Charlottetown city council voted unanimously Monday to remove the Sir John A. Macdonald statue permanently from Victoria Row in the downtown of Prince Edward Island's capital.

Islanders who have lost their incomesor had their hours reduced by12 hours a week between Feb. 28 and March 14 because of new COVID-19 restrictions are eligible for $500 from the provincial government, P.E.I.'s minister of economic growth, tourism and culture announced Monday.

Prince Edward Island is closing schools and not permitting gatherings for the next 72 hours, as well as encouraging people to stay at home as much as possible,as it deals with recent clusters of cases in Summerside and Charlottetown.