Long-standing P.E.I. literary festival shelved as bigger event comes to the Island | Municipalities could soon have a say on ATV rules | What fans can expect from the Charlottetown Islanders this season
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Long-standing P.E.I. literary festival shelved as bigger event comes to the Island; A dark green sign with grey text announcing the cancellation of a literary festival

Long-standing P.E.I. literary festival shelved as bigger event comes to the Island

September 18 , 2025 at 07:41:57 p.m. ADT • :

The Wild Threads Literary Festival is being cancelled this year, after a new festival was announced for the same time frame. The new festival has received thousands of dollars in government funding. CBC's Wayne Thibodeau has the story.

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Municipalities could soon have a say on ATV rules; Under the existing rules and regulations, a person can operate an ATV on their own property and designated areas with permission\.

Municipalities could soon have a say on ATV rules

September 18 , 2025 at 07:34:33 p.m. ADT • :

The province is looking at making changes to the Off-Highway Vehicle Act that would allow municipalities to set their own rules on where all-terrain vehicles, or ATVs, can operate. 
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What fans can expect from the Charlottetown Islanders this season; A group of hockey players wearing jerseys and skates with hockey sticks on ice

What fans can expect from the Charlottetown Islanders this season

September 18 , 2025 at 05:32:52 p.m. ADT • :

The Charlottetown Islanders open the regular season on home ice at the Eastlink Centre Sept. 19. This year, there are some changes to the schedule. CBC's Louise Martin speaks with the team's general manager and head coach, Jim Hulton, about what fans can expect this season.

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Meals on Wheels P.E.I. expands with new chef to meet growing demand; Chef Mike Silvester says cooking for Meals on Wheels is a unique challenge because he's cooking for people who have mastered classic dishes\.

Meals on Wheels P.E.I. expands with new chef to meet growing demand

September 18 , 2025 at 03:00:00 p.m. ADT • :

Meals on Wheels P.E.I. is expanding its capacity to serve Islanders by hiring its own chef to prepare meals.
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Cat Action Team in need of volunteers, funding to continue spay and neuter efforts; The Cat Action Team is a P\.E\.I\.-based charity that relies on volunteers\. They capture cats that live outdoors, spay and neuter them, and release them\.

Cat Action Team in need of volunteers, funding to continue spay and neuter efforts

September 18 , 2025 at 11:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

An organization that sterilizes feral cats on the Island says they are struggling with finances and a lack of volunteers. The Cat Action Team is a registered charity that captures cats living outdoors, spays and neuters them, and then releases them.
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Charlottetown Lebanese restaurant set to close after 35 years in business; A sign that says 'Shaddy's' over a smaller sign that says 'patio dining'  

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

Charlottetown Lebanese restaurant set to close after 35 years in business

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How Island seniors can boost their financial literacy this fall ; A woman with brown hair wearing a navy sweater over a floral shirt sits on a blue TV set  

September 17 , 2025 at 05:35:36 p.m. ADT • :

How Island seniors can boost their financial literacy this fall

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P.E.I. man to spend 4.5 years in prison for luring teen girls on TikTok; P\.E\.I\. man who used TikTok to lure underage girls for sex going to prison  

September 17 , 2025 at 03:53:33 p.m. ADT • :

P.E.I. man to spend 4.5 years in prison for luring teen girls on TikTok

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Charlottetown's Calvary Church votes to repair damaged church, rather than redevelop; The Calvary Church, seen in this 2022 file photo, sustained 'catastrophic' damage from post-tropical storm Fiona\.  

September 17 , 2025 at 03:19:52 p.m. ADT • :

Charlottetown's Calvary Church votes to repair damaged church, rather than redevelop

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Interest rate drop a 'good sign' for P.E.I. real estate market, says association president; Mary Jane Webster, a broker and owner of ReMax Charlottetown, expects more activity in the real estate market now that the Bank of Canada has lowered its key interest rate for the first time in six months\.  

September 17 , 2025 at 07:51:10 p.m. ADT • :

Interest rate drop a 'good sign' for P.E.I. real estate market, says association president

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