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The power was ...http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2012-05-12/article-2977658/Blackout-strikes-Prince-County/1comments@theguardian.pe.caLocalhttp://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2012-05-12/article-2977658/Blackout-strikes-Prince-County/1http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2012-05-11/article-2977324/Defeated-MLA-handed-%26lsquo%3Bpatronage%26rsquo%3B-gig-with-Forever-Anne%2C-says-Opposition/1Fri, 11 May 2012 21:01:00 -0400Premier Robert Ghiz gave a defeated Liberal MLA a $60,000 ‘do nothing’ gig, Opposition MLA Hal Perry charged in the P.E.I. legislature Friday. Perry was referring to Cynthia King, known as Cynthia Dunsford when she was a sitting MLA. King is the executive director of Forever Anne, a group that ...http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2012-05-11/article-2977324/Defeated-MLA-handed-%26lsquo%3Bpatronage%26rsquo%3B-gig-with-Forever-Anne%2C-says-Opposition/1comments@theguardian.pe.caLocalhttp://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2012-05-11/article-2977324/Defeated-MLA-handed-%26lsquo%3Bpatronage%26rsquo%3B-gig-with-Forever-Anne%2C-says-Opposition/1http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2012-05-11/article-2976994/Lone-protester-ignored-by-government-MLAs/1Fri, 11 May 2012 14:22:12 -0400Wendy Budgeon says she’s living in abject poverty and the HST is only going to make her life more difficulthttp://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2012-05-11/article-2976994/Lone-protester-ignored-by-government-MLAs/1comments@theguardian.pe.caLocalhttp://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2012-05-11/article-2976994/Lone-protester-ignored-by-government-MLAs/1http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2012-04-10/article-2951732/Hundreds-of-jobs-being-cut%2C-Ghiz-confirms/1Tue, 10 Apr 2012 22:49:30 -0400With the provincial government set to release a cut-and-slash budget April 17, the Opposition Conservatives demanded answers on how deep the cuts would get during the first question period of the spring session of the P.E.I. legislature on Tuesday. Premier Robert Ghiz has confirmed the ...http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2012-04-10/article-2951732/Hundreds-of-jobs-being-cut%2C-Ghiz-confirms/1comments@theguardian.pe.caLocalhttp://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2012-04-10/article-2951732/Hundreds-of-jobs-being-cut%2C-Ghiz-confirms/1http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2012-03-14/article-2927088/Up-to-20cm-of-snow-possible-for-P.E.I.-over-the-next-24-hours/1Wed, 14 Mar 2012 12:11:40 -0400Islanders, particularly those in the Charlottetown area, may have awoken this morning with a sigh of relief that last night's storm wasn't as bad as predicted. While that may have been the case, the stormy weather is far from over. Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for ...http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2012-03-14/article-2927088/Up-to-20cm-of-snow-possible-for-P.E.I.-over-the-next-24-hours/1comments@theguardian.pe.caLocalhttp://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2012-03-14/article-2927088/Up-to-20cm-of-snow-possible-for-P.E.I.-over-the-next-24-hours/1http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2012-03-12/article-2925519/Gas-and-dash-driver-comes-forward%2C-apologizes%2C-pays-for-gas-at-Borden-Carleton-gas-station/1Mon, 12 Mar 2012 18:35:49 -0400Hours after his photo was posted on the Internet for all to see a P.E.I. man came forward to apologize for a gas and dash incident at a Borden-Carleton gas station. Jamie Fox, the owner of Gateway Petroleum, said last week he was growing tired of people filling up at his gas station, ...http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2012-03-12/article-2925519/Gas-and-dash-driver-comes-forward%2C-apologizes%2C-pays-for-gas-at-Borden-Carleton-gas-station/1comments@theguardian.pe.caLocalhttp://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2012-03-12/article-2925519/Gas-and-dash-driver-comes-forward%2C-apologizes%2C-pays-for-gas-at-Borden-Carleton-gas-station/1http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2012-03-12/article-2925188/Provinces-fixed-day-for-voting-may-change/1Mon, 12 Mar 2012 13:18:51 -0400Premier concerned that federal, Island votes both slated for October 2015http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2012-03-12/article-2925188/Provinces-fixed-day-for-voting-may-change/1comments@theguardian.pe.caLocalhttp://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2012-03-12/article-2925188/Provinces-fixed-day-for-voting-may-change/1http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2012-03-10/article-2924303/MacDonald-wins-P.E.I.