P.E.I. adjusts to smoke-free places rules


People across the province are getting used to P.E.I.’s new Smoke-Free Places Act, which bans designated smoking rooms and smoking on hospital property.

Most oppose nuclear power in Sask., report says
A new report on the future of uranium in Saskatchewan has thrown cold water on proposals to expand the nuclear industry.

Skunks ravaging P.E.I. lawns
Homeowners in central P.E.I. are frustrated by marauding skunks that have been ripping up large portions of their lawns looking for grubs.

Montague mayor gets chilly reception
Montague Mayor Pat McGowan returned for her first council meeting after a seven-month sick leave Monday night, and the old animosity between her and the councillors was on clear display.

Drug worries weakened cancer patient: daughter
The daughter of a Tignish, P.E.I., woman who died after struggling to pay for cancer-fighting drugs, says the rules for drug coverage should be the same across the country.

Mounties, Prince Albert police create 7-member team
The RCMP in northern Saskatchewan and the Prince Albert city police are teaming up to fight drugs and gangs.

Government review delaying transplant program
A P.E.I. man’s efforts to sign onto a new kidney transplant registry are being delayed by a government privacy review in Nova Scotia.