The Guardian (Charlottetown)
AI IS AN ‘ALIEN BEING’
British-canadian Nobel laureate Geoffrey Hinton, often revered as the “Godfather of AI,” said AI is one of “three big revolutions where people ceased to be so important,” the others being Copernicanism — the understanding that planets revolve around...
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ANOTHER BIG LOAD
The spuds are big on the back of this rig as farmers in the Freetown, P.E.I., area bring in the harvest earlier this week. An unsettled summer season and periods of heavy rain this fall have led to delays in harvesting potatoes and other crops in some...
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ANSWERING THE CALL
Growing up in Nigeria involved some struggles for Ujunwa Aja- Onu and she hopes to use that experience to help ease the lives of Black people in Prince Edward Island. Aja-onu took over as executive director of the Black Cultural Society of P.E.I. in...
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VICTORIA’S DELICIOUS SECRET
“You’re not claustrophobic, are you?” After aiming that somewhat ominous question over his shoulder, Scott Travers disappeared into the tent’s dark interior, where giants of the deep ocean dwell. Inside, a solitary light bulb hanging from the centre...
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Uncertain future
The Charlottetown Farmers’ Market is asking Islanders to contact their MLAS and MPS as it looks for government support to secure its future. The co-operative, which includes dozens of producers of P.e.i.-grown food, ready-to-eat meals and artisans’...
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ON THE MOVE
A Charlottetown man says a new accessible taxi service in the capital region is helping his mental health. Dave Bell, who is in a wheelchair, speaks about the launch this week of Cudmore’s Accessible Cab, a new transportation service for people with...
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DEAR DAIRY
Former Purity Dairy owner Tom Cullen said the historic building in Charlottetown will be demolished before the end of the year. Only the warehouse behind the plant will be left standing to mark a business that operated in Charlottetown for 80 years.
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PROVINCE HOUSE SET TO REOPEN
The keys to one of Canada’s most historic sites will soon be handed back to Prince Edward Island. It has been more than a decade since the doors of Province House in the heart of Charlottetown were shut, locked up for a major refurbishment that...
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THERE’S WALDO!
A scarecrow version of children’s book character Waldo hangs onto a pole outside Charlottetown City Hall. The Charlottetown Scarecrow Festival runs through the month of October in the P.E.I. capital city and includes a variety of scarecrow...
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FAIR TREATMENT DELAYS AT UPEI
Three years after the Rubin Thomlinson report exposed what its authors called a “culture of fear and reprisal” at UPEI, a key recommendation from the report has yet to be implemented. The Rubin Thomlinson report, released in 2023, was initially...
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SERVICE MISUNDERSTOOD: CEO
The CEO of the company behind Peidoctor says Premier Rob Lantz was “irresponsible” in the way he publicly criticized the service and called for the province to find a way to stop it. Marius Croeser, CEO of Endwell Management Inc., said he believes...
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WHEN IS IT OK FOR LEADERS TO SHED TEARS IN PUBLIC?
To cry, or not to cry? In the realm of politics, that is the question. And the answer, says one University of Toronto expert, largely depends on your sex. “If you’re a woman in the public sphere, you cannot win in terms of the expression of emotion,”...
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A PICTURE OF HEALTH
Rev. Arnold Stairs of Charlottetown calls his life one amazing adventure. Stairs, who will turn 100 on Oct. 11, is sharp and spry, using only a walker to get around in the assisted living home for seniors where he resides. Stairs said his advice for...
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BUZZ AROUND ENERGY DRINKS
The province is looking to educate the public – youth, in particular – of the potential harms of energy drink consumption. Summerside-wilmot PC MLA Tyler Desroches called attention to the issue of energy drinks in the legislature back in May, around...
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HONOURING TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION
Mi’kmaq Heritage Actors perform the Mi’kmaq Honour Song at Charlottetown’s Truth and Reconciliation Day ceremony. A few hundred people gathered for the Wednesday event outside the provincial government buildings on Rochford Street. Lennox Island Chief...
