A federal government project has identified close to 300 species of beetle not identified on Prince Edward Island before, and maybe a couple that are entirely new to science. Natural Resources Canada research scientist Jon Sweeney had a suspicion he would see some new things when he first set upRead More →
More than 40 per cent of new vehicles sold in Norway are powered by electricity, not gas, and the country’s deputy environment minister believes P.E.I. could hit that same target. Sveinung Rotevatn said the country has done it simply by making electric vehicles a good deal. “The most important incentiveRead More →
The portrait sold for $204,000. (Waddington’s Auctioneers and Appraisers) A painting of the 19th century Cree leader Chief Poundmaker by P.E.I. artist Robert Harris, best known for his portrait of the Fathers of Confederation, sold at auction this week. The portrait, called Indian Chief of the North West, Canada, soldRead More →
Ecoideas Innovations Inc. is recalling products from its Apricot Power brand. The products are Bitter Raw Apricot Seeds and Apricot Seed Meal. They’ve been recalled due to a natural toxin, amygdalin, which can cause cause acute cyanide poisoning. The recalled products, sold across the country, should be thrown out or returned to theRead More →
P.E.I. is waking up to a new government Wednesday morning, but it is not entirely clear how that government will come together. In one sense, the Progressive Conservative victory is exactly what history would have expected. The trend since the 1960s has been for the Liberals and the Tories to tradeRead More →