in P.E.I. meant harness racing at Red Shores Racetrack in Charlottetown often had to be postponed or cancelled for safety reasons. 
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Charlottetown fire inspector's 20-year-old spruce gets a last holiday as city's Christmas tree; Winston Bryan's 20-year-old spruce, damaged in post-tropical storm Fiona, is the City of Charlottetown's Christmas tree this year\.

Charlottetown fire inspector's 20-year-old spruce gets a last holiday as city's Christmas tree

December 5 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. AST • :

Winston and Trish Bryan planted the tree in their yard back in 2005, but after withstanding post-tropical storm Fiona, it needed to come down. Instead of chopping it up, the Bryans decided to donate it to the City of Charlottetown so that everyone can enjoy it this holiday season. Sheehan Desjardins reports.
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Latest twist in pickleball controversy leaves P.E.I. town without new courts — and mayor; People play pickleball in this stock photo\.

Latest twist in pickleball controversy leaves P.E.I. town without new courts — and mayor

December 4 , 2024 at 07:06:55 p.m. AST • :

Kensington's town council has reversed its plans to spend $289,000 on a complex of pickleball courts, a week its mayor resigned over the issue, saying the small P.E.I. town couldn't afford them.
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Case against male 'pawn' in scamming P.E.I. grandparents put off to new year; RCMP say if scammers get personal information on the phone they can then use that to apply for benefits and get them sent to their address\.  

December 4 , 2024 at 05:50:16 p.m. AST • :

Case against male 'pawn' in scamming P.E.I. grandparents put off to new year

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Ferry service between P.E.I. and N.S. cancelled for Thursday after brief resumption Wednesday; Two trucks roll off the ferry MV Confederation, docked at Wood Islands, P\.E\.I\.  

December 4 , 2024 at 10:09:29 a.m. AST • :

Ferry service between P.E.I. and N.S. cancelled for Thursday after brief resumption Wednesday

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Why P.E.I. nursing students are collecting reading materials for the provincial addictions centre; UPEI nursing student Marie-Pier Thibault-Messier\.  

December 4 , 2024 at 04:53:58 p.m. AST • :

Why P.E.I. nursing students are collecting reading materials for the provincial addictions centre

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Charlottetown residents want a community garden on Brighton lots that have sat vacant for 15 years; Trine Vom Braucke, left, and Rick Christopher say the creation of a community garden will beautify the vacant lots and help eliminate some of the issues in the area\.  

December 4 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. AST • :

Charlottetown residents want a community garden on Brighton lots that have sat vacant for 15 years

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Motion to cover medical-related travel costs passes in P.E.I. Legislature; Caitlin Carr's four-year-old child Emmett has arthritis in both knees and requires routine treatment at the IWK Health Centre in Halifax\.  

November 27 , 2024 at 07:15:01 p.m. AST • :

Motion to cover medical-related travel costs passes in P.E.I. Legislature

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