The former educator will look to represent the New Democratic Party in eastern P.E.I. when the next federal election is called.

The common-law partner of a man who died after an operation at Summerside's Prince County Hospital says the $5,000 penalty levied against Sheshagiri Bengeri was not harsh enough.

Another waterway on Prince Edward Island has now tested positive for the presence of MSX, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency says.

This weekend marked the 60th anniversary of the Tyne Valley Oyster Festival in the western P.E.I. community. As part of the celebrations, organizers set up a reunion for returning Miss Oyster Pearl winners of years past.

An errantballoon led to power outages for about2,000 Maritime Electric customers late Saturday morning.

A 20-year-old man from Nova Scotia died in the July 14 blaze at Green Gables Bungalow Court Cottages.

Back in February, P.E.I. Premier Dennis King pledged 54 new long-term care beds in privately run facilities across the province. Eighteen of those have been licensed.