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Brawl at P.E.I. hockey tournament raises tough new questions for governing body

Brawl at P.E.I. hockey tournament raises tough new questions for governing body

CHARLOTTETOWN — One year after racial slurs were uttered at a hockey tournament in Charlottetown, Hockey PEI is again stickhandling tough questions after a wild brawl broke out Saturday at the same annual tournament.
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P.E.I. potato farmers still hurting by last year's export ban to the United States

P.E.I. potato farmers still hurting by last year's export ban to the United States

CHARLOTTETOWN — Potato farmers in Prince Edward Island are feeling the impact of lost customers one year after a four-month ban of table potato shipments to the United States began. Canada stopped sending the Island's best-known export to the U.S.
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Storm Nicole topples cherished P.E.I. sandstone arch damaged by Fiona

Storm Nicole topples cherished P.E.I. sandstone arch damaged by Fiona

CAVENDISH, P.E.I. — A storm has toppled a sandstone arch in Prince Edward Island that had been weakened during Fiona, the second celebrated landmark lost in the province in the last two months.
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Nature conservancy to buy tiny island off Prince Edward Island's north shore

Nature conservancy to buy tiny island off Prince Edward Island's north shore

ALBERTON, P.E.I. — A small, undeveloped island off the north shores of P.E.I.
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QMJHL Roundup: Oliver Satny perfect as Eagles soar to 4-0 victory over Islanders

CHARLOTTETOWN — Oliver Satny stopped all 37 shots he face as the Cape Breton Eagles blanked the Charlottetown Islanders 4-0 on Thursday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action.
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P.E.I. municipal elections short on drama as most positions filled by acclamation

P.E.I. municipal elections short on drama as most positions filled by acclamation

CHARLOTTETOWN — The high number of acclaimed candidates in Monday's Prince Edward Island municipal elections — and even vacancies in five towns where nobody ran for mayor — is being seen as a sign of fading interest in local politics.
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Brabenec, Morneau's three-point nights lead Islanders to 7-3 victory over Sea Dogs

CHARLOTTETOWN — Jakub Brabenec scored two goals and added one assist as the Charlottetown Islanders defeated the Saint John Sea Dogs 7-3 on Wednesday.
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P.E.I.'s response to Fiona dominates first legislature sitting since storm hit

P.E.I.'s response to Fiona dominates first legislature sitting since storm hit

CHARLOTTETOWN — Problems in the distribution of government aid payments following post-tropical storm Fiona dominated debate in Prince Edward Island’s legislature Tuesday, during the first sitting since the devastating storm barrelled through Atlanti
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After Fiona, P.E.I. utility says it's exploring ways to bury residential power lines

After Fiona, P.E.I. utility says it's exploring ways to bury residential power lines

CHARLOTTETOWN — The chief executive of Prince Edward Island's main electric utility says the firm is exploring ways to encourage the burying of distribution lines as it reflects on the massive damage of post-tropical storm Fiona.
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Artifacts removed from historic P.E.I. ferry Holiday Island before trip to scrapyard

Artifacts removed from historic P.E.I. ferry Holiday Island before trip to scrapyard

WOOD ISLANDS, P.E.I. — Staff from the P.E.I. Museum have retrieved several historic items from the MV Holiday Island, the 50-year-old ferry that caught fire on July 22 in the Northumberland Strait and was later declared beyond repair.
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