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PEACE AND GOODWILL
Chrys Jenkins stared out across the property that has been home to the community of Canoe Cove’s popular living nativity and light show for more than a dozen years. He let out a deep sigh. “I am going to miss this, you have no idea,” Jenkins told The...
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WHOSE ROAD IS IT ANYWAY?
Over the last several months, there has been a running discussion at city hall about what to do with private roads in Charlottetown that fall into disrepair. Charlottetown Mayor Philip Brown has asked about it at meetings, and developer Tim Banks has...
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EVERGREEN VILLAGE RESIDENTS TAKE EVICTION CASE TO IRAC
Reasha Walsh’s house in Evergreen Village is emptier than it was two years ago. Much of the furniture is gone. A few couches, two small chairs and a treadmill are among the few items her family left behind. Two years ago, she didn’t know she’d be...
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PLANNING FOR DEMOLITION
The P.E.I. government is getting set to demolish the former Queens County highways garage on Riverside Drive in Charlottetown. Tenders just closed, and the province is looking them over before deciding on the winning bid. Stacey Miller, the senior...
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SIGNS OF A STRONG YEAR
P.E.I.’S tourism industry is heading into the fall with signs of a strong year. In a recent interview with The Guardian, Corryn Clemence, CEO of the Tourism Industry Association of P.E.I., said official numbers for the season were not yet available,...
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A WORLD OF OYSTERS
Festival staff member Matt Smith shucks oysters at the P.E.I. International Shellfish Festival Saturday at the Charlottetown Event Grounds. Begun as a one-day seafood celebration on the Charlottetown waterfront in 1996, the festival has grown over the...
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TRUMP BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP LAW COSTS CANADIANS CHANCE FOR BABY
Renee and her husband had endured a decade of exhausting efforts to start a family, including multiple fruitless treatments and medical issues that seemed to make pregnancy impossible. Then this April the Toronto couple’s ordeal seemed finally to be...
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A FAMILY TRADITION
Sarah-Ellen Clark, the owner of Seagull Bakery and Cafe in Scotchfort, holds a photo of her father, David, who died in January 2025 at the age of 91. Clark is vowing to carry on her father’s legacy at his former Rob Roy’s Country Kitchen location by...
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A MATTER OF SAFETY
A P.E.I. family says their child was put in danger while attending day camps in the summer and when they raised concerns, the program barred the child from coming back. Corinne Mcquillan said her daughter, who is non-verbal and has autism, was...
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SEEKING RELIEF AT THE PUMPS
The use of ethanol-blended fuels in P.E.I.’S neighbouring provinces helps explain some of the cheaper prices at the pump seen on the mainland. That’s one of the messages shared by representatives from P.E.I.’S gas price regulator at an all-party...
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RUSTICO FARMER WORKING TO REBUILD
Joey Pineau was at his job at the Clyde River golf course when he got word that there was a fire at his farm in Rustico. Lightning from a thunderstorm had struck the barn Aug. 14, causing a fire that destroyed the 65 by 50-foot structure. “My mind...
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KNOW YOUR NEIGHBOURS
When post-tropical storm Fiona tore through P.E.I., it brought together neighbours. People who had never met or barely knew each other suddenly had to rely on help from strangers. While the province’s emergency measures teams and the electric utilities...
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ONE PROPERTY, THREE BODIES
Up until last October, a mother, father and two children lived at 572 Kelly-jordan Rd., near Smiths Falls, Ont. Then arrests were made. In the months since, a police search has unearthed three sets of human remains on the site, all related to a series...
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REMEMBERING 9/11
Charlottetown firefighters take part in a memorial service at Station 1 on Friday marking the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. During the event, radio transmissions were replayed from the response to...
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AN ELEMENTAL ISSUE
There’s no need to panic, but there is work to be done. Charlottetown recently posted a tender on its website looking for engineering designs for two of its wellfields. The issue is the levels of manganese in the Suffolk wellfield and uranium in...
