Prince Edward Island
Canadian Cop Apologizes for Threatening Drunk Driving Suspects with Nickelback
What could be more Canadian than a small-town cop apologizing profusely for using a Canadian band's to punish drunk driving suspects?
A PEI Police Department Is Prepared to Use Nickelback to Punish Drunk Drivers
'If you are foolish enough to get behind the wheel after drinking, then a little Chad Kroeger and the boys is the perfect gift for you.'
Canadian Monks Bought 600 Pounds of Live Lobsters and Released Them in the Ocean
Over 600 pounds of lobsters are now scuttling peacefully on the ocean floor of eastern Canada rather than wallowing in butter and garlic, thanks to the efforts of a group of Buddhist monks.
Canada's Smallest Province Finally Moves to Allow Abortions
Decades after abortion became fully legal in Canada, Prince Edward Island has bowed to pressure and agreed to offer the medical procedure.
The Syrian Refugee Crisis Highlights the Maritimes’ Immigration Problem
Few immigrants want to head east of Montreal, and that's a problem for the economically distressed provinces there. But is the Maritimes actually that welcoming to Come-From-Aways?
Abortion Advocates Are Suing Only Canadian Province That Doesn’t Allow Abortions
Despite abortion’s legal status across Canada, Prince Edward Island has maintained a strict policy of sending women outside the province to receive abortion services, which the province then pays for.
Watch Climate Change Eat This Canadian Island
The residents of this small island are losing as much as three feet per year to the rising sea.
Drones Could Stop Ducks From Eating Mussel Farmers Out of Business
Can drones stop ravenous, seemingly unstoppable waterfowl?
I Was A Teenage Shithead and My Small Town Won’t Let Me Forget It
Growing up in Charlottetown on Prince Edward Island, I was a legendary dirtbag who terrorized the local populace. But no one accepts that I've grown up now.
How I Broke Up with Booze in One of the Drunkest Regions of Canada
Waking up beside a stranger with no memory of why I was naked, losing wallets and friends on the regular. Blacking out at a prof's house. None of this struck me as a big deal at the time.
Why Rural Maritimers Are Practicing DIY Abortions
"It's 2015, and it might as well be the 1700s in terms of how women get supported here."
Abortion Access in the Maritimes
We investigate abortion access in New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, two Canadian provinces with restricted access to abortions and conservative political climates.