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Sharkey scores winner to lift Titan over Islanders in QMJHL action

CHARLOTTETOWN — Dawson Sharkey scored the game-winning goal at 14:40 of the third period to lift the Acadie-Bathurst Titan to a 2-1 win over the Charlottetown Islanders in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League play on Friday.
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P.E.I. residents asked to look out for health records 'carried off by strong winds'

P.E.I. residents asked to look out for health records 'carried off by strong winds'

CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island's health authority is asking for the public's help in finding a some paper health records that were "carried off by strong winds." Health P.E.I.
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Damaged Nova Scotia-P.E.I. ferry expected to resume sailing next month after repairs

Damaged Nova Scotia-P.E.I. ferry expected to resume sailing next month after repairs

CARIBOU, N.S. — The ferry company that provides service between Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island says it expects to get one of its boats back in the water before the end of the sailing season.
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'Possible' spread of oyster parasite MSX to New Brunswick's east coast

'Possible' spread of oyster parasite MSX to New Brunswick's east coast

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick says a parasite threatening the country's oyster industry may have spread to the province's east coast.
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Potato wart: Appeal Court rejects P.E.I. Potato Board's bid to overturn ruling

Potato wart: Appeal Court rejects P.E.I. Potato Board's bid to overturn ruling

OTTAWA — The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed a bid by the Prince Edward Island Potato Board to overturn a 2021 decision by the federal agriculture minister to declare the entire province as “a place infested with potato wart.
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Nova Scotia-Prince Edward Island ferry service: MV Saaremaa 1 out for rest of season

Nova Scotia-Prince Edward Island ferry service: MV Saaremaa 1 out for rest of season

HALIFAX — A ferry company that operates the route between Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island says one of its ships will be out of commission until the end of the season.
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Prince Edward Island reports $14.8-million deficit in fiscal 2023-24

Prince Edward Island reports $14.8-million deficit in fiscal 2023-24

CHARLOTTETOWN — The government of Prince Edward Island is reporting a deficit of $14.8 million for the 2023-24 fiscal year ending March 31. The figure is $82.8 million smaller than the $97.6-million deficit forecast in the spring 2023 budget.
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Cold case: Man pleads not guilty to killing P.E.I. teacher in 1988

Cold case: Man pleads not guilty to killing P.E.I. teacher in 1988

CHARLOTTETOWN — Todd Joseph Gallant has pleaded not guilty to the 1988 killing of Prince Edward Island teacher Byron Carr. A spokesperson for the Island's Crown prosecutors' office says the plea was entered today in Supreme Court.
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Einarson tops fellow Canadian Homan to win HearingLife Tour Challenge curling event

Einarson tops fellow Canadian Homan to win HearingLife Tour Challenge curling event

CHARLOTTETOWN — Kerri Einarson took down Rachel Homan 5-4 in an all-Canadian women's final at the HearingLife Tour Challenge curling tournament on Sunday. Ottawa's Homan held a 3-1 lead after four ends before Einarson of Gimli, Man.
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Homan, Einarson and McEwen advance to quarterfinals at Grand Slam of Curling event

Homan, Einarson and McEwen advance to quarterfinals at Grand Slam of Curling event

CHARLOTTETOWN — Canada's Rachel Homan and Kerri Einarson advanced to the women's quarterfinals at the HearingLife Tour Challenge with wins on Friday, while Mike McEwen moved on to the men's final eight.
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