P.E.I. RCMP set to begin moving Queens County detachment to new home in Cornwall | Events in P.E.I. to mark 80th anniversary of liberation of the Netherlands | Endangered piping plovers have returned to P.E.I. for another breeding season
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P.E.I. RCMP set to begin moving Queens County detachment to new home in Cornwall; The new 'purpose-built' detachment is located on Mercedes Drive in Cornwall, next to the town hall\.

P.E.I. RCMP set to begin moving Queens County detachment to new home in Cornwall

May 4 , 2025 at 11:18:56 a.m. ADT • :

RCMP in P.E.I.'s Queens County will begin moving into some new digs in Cornwall over the coming days. 

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Events in P.E.I. to mark 80th anniversary of liberation of the Netherlands; Dutch civilians wave to Allied bombers during the liberation of the Netherlands in 1945\.

Events in P.E.I. to mark 80th anniversary of liberation of the Netherlands

May 4 , 2025 at 10:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

Islanders are remembering the sacrifices of Canadian veterans for the 80-year anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands during the Second World War.

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Endangered piping plovers have returned to P.E.I. for another breeding season; Because piping plovers and their nests are so small, it would be very easy for beach strollers to do serious damage\.

Endangered piping plovers have returned to P.E.I. for another breeding season

May 4 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

As endangered piping plovers return to P.E.I. for another nesting season, there are simple things Islanders can do to help protect these tiny beach birds.

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P.E.I. elementary students craft their own small dresses while learning for Red Dress Day ceremony ; Wearing an "Every Child Matters" T-shirt\. a young girl holds a piece of cardboard shaped like a dress and covered with strips of red fabric\.

P.E.I. elementary students craft their own small dresses while learning for Red Dress Day ceremony

May 4 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

Students at École Saint-Augustin have been learning about Red Dress Day, the May 5th event to honour and raise awareness of women, girls and two-spirit people who are missing or who have been murdered. So they set out to create a red dress of their own for a ceremony on a path through reconciliation and social justice.

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Win or lose, P.E.I. Green leadership hopefuls say there are good 'vibes' within party; P\.E\.I\. Green Party leadership candidates Hannah Bell and Matt MacFarlane took part in their final debate before the June leadership convention at the Farm Centre in Charlottetown on Saturday\.

Win or lose, P.E.I. Green leadership hopefuls say there are good 'vibes' within party

May 3 , 2025 at 06:35:24 p.m. ADT • :

There was an air of optimism in the room as the two candidates for the leadership of P.E.I.'s Green Party discussed a range of topics in their final chance to impress voters Saturday. 

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Gallant's Country Food Market sold to new owner after 98 years in the same family; Gallant's Country Market changes hands after nearly a century anchoring life in Rustico, P\.E\.I\.  

May 2 , 2025 at 08:00:17 p.m. ADT • :

Gallant's Country Food Market sold to new owner after 98 years in the same family

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Longtime Maritime meteorologist Peter Coade dead at 82; Peter Coade, 82, died early Saturday\. At one time, the Nova Scotia meteorologist held the Guinness World Record for longest career for a weather forecaster\.  

May 3 , 2025 at 11:44:20 a.m. ADT • :

Longtime Maritime meteorologist Peter Coade dead at 82

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Substitute's touching kids at P.E.I. schools not believed to be sexual at the time, says PSB; A profile photo from Matthew Alan Craswell's Facebook page\.  

May 2 , 2025 at 11:34:13 a.m. ADT • :

Substitute's touching kids at P.E.I. schools not believed to be sexual at the time, says PSB

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PSB report calls for big changes to schools in Summerside area — including closing Parkside; Big changes coming to schools in the Summerside area, including possible closure of Parkside  

May 2 , 2025 at 09:26:57 p.m. ADT • :

PSB report calls for big changes to schools in Summerside area — including closing Parkside

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Many diabetes medications, birth control now free for Islanders under new pharmacare deal; Access to the national pharmacare program started this month on P\.E\.I\., providing free coverage for a range of diabetes medications and birth control products\.  

May 2 , 2025 at 01:50:33 p.m. ADT • :

Many diabetes medications, birth control now free for Islanders under new pharmacare deal

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