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‘ESSENTIALLY A WAITING GAME’
An ongoing battery fire at the Summerside Sunbank led to schools in the city remaining closed for a second day as some residents woke up Wednesday to learn there was no longer a need for a mandatory evacuation. At around 9:30 p.m. on Sept. 8, the City...
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BACK TO SCHOOL
Thousands of students returned to schools across Prince Edward Island on Tuesday, including these five at West Royalty Elementary School in Charlottetown. From left, are Lydia Read, Grade 4; Rooney Casey, Grade 2; Kian Arseneau, Grade 4; Rilyn...
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WORK BEGUN ON NEW NORDIC SPA
Nancy Hensman says her property in central Prince Edward Island is like living in a bird sanctuary, where she wakens to birds chirping and sees bunnies, squirrels and a pair of Mallard ducks on a nearby pond. Hensman, an esthetician, says her clients...
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CHEZ YVONNE’S FOR SALE
Paul Larkin, left, and his wife, Linda, co-owners of the Cavendish restaurant Chez Yvonne’s, are selling the business that has been in the Larkin family since it was founded in 1969. The couple hopes the new owners do not change the menu much from the...
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TAPPING INTO ISLAND HERITAGE
When Ron Keefe set out to write a book to celebrate the 35th anniversary of his Granite Brewery establishment, he found the work to be no easy task. When Brewed in the Family hit the bookshelves at The Bookmark in Charlottetown and other Canadian...
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SEEDS OF DISCONTENT
Lynda Affleck just wants to feed the birds. For decades, she has been feeding pigeons and other birds that show up in her yard in Charlottetown. But for the last two years, she has been getting visits from the city bylaw officer. Neighbours had...
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WHAT HAPPENS TO K-9 DOGS WHEN THEY HANG UP THEIR LEASHES?
Some heroic dogs will put themselves in harm’s way to protect their handlers and the public. That’s why Ned’s Wish, a registered national charity, was founded by retired RCMP officer Stacey Talbot, president and “Top Dog.” She saw a need to improve...
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FESTIVE FABRICS
For years, Josiah Adawari had been thinking about creating an event that would bring a feeling of home to members of P.E.I.’S growing African and Caribbean communities. This year, that idea became a reality with the first Raffia Fest. The festival at...
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BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO
For decades, Canadian governments both Conservative and Liberal sought greater economic integration with the United States, the world’s spendiest buyer of imports, including Canadian energy, machinery, lumber and wheat. But now, as U.S. President...
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SEVERE STORM HITS PROVINCE
A tornado touched down in eastern P.E.I. Wednesday as a severe storm brought heavy rain and hail to Charlottetown. Environment Canada confirmed the tornado formed in Little Harbour, near Souris, at around 1 p.m. on Aug. 26. Meteorologist Jill Maepea...
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HELPING THE BRAND
Chuck Grady quietly sits in a corner of the tight confines of Memorial Field’s press box in Charlottetown. A laptop computer, ipad, microphone, mounted phones and a control panel sit on the counter as Grady oversees a livestream of a Charlottetown...
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GETTING THE CALL
Cam Nelson is now forever part of P.E.I. sports and UFC history. The 28-year-old, from South Rustico, has signed with the UFC. “Obviously, the biggest thing for me – and kind of a quiet goal I had – was to be the first Prince Edward Island-born UFC...
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CYCLING FOR A CAUSE
Twenty-eight cyclists arrived in Charlottetown on Saturday after an eightday relay ride from Ontario to P.E.I. to raise money for people affected by cancer. The cyclists were taking part in the Wellspring Ride for Cancer Support: Pedal to P.E.I., an...
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CHILDHOOD DREAMS REALIZED IN GOLD CUP AND SAUCER
Two Maritimers realized childhood harness racing dreams on Saturday. Driver Jody Jamieson and trainer Mark Mckinnon teamed up with Fifth And Five to win their first-ever Gold Cup and Saucer before a big crowd at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the...
