Prince Edward Island News

There was no shortage of cowboy wannabes on P.E.I.'s North Shore on Friday as the three-day Cavendish Beach Music Festival kicked off under sunny skies and warm temperatures.

A 19-year-old man from Charlottetown has been accused of attacking three men with a hatchet.

Temperatures dropped to a record low in Prince Edward Island overnight Tuesday, with reports of frost throughout the province.Bob Robichaud, a meteorologist with Environment Canada, said that to his knowledge, frost has never been reported before in July in P.E.I. 'That 3.8 we got last night kind of sticks out as being lower than some of the other ...

The scenic beauty of Quebec's Iles de la Madeleine evoke the landscapes of Newfoundland and P.E.I., but the place has a character all its own.

Temperatures dropped to a record low in Prince Edward Island overnight Tuesday, with reports of frost throughout the province.

Trial dates have been set in the case of a Wilmot Valley woman charged with attempted murder.

SUMMERSIDE Batten down the hatches, a Highland storm is making landfall. Tonight, the College of Piping debuts "Highland Storm: The Gael", the revamped summer production its artistic director says will "blow people away". "It sounds really phenomenal," says Stephanie Cadman.

Tourism operators in the Maritimes are hoping the recent spate of bad weather has only caused a rain delay in travel, and not vacation cancellations.

Mohamed Mara, 27, a refugee from west Africa living in Charlottetown, is embraced by Christina MacLeod of Community Outreach, left, and personal friend Doris Jenkins.

Racers battle for position during the Atlantic Kart Racing Series held in Summerside over the weekend.

SUMMERSIDE The prospect of a harmonized sales tax for Prince Edward Island is not on the agenda of the provincial government, says Provincial Treasurer Wes Sheridan.

A fire in a North Rustico, P.E.I., bungalow early Wednesday morning has left a family homeless.

The P.E.I. fire marshal sent a critical-stress debriefing team to Alberton on Thursday to deal with the aftermath of a fatal car crash.

Harkins third annual Winter Carnival which was held Friday and Saturday, February 23 and 24 has been termed a great success by Carnival officials.

Sleepy Hollow isn't so sleepy these days, it would seem. The Charlottetown jail has been seeing steady increases of inmates over the past several years, which has been causing overcrowding and security concerns.

MILL RIVER Solid play has made Derek Gillespie $100,000 richer. Gillespie, the 30-year-old from Oshawa, Ont., beat out fashion model Blair O'Neal to claim the Big Break Prince Edward Island top prize Monday night on The Golf Channel.

CHARLOTTETOWN Environment Canada officials could know later today just how much partially-treated sewage has made its way into Queen County's East River.

The finale of The Golf Channel's "Big Break Prince Edward Island" will be broadcast on Monday night with a $100,000 nine-hole challenge that has Blair O'Neal facing off against Derek Gillespie.

With the Canada Games, major festivals and summer camps coming up, P.E.I.'s chief health officer is making plans to keep swine flu off the Island this summer.

Prince Edward Island's tourism could be in line for a banner season despite a global economic recession that has put a storm cloud over the industry across Canada.