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Shoppers opening wallets for new duty-free rules
New limits for cross-border shopping kick into effect Friday, but the rules are getting mixed reaction from P.E.I. businesses.
Lights out for several P.E.I. lighthouses
Islanders have spoken for 33 lighthouses in P.E.I. hoping to gain heritage designation. But the future is up for grabs for the remaining sites.
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- Shoppers opening wallets for new duty-free rules
- P.E.I.'s HST rebate not as good for families
- P.E.I. fire crews learning how to rescue large animals
- Odds against single ladies on P.E.I.
- Lights out for several P.E.I. lighthouses
- School radon levels continue to worry parents
- Opposition tackles education job cuts
- EI changes worry family violence group
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