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ENCRYPTION REMAINS STICKING POINT TO BILL C-22
Canadian law enforcement leaders are worried Bill C-22 has been defanged, and civil rights advocates say it has gone too far, but the federal government’s bid for “lawful access” to Canadians’ data for crime solving got a big thumbs-up from the...
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GOLDEN SMILES
Gold Cup parade marshal Brett Gallant, a two-time Olympic curling medallist from Charlottetown, makes his way through the downtown streets of the P.E.I. capital on Friday as part of Old Home Week. The parade was established in 1962 to celebrate the...
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CATCHING A BREAK
Emmett Clinton is excited to play in this week’s Ray Carter Cup in Summerside, P.E.I., after missing the 2025 Baseball Canada 15U national championship tournament with a broken arm. A year after that injury, Clinton is about to experience playing in...
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Proud of P.E.I. athletes
As Matthew Mcnally reflects on Team P.E.I.’S performance at the 2026 Special Olympics Canada National Summer Games, one word comes to mind: Proud. “Coming out with the expectation for folks to really create their personal best, six people achieved new...
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RED DIRT CERTIFIED
A new passport is giving P.E.I. hikers a chance to track their progress as they explore 12 trails across the Island. Gaylene Gillis Mccarron, executive director of Island Trails, said the new Island Trails Passport, launched in July, was created to...
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A ‘BRIGHT FUTURE’ FOR SUMMERSIDE: KUTCHER
After four years serving as mayor of Summerside, Dan Kutcher will not be seeking re-election in November. “It’s bittersweet,” he said. “I really enjoyed the role and care about the people that we share this fantastic little city with. It’s always hard...
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OYSTER LICENCE BUYBACK PANNED
Ottawa has released details about a licence buyback program for wild oyster fishers which it says will help fishers who are grappling with the impacts of the MSX and dermo pathogens. But the executive director of a P.E.I. industry group that...
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A TRULY SWEET GIG
After two summers of enjoying a fulfilling summer job, a Charlottetown student got news she did not want to hear in 2025. The ice cream truck where she worked, Truckin’ Roll, was closing. For Kyla Clarkin, Truckin’ Roll was not just a summer job. She...
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A WORLD ON FIRE
Toronto and New York choked under orange and white skies. Madrid and Bordeaux had flames licking at their doorsteps. Vast forests, rural communities and ranchlands full of livestock in Western Canada and the U.S. have burned — and all in the month of...
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MAKING THE CALLS
Umpire Jon Schut of Cornwall, P.E.I., intently follows the action for a close play at first base during the British Columbia-Ontario game at the Baseball Canada 2026 Canada Cup 17U national championship on Legends Field in Summerside, P.E.I. Jon and...
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CARING FOR MENTAL HEALTH
A new psychology clinic in downtown Charlottetown is aiming to improve access to mental health care while giving future psychologists a reason to build their careers on P.E.I. The Centre for Interpersonal Relationships (CFIR P.E.I.) has officially...
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FIELD OF PROMISES
A new baseball field in western P.E.I. can make the claim it’s the province’s first artificial turf field. The Don Mcdougall Park, located at the Mill River Resort, has been a project years in the making, and celebrated with a formal grand opening on...
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P.E.I. POTATO BOARD SAYS 2026 CROP SEASON SHAPING UP BETTER COMPARED TO LAST YEAR
An official with the P.E.I. Potato Board is fairly optimistic the current season will be more successful than the one a year ago. Ryan Barrett, research and agronomy specialist with the board, said the rainfall so far this summer has things looking...
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BUILDING CONNECTIONS
The Black Cultural Society of P.E.I. used this year’s Emancipation Day celebration to reflect on the province’s history, celebrate Black Islanders and look ahead under new leadership. The event also marked the Black Cultural Society’s 10th...
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CHILLING OUT IN SUMMERSIDE
Mitch Shea, CEO of Port Summerside, stands next to some cooling equipment being installed to transform two-thirds of the port’s current bulk storage warehouse into a new cold storage venture called Seaside Cold Storage. The project is expected to be...
