The hot weather on P.E.I. has propelled the humane society to shut down in the late afternoon to reduce stress on the animals.

McCain Foods is laying off about 40 workers at its Prince Edward Island french fry factory.

The P.E.I. government released a long-awaited report Tuesday on nitrates in rivers, streams and groundwater in the province, noting that they are the most common chemical contaminant in Island water.

Budget overruns mean a town in eastern P.E.I. needs another $1.2 million for a wellness centre if it's going to be finished in time for the 2009 Canada Games.

From taxation to energy prices, finance ministers from Atlantic Canada will be discussing a long list of common issues at their meeting in Halifax Tuesday.

A mobile passport clinic will make two stops on P.E.I. this week, but Charlottetown MP Shawn Murphy says he will continue lobbying for a permanent office.

The sewage lagoon on the waterfront in Stratford, P.E.I., is once again raising complaints over what some describe as a stomach-turning odour.

Further information on how $7.6 million from Ottawa will be spent on athletic facilities in Charlottetown for the 2009 Canada Games was announced Monday.

A small blaze in Prince Edward Island National Park is an indicator that the forest fire risk on the Island is increasing with hot summer weather.

Hot weather in early July is creating good conditions for the Colorado potato beetle, P.E.I. agriculture officials say.

The P.E.I. government is keeping a close eye on a pond beside the new Canada Games track and field facility at UPEI after noticing the water had turned red with mud.

Jared Connaughton has landed a spot on Canada's Olympic team, with a record 200-metre finish, despite facing what some would consider serious training challenges as he developed his talent.

Indie rock from both emerging and established artists dominates the 2008 Polaris Music Prize's short list, which organizers unveiled in a laid-back ceremony at a downtown Toronto nightclub Monday morning.

Nearly 20 years after Byron Carr was found killed in his Charlottetown home, police believe they may be getting closer to solving the crime.

There were no fatalities in a highway accident that destroyed two vehicles in eastern P.E.I. on the weekend, and RCMP are crediting seatbelts.

Atlantic Lotto removed lottery terminals from three P.E.I. retailers Thursday for failing to comply with new rules.

Americans make up the biggest group of international visitors to P.E.I. and tend to stay the longest, according to new information from UPEI's Tourism Research Centre.

Anne and Gilbert, the musical sequel to Anne of Green Gables, is marking two new productions as its success grows outside of P.E.I.

It took rescue workers three hours to free a truck driver who ran off the road in central Prince Edward Island Friday morning.

A P.E.I. man faces a series of charges after a drug bust at his home Wednesday.