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Former shelter manager guilty of sexual assault

A Charlottetown man was found guilty Tuesday of sexually assaulting a resident of the Bedford MacDonald House homeless shelter while he was the manager there. 2:02 PM ET

Maritime fishermen seeking larger share of halibut

Maritime fishermen are lobbying for an increased share of halibut quota, arguing it's not fair Quebec's share is dozens of times larger than what they are allowed to catch. 12:23 PM ET

Charlottetown sewer gets answer from Ottawa

A Charlottetown city councillor says the federal government has given the City of Charlottetown an answer to its multimillion-dollar request to help fix its sewage problem, but nobody is saying what that answer is. 3:18 PM ET

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