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PRIVATE POTHOLES
Every Island driver knows the teeth rattling thud-clunk of hitting a pothole. It’s a problem across the province and capital every spring. This year, Charlottetown received complaints from residents uptown about a slew of potholes along Minna Jane...
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FIXING THE FIREHALL
The Town of Three Rivers has approved emergency repairs at the Georgetown fire and rescue station after concerns were raised about the building’s front doors and part of the front wall. Council approved the work during a special meeting after its...
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LOVE P.E.I.’S LIGHTHOUSES?
P.E.I. is believed to have the highest concentration of lighthouses in North America, with 61 of the beacons across the province that have become part of the Island’s cultural identity. They appear on postcards, tourism brochures, paintings and travel...
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CELEBRATING PRIDE
Hundreds of people filled the streets of downtown Charlottetown on Saturday morning as they took part in the annual P.E.I. Pride parade. The parade began at 10 a.m. at the provincial government parking lot near Terry Fox Drive before making its way...
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CBSA PLANS REVIEW AFTER $13.2M COCAINE CASE TOSSED
Canada’s border agency says it is considering policy changes after a Windsor, Ont., judge dismissed a $13.2-million cocaine-smuggling case over what she called “egregious” violations of a truck driver’s Charter rights. The ruling found border officers...
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CENTURY SISTERS
Violet Oicle and Ferne Edgecombe try to see each other at least once every year. This year, the reunion brought Oicle, 106, from Nova Scotia to Andrews of Stratford, where her 103-year-old sister lives. Over lunch on Wednesday, the sisters reflected...
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IN SEARCH OF HELP
Canadian provincial and territorial leaders say they need Ottawa’s help to keep up with the demands on their health-care systems. A final statement from the premiers, whose meetings in Charlottetown were chaired by P.E.I. Premier Rob Lantz this week,...
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CALLING FOR UNITY
P.E.I. Premier Rob Lantz stressed the importance of unity in response to newly announced American tariffs as meetings of Canadian provincial and territorial leaders kicked off in Charlottetown on Tuesday. During a news conference on Tuesday, Lantz...
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DIGGING IN
Ground has broken, and a new artificial turf field is on the way in Charlottetown. Located beside the Simmons Sports Centre, the field will serve as home for the Charlottetown Privateers Football Club, along with other sports. Paul Trewin, a...
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HONOURING THEIR SERVICE
A few weeks ago, Robin Croucher told his wife he needed to start thinking about the speech he would give at his daughter’s wedding. “I could never have imagined I’d be here today delivering her eulogy,” he said. “No parent should ever be faced with...
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INTERNAL TRADE BARRIERS STILL COSTING CANADA: CFIB
A leading business group is giving some provinces and the federal government good grades for trying to break down Canada’s costly internal trade obstacles, even as those barriers continue to cost Canadians billions of dollars a year. In its annual...
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ISLAND IN MOURNING
The regimental funeral procession begins for paramedic Jenna Croucher of Souris on Friday from the Delta Hotel on the Charlottetown waterfront. Croucher, 23, was killed along with her colleague, Mike MacKenzie, 56, and their patient on July 7 when...
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A LOVE OF RACING
Rocky Schurman of Summerside, P.E.I., developed a love of harness racing at a young age. Today, that passion for standardbred horses is as strong as ever. “My father (the late Garth Schurman) was a driver, an owner and a trainer, so I have been around...
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LOBSTER CARNIVAL BEGINS
Crews assemble the midway grounds for the 2026 Summerside Lobster Carnival. The carnival runs with a full slate of events from Wednesday to Saturday. The theme this year is Raceway Days, a nod to the 150th anniversary of harness racing in Summerside....
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A VISION OF SERENITY
ALEXANDRA, P.E.I. The co-founder of the charity group Santa’s Angels has big plans for the Serene View Ranch in Alexandra. Kenny Zakem needs to fundraise $2.2 million this summer to buy the 125-acre property. The idea is to make it the permanent home...
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