-spelling-bee-three-years-in-a-row/1Sat, 10 Mar 2012 18:05:54 -0500The Grade 8 student at Somerset Elementary will represent Prince Edward Island at the Canspell National Final in Toronto on March 28http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2012-03-10/article-2924303/MacDonald-wins-P.E.I.-spelling-bee-three-years-in-a-row/1comments@theguardian.pe.caLocalhttp://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2012-03-10/article-2924303/MacDonald-wins-P.E.I.-spelling-bee-three-years-in-a-row/1http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2012-03-09/article-2923903/Ghiz-and-Harper-talk-HST-in-Ottawa/1Fri, 09 Mar 2012 21:28:00 -0500P.E.I. premier says deal offered by federal government the same and not enough to convince him to merge the province's sales taxhttp://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2012-03-09/article-2923903/Ghiz-and-Harper-talk-HST-in-Ottawa/1comments@theguardian.pe.caLocalhttp://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2012-03-09/article-2923903/Ghiz-and-Harper-talk-HST-in-Ottawa/1http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2012-03-07/article-2917777/Liberals-riding-high-in-the-polls-as-tough-spring-session-gets-set-to-begin/1Wed, 07 Mar 2012 19:40:00 -0500As Premier Robert Ghiz's Liberal government sets the stage for a cut-and-slash budget next month, a new poll suggests an overwhelming majority of Prince Edward Island residents are satisfied with the overall performance of the government. A Corporate Research Associates poll released Wednesday ...http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2012-03-07/article-2917777/Liberals-riding-high-in-the-polls-as-tough-spring-session-gets-set-to-begin/1comments@theguardian.pe.caLocalhttp://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2012-03-07/article-2917777/Liberals-riding-high-in-the-polls-as-tough-spring-session-gets-set-to-begin/1http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2012-02-17/article-2899144/Storm-brewing%2C-could-dump-15cm-over-Queens-and-Kings-counties/1Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:36:47 -0500A tricky storm that has forecasters still debating how strong it will be is expected to pass over the region overnight tonight and on Saturday. Environment Canada has now issued a special weather statement for Queens and Kings counties in Prince Edward Island. "A low-pressure system may ...http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2012-02-17/article-2899144/Storm-brewing%2C-could-dump-15cm-over-Queens-and-Kings-counties/1comments@theguardian.pe.caLocalhttp://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2012-02-17/article-2899144/Storm-brewing%2C-could-dump-15cm-over-Queens-and-Kings-counties/1http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2012-02-07/article-2887835/Van-slams-into-QEHs-front-doors%2C-coming-to-rest-in-hospital-lobby/1Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:54:01 -0500Sheets of plywood are covering the main entrance of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital this morning after somebody rammed the hospital doors with their vehicle. The incident happened late Monday night A Dodge Caravan, driven by a 63-year-old Johnstons River man, slammed into the front doors of the ...http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2012-02-07/article-2887835/Van-slams-into-QEHs-front-doors%2C-coming-to-rest-in-hospital-lobby/1comments@theguardian.pe.caLocalhttp://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2012-02-07/article-2887835/Van-slams-into-QEHs-front-doors%2C-coming-to-rest-in-hospital-lobby/1http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2012-01-27/article-2877966/Storm-now-hitting-P.E.I./1Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:30:00 -0500Weather prompts cancellations, school closures, and warnings from the RCMPhttp://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2012-01-27/article-2877966/Storm-now-hitting-P.E.I./1comments@theguardian.pe.caLocalhttp://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2012-01-27/article-2877966/Storm-now-hitting-P.E.I./1http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2012-01-26/article-2876611/Snow%2C-ice-pellets-and-freezing-rain-expected-Friday-afternoon/1Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:22:00 -0500A storm barreling towards Prince Edward Island promises to throw a little bit of everything at the province Friday afternoon. Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for the province, one step below a public warning. A low-pressure system over the eastern United States will ...http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2012-01-26/article-2876611/Snow%2C-ice-pellets-and-freezing-rain-expected-Friday-afternoon/1comments@theguardian.pe.caLocalhttp://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2012-01-26/article-2876611/Snow%2C-ice-pellets-and-freezing-rain-expected-Friday-afternoon/1http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2012-01-19/article-2869038/Liberal-MLA-nixes-suggestion-to-take-legislative-committee-to-rural-P.E.I./1Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:11:44 -0500A committee of P.E.I. MLAs tasked with being the financial watchdog for the province wants to take its show on the road but a Liberal MLA is not sure he wants to venture into rural Prince Edward Island. The Standing Committee on Public Accounts discussed holding meetings throughout rural P.E.I. ...http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2012-01-19/article-2869038/Liberal-MLA-nixes-suggestion-to-take-legislative-committee-to-rural-P.E.I./1comments@theguardian.pe.caLocalhttp://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2012-01-19/article-2869038/Liberal-MLA-nixes-suggestion-to-take-legislative-committee-to-rural-P.E.I./1http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2012-01-18/article-2867725/Man-wanted-on-Canada-wide-warrant-arrested-in-Charlottetown/1Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:03:45 -0500A 38-year-old man who police say walked away from a halfway house in Nova Scotia was arrested in Charlottetown without incident Wednesday morning. Hartley Coleman was wanted on a Canada-wide warrant. Coleman had a host of criminal code convictions and is known to police in Charlottetown and ...http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2012-01-18/article-2867725/Man-wanted-on-Canada-wide-warrant-arrested-in-Charlottetown/1comments@theguardian.pe.caLocalhttp://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2012-01-18/article-2867725/Man-wanted-on-Canada-wide-warrant-arrested-in-Charlottetown/1http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2012-01-11/article-2860549/Up-to-10-cm-of-snow-possible-before-it-all-turns-to-rain/1Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:02:00 -0500Environment Canada has issued snowfall warnings for parts of New Brunswick, which could see up to 20 centimetres of snow. Those areas include Kent County and much of southern, New Brunswick. However, Moncton is not included in the snowfall warning. A special weather statement remains in place ...http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2012-01-11/article-2860549/Up-to-10-cm-of-snow-possible-before-it-all-turns-to-rain/1comments@theguardian.pe.caLocalhttp://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2012-01-11/article-2860549/Up-to-10-cm-of-snow-possible-before-it-all-turns-to-rain/1http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/Arts/2012-01-10/article-2859636/Come-Dine-With-Me-Canada-coming-to-P.E.I./1Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:04:42 -0500The province is investing $35,000-$40,000 to help cover costs over and above the regulation production costs.http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/Arts/2012-01-10/article-2859636/Come-Dine-With-Me-Canada-coming-to-P.E.I./1comments@theguardian.pe.caArtshttp://www.theguardian.pe.ca/Arts/2012-01-10/article-2859636/Come-Dine-With-Me-Canada-coming-to-P.E.I./1http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2011-12-22/article-2844998/Ghiz-has-put-P.E.I.-in-a-%26lsquo%3Bdesperate-situation%2C-says-Crane/1Thu, 22 Dec 2011 13:58:24 -0500The Opposition Conservatives are calling on Robert Ghiz to show leadership when it comes to getting the provinces financial books in order. This comes after the Ghiz, in his year-end interview with The Guardian, announced every government department with the exception of health is facing a ...http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2011-12-22/article-2844998/Ghiz-has-put-P.E.I.-in-a-%26lsquo%3Bdesperate-situation%2C-says-Crane/1comments@theguardian.pe.caLocalhttp://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2011-12-22/article-2844998/Ghiz-has-put-P.E.I.-in-a-%26lsquo%3Bdesperate-situation%2C-says-Crane/1http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2011-12-21/article-2844411/Government-departments-asked-to-cut-3-per-cent/1Wed, 21 Dec 2011 22:00:00 -0500Premier Robert Ghiz asks every government department except health to cut millions of dollars from their budgets, meaning more than $30-million in cutshttp://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2011-12-21/article-2844411/Government-departments-asked-to-cut-3-per-cent/1comments@theguardian.pe.caLocalhttp://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2011-12-21/article-2844411/Government-departments-asked-to-cut-3-per-cent/1