Taggart and Torrens bring their podcast to a P.E.I. audience

Jeremy Taggart and Jonathan Torrens have been recording a podcast for two years now, and they've taken their tapings live across the country in a tour called Comedy and Canadianity Live, Thursday night playing the PEI Brewing Company in Charlottetown.

Thursday January 28, 2016

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Fines more than double for P.E.I. snowmobilers without trail permits

Islanders who are caught snowmobiling on the Confederation Trail without a permit are facing a stiff new fine.

Members of new advisory council named after English school board disbanded

The members of the new Learning Partners Advisory Council, a group that will advise the P.E.I. government on key education issues and policies, were announced by the province Thursday.

New P.E.I. dialysis service 'historic step forward'

A big change for more than a dozen Islanders who now have to travel to Halifax for help with peritoneal dialysis: starting this month, the service will be available at the QEH in Charlottetown.

PEI Right to Life criticizes pro-choice posters using Anne of Green Gables-like graphic

by Jesara Sinclair

An anti-abortion group on P.E.I. is responding to posters that have gone up in Charlottetown and on social media calling on the province to make abortion available on the Island.

Zika virus 'spreading explosively,' WHO chief says

The mosquito-borne Zika virus is "spreading explosively," and could infect three to four million people this year, the World Health Organization says.

'Fast Eddy' Dostaler visits P.E.I. on 2nd leg of cross-Canada fundraising run

"Fast Eddy" Dostaler had already planned to run across Canada and back home again to raise money for two causes, then he bought a car and effectively added a third leg to his journey.

CSIS repeatedly obtained confidential taxpayer data without warrants: watchdog

by Alison Crawford

Canada's spy agency CSIS improperly obtained taxpayer information from the Canada Revenue Agency without a warrant on "multiple" occasions, according to the annual report of an independent federal watchdog.

Break a leg!: Holland College's refurbished 1930s-era performance hall to open with gala

Holland College's performance space — a piece of 1930s Charlottetown history that recently underwent a major facelift — is set to shine at its official opening Thursday night.

Spy agency stops sharing some data with international partners

The Communications Security Establishment, Canada's electronic spy agency, has stopped sharing certain metadata with international partners after discovering it had not been sufficiently protecting that information before passing it on.

Halifax plan to host Slide the City at Citadel Hill didn't hold water

by Brett Ruskin

CBC News has learned organizers scrambled in the final few days to find a suitable alternative site in the city, but it was too late to find a new place to host the 305-metre long vinyl track.

Why one Island senior collects eyeglasses for those in need

Charlie Corkum, 90, doesn't like to see things go to waste, so he started collecting old eyeglasses 25 years ago to donate to those who often can't afford them.

'We're ready, we're willing': Summerside mayor 'surprised' no refugees have settled there

by Steve Bruce

Summerside Mayor Bill Martin says he expected at least a few Syrian families would be calling the city home by now.

Islander's war medals scooped up from British auction now at P.E.I. Regiment Museum

by Laura Chapin

The World War I medals awarded to a Charlottetown man killed in action in March 1918 are now at the P.E.I. Regiment Museum after being snagged in an online auction by a resident of Scotland.

Common 15% HST for Atlantic region, suggests N.S. Premier McNeil

It was dreaded by some and revered by others: the HST, a tax that blended the provincial and federal sales taxes. And now, four years after it was introduced in P.E.I.'s 2012 budget, there's a proposal to raise it from its current 14 per cent.

How to block that annoying 'Be like Bill' meme from your Facebook feed

by Lauren O'Neil

The 'Be like Bill' meme got real old, real fast thanks to an image generator that let everyone on Facebook encourage their own friends to "Be Like" them.

P.E.I.'s National Farmers Union mourning loss of director Steven MacKinnon

National Farmers Union members on P.E.I. are mourning the loss today of their district director. Steven MacKinnon of New Argyle died Monday at the age of 53.

3 Canadians recently brought back Zika virus from abroad, health officials say

Three Canadians, two in B.C. and the other in Alberta, have brought back the Zika virus after contracting it abroad, CBC News has learned.

Olympian Heather Moyse reflects on reaching Antarctic peak

Heather Moyse has beaten the fastest bobsledders and endured jarring hits from the world’s best rugby players, but it took just one hug and five words on the side of mountain in Antarctica to bring her to her knees.

International tea houses kick off 2016 season by welcoming Syrian refugees

Some special guests have been invited to P.E.I.'s first International Tea House of 2016 this Saturday: Syrian refugees.

Furniture, school supplies still needed for Syrian refugees

Officials with the PEI Association for Newcomers to Canada say with the growing number of Syrian refugees arriving every other day, there is still a great need for furniture donations.

RBC admits privacy breach after incorrect RRSP receipts mailed to hundreds of customers

by Pete Evans

The biggest bank in Canada says it accidentally mailed hundreds of incorrect RRSP receipts to the wrong customers, exposing the names, addresses and social insurance numbers of those clients in the process.

Coast guard patrol ships' issues lead to numerous warranty claims

New mid-shore patrol ships have been the subject of numerous warranty claims by the Canadian Coast Guard, including for faulty wiring, polluted water tanks, premature corrosion and a gearbox failure, which could endanger the safety of the crew, Radio-Canada has learned.

Calls for fuel surcharges to be axed as the price of oil drops

by Yvonne Colbert

The head of the Consumers' Association of Canada says it's hypocritical that courier companies still add fuel surcharges to the price of sending a package.

Child-care centre finds potential new home in Souris

The Eastern Kings Learning Academy, which is being displaced from its home by a new French school for the area, may have found a new home: a large house on Main Street in Souris. But it's not a done deal yet.