Lennox Island says it will defend treaty rights after DFO seizes lobster traps | Veterinary college grad overcomes adversity on the road to new career | Wellington residents sad but optimistic over closure of P.E.I. community's historic church
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Lennox Island says it will defend treaty rights after DFO seizes lobster traps; Lennox Island First Nation is calling on the Department of Fisheries and Oceans to respect Mi'kmaw rights, following the seizure of lobster traps by DFO officers from the First Nation's treaty-protected fishery in Malpeque, P\.E\.I\., and Alberton, P\.E\.I\., on Sunday\.

Lennox Island says it will defend treaty rights after DFO seizes lobster traps

May 19 , 2025 at 11:23:02 a.m. ADT • :

Lennox Island First Nation is calling out what it describes as "aggressive enforcement" by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans after lobster traps were seized from its treaty-protected fishery in Malpeque, P.E.I., and Alberton, P.E.I., on Sunday.

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Veterinary college grad overcomes adversity on the road to new career; Melissa Walsh, right, graduated from Atlantic Veterinary College earlier this month after overcoming life-threatening health issues\.

Veterinary college grad overcomes adversity on the road to new career

May 19 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

Switching careers after more than a decade can be a daunting undertaking. For Melissa Walsh, making the change from a career in social work to veterinary medicine involved four years of classes, labs and clinical rotations — and more. 

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Wellington residents sad but optimistic over closure of P.E.I. community's historic church; Historic church in western P\.E\.I\. closes after more than 130 years

Wellington residents sad but optimistic over closure of P.E.I. community's historic church

May 19 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

Wellington United Church, built in 1888, has been sold to a new owner. People in the community say there were only about 10 members of the parish left, and that wasn't enough to keep the church going. 

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Avian influenza detected in P.E.I. domestic flock for 1st time; Avian influenza infects wild birds but it can be transmitted to poultry and other mammals\.

Avian influenza detected in P.E.I. domestic flock for 1st time

May 18 , 2025 at 05:23:12 p.m. ADT • :

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says it has detected avian influenza in a domestic flock on Prince Edward Island for the first time.

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Enjoy the fox pups this spring, but keep your distance, expert says; As playful pups begin to explore the Island, Murray says there are three things to remember: enjoy them, don't get too close and don't feed them\.

Enjoy the fox pups this spring, but keep your distance, expert says

May 18 , 2025 at 01:35:45 p.m. ADT • :

Fox pup season on Prince Edward Island can be an exciting time to observe the young animals, but it's important not to get too close while doing so, a wildlife expert says. 

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PSB parts ways with senior employee after new information emerges in Craswell case; An incident at Stratford's Glen Stewart Primary School in the spring of 2024 led to a sexual interference charge against Matthew Alan Craswell, 40\.  

May 16 , 2025 at 03:47:59 p.m. ADT • :

PSB parts ways with senior employee after new information emerges in Craswell case

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P.E.I. man, left debilitated after vaccine, misses out on deadline for compensation; Kent Gillespie says the pain in his back started not long after his first COVID shot in 2021\. His legs gave out too\.  

May 16 , 2025 at 06:00:38 a.m. ADT • :

P.E.I. man, left debilitated after vaccine, misses out on deadline for compensation

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Victoria Day 2025: What's open and closed in P.E.I.?; It's a good idea to call ahead if you're planning on heading out on a Monday that's a holiday for some Islanders\.  

May 18 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

Victoria Day 2025: What's open and closed in P.E.I.?

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Man arrested for stealing Good Samaritan's truck after collision in western P.E.I., police say; A person who stopped to check on the well-being of people involved in a collision Wednesday in Central Bedeque had his truck allegedly stolen by one of the drivers involved\.  

May 15 , 2025 at 03:49:20 p.m. ADT • :

Man arrested for stealing Good Samaritan's truck after collision in western P.E.I., police say

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I never imagined my 4th pregnancy would be my first without a family doctor; Without a family doctor, Maggie Campbell writes it took longer to access pre-natal care and the process was trickier to navigate than her previous pregnancies\.  

May 17 , 2025 at 05:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

I never imagined my 4th pregnancy would be my first without a family doctor

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