Last Updated: Tuesday, January 5, 2010 | 6:55 PM ET
- P.E.I. seafood plant's jobs at stake
- The financial problems facing eastern P.E.I.'s Mariner Seafoods are a growing concern for the town of Montague. more »
- Suspect leads police dog on 12-km chase
- RCMP caught up with a burglary suspect early Tuesday morning following 12-kilometre chase through a Charlottetown suburb. more »
- Winter tire users in fewer crashes: P.E.I. study
- A study last winter of traffic accidents on P.E.I. found that six per cent of vehicles involved had winter tires, but the transportation minister calls the study inconclusive. more »
- Charlottetown fighting erosion at Confederation Landing
- The City of Charlottetown has paid $35,000 on a temporary measure to slow down erosion at Confederation Landing Park. more »
- Scam targetting Summerside grandparents
- Summerside police are investigating a new telephone scam that plays on the love elderly people have for their grandchildren. more »
- Man helpless seeing backhoe hit neighbour
- P.E.I. occupational health and safety officials have begun their investigation into the death of a Stratford woman who was hit by a tractor clearing snow on Sunday. more »
- Some P.E.I. flights cancelled until Saturday
- A weekend snowstorm was still causing headaches Monday for people trying to fly out of the Charlottetown airport. Some travellers were told they wouldn't get a flight until Saturday. more »
- Winter storm causes damage across P.E.I.
- Powerful winds and higher-than-normal tides combined to cause destructive storm surges and damage across P.E.I. over the weekend. more »
- Limited space for influx of kindergarten children
- The Eastern School District is deciding how to deal with the influx of new kindergarten students into P.E.I. schools this fall. more »
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News Headlines and Features
Canada »
- Canada settles for silver medal at world juniors
- John Carlson scored in overtime as the United States beat Team Canada 6-5 to clinch the gold medal at the world junior men's hockey championship on Tuesday.
- Red tape won't boost security: Harper
- Prime Minister Stephen Harper says Canada will take whatever steps are necessary to protect the safety of airline passengers, but may not necessarily adapt a watch list approach as the United States has done.
- Body scanners coming to Canadian airports
- Body scanners will be installed in several Canadian airports, including Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and Halifax, to comply with new U.S. security protocols.
World »
- Obama says security system failed in flight plot
- U.S. President Barack Obama said the intelligence community had enough information at its disposal to prevent an attempted attack on a flight from Amsterdam to Detroit on Christmas Day but "failed to connect the dots."
- Britons to get extra holiday
- Britons will be getting an extra public holiday in the summer of 2012 to celebrate the 60th year of Queen Elizabeth II's reign.
- U.S. reopens embassy in Yemen
- The U.S. Embassy in Yemen reopens after closing for two days over threats of an imminent al-Qaeda attack in the country's capital.
Health »
- Sharing hospital room raises infection risk
- Sharing a hospital room with another person raises the risk of getting a hospital-acquired infection, Ontario scientists say.
- Anti-inflammatory drugs cut skin cancer risk: study
- A commonly used anti-inflammatory linked seven years ago to an increased risk of heart attack and stroke could reduce the risk of a common skin cancer, new data finds.
- Online intervention can help problem drinkers: study
- Addiction study says web-based help just as effective as face-to-face treatment for problem drinkers.
Arts & Entertainment »
- Montreal's Nézet-Séguin earns kudos for Met debut
- French-Canadian conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin is riding high on a wave of kudos for his energetic and confident Metropolitan Opera debut last week in the company's new production of Carmen in New York.
- Trudeau, Lévesque, Hearst bios vie for $25K literary prize
- Three noted titles about iconic historical figures — Pierre Trudeau, René Lévesque and William Randolph Hearst — will face an acclaimed, personal tale of raising a son with a rare disease in this year's race for the Charles Taylor Prize.
- ESPN, Discovery announce plans for 3-D TV
- Two major U.S. networks — ESPN and Discovery — have plans to create stations that send 3-D TV signals into American homes.
Technology & Science »
- Hubble telescope shows earliest photo of universe
- The Hubble Space Telescope has captured the earliest image yet of the universe — just 600 million years after the Big Bang, when the universe was just a toddler.
- Google unveils Nexus One phone
- Google Inc. announced details of its Nexus One phone on Tuesday, raising the stakes in the internet search leader's bid to gain more control over how people surf the web while on the go.
- E-readers will dominate Vegas consumer show
- E-readers and tablets — the portable devices that allow readers to consume information digitally without lugging around laptops — are shaping up to be one of the technologies to watch on the eve of this year's Consumer Electronics Show.
Money »
- Automakers' Canadian sales solid in December
- Many automakers reported solid — and in some cases record — Canadian sales in December as the industry continued to recover from a tumultuous year.
- Google unveils Nexus One phone
- Google Inc. announced details of its Nexus One phone on Tuesday, raising the stakes in the internet search leader's bid to gain more control over how people surf the web while on the go.
- 2009 a comeback year for mutual funds
- Canadian mutual funds have clawed back a large part of their huge losses from the 2008 market crash, according to two reports released Tuesday.
Consumer Life »
- E-waste still being exported, says watchdog
- As more people replace their old televisions with flat-panel screens, a toxic-waste watchdog is warning that many e-waste recyclers are still illegally shipping old TVs to developing nations.
- Elite dating website expels 'festive fatties'
- A Danish online dating website has expelled 5,000 members, including 500 Canadians, because they no longer met the site's beauty standards.
- Body scanners coming to Canadian airports
- Body scanners will be installed in several Canadian airports, including Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and Halifax, to comply with new U.S. security protocols.
Sports »
- Canada settles for silver medal at world juniors
- John Carlson scored in overtime as the United States beat Team Canada 6-5 to clinch the gold medal at the world junior men's hockey championship on Tuesday.
- Flames too hot for Predators
- David Moss and Olli Jokinen scored in the second period as the Calgary Flames beat the Nashville Predators 3-1 on Tuesday night.
- Tillman's future in CFL in doubt
- Eric Tillman's future as general manager of the Saskatchewan Roughriders will be discussed Wednesday at a special meeting of the team's board of directors.
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Charlottetown Extended Forecast»
Wednesday
Chance of flurries
1°C
Thursday
Flurries
0°C
Friday
Cloudy
-2°C
Saturday
Chance of flurries
-4°C
Sunday
A mix of sun and cloud
-7°C