A P.E.I. government plan to cap property tax for as long as a residence remains in the hands of one owner is bad policy, says a tax economist from Trent University.

It is unfair that Prince Edward Islanders are the only Canadians that must pay for cancer drug Avastin on their own, says the Colorectal Cancer Association of Canada.

The Provincial Nominee Program has been a revolving door for a majority of immigrant families who participate, according to a report released Wednesday by the University of Prince Edward Island.

Proposed changes to property tax assessments spark explosive debate in the P.E.I. legislature, with the opposition calling for the bill to be taken off the floor pending public consultation.

The P.E.I. government introduced a bill Thursday that would allow the province to sue tobacco companies for health-care costs related to the use of their products.

P.E.I. can't afford to fund an expensive colorectal cancer drug, even though every other province in the country does, Health Minister Doug Currie says.

Healthy adults in Prince Edward Island will be able to get their swine flu vaccination shots starting on Thursday.

A former executive director of Special Olympics P.E.I. has pleaded guilty to three counts of fraud.

P.E.I.'s Eastern School District plans to hire a consultant to draw up a final plan for rezoning following the closure of eight schools and the addition of kindergarten students to the school system.

A 42-year-old Summerside, P.E.I., man was arrested Wednesday morning after police received a complaint of three people in a home being threatened.

The mother of a 12-year-old boy injured in a dirt bike accident on P.E.I. Saturday says she and her family are torn about allowing their son to ride in the future.

The executive director of the P.E.I. Association for Newcomers to Canada is leaving his job.

A P.E.I. restaurant owner is hoping to save big money and the environment by installing solar panels.

Six firefighter with more than 100 years of service to the city are leaving Charlottetown's fire department.

A new plan for property taxes on P.E.I. will cost homebuyers a lot of money, say real estate agents.

Three teenage boys have been arrested, after allegedly entering a home in Cornwall, P.E.I., wearing masks and demanding money.

Summerside police are investigating damage to more than a dozen light fixtures along the boardwalk on Water Street.

Family members of Kyle Gallant and Jamie Bone broke down as they read victim impact statements in court on Tuesday at the sentencing of an Ontario man who was driving the Jeep Cherokee that crashed and killed two of his passengers in eastern P.E.I.

Some UPEI students are complaining they are spending too much time in competition for chairs in study areas.

The New Brunswick government will spend $3.4 million annually on an expensive drug that fights colorectal cancer.