Despite miserable weather and a prediction of poor market conditions, tourism dropped only slightly on P.E.I. in August, thanks largely to people vacationing at home.

Bolder and more violent robberies in Summerside in recent months are becoming a concern for police in P.E.I.'s second-largest city.

The province is considering building more roundabouts on the Island's roads, and it won't come too early for one immigrant who grew up driving through them.

Some members of the French community on P.E.I. are putting together a proposal for a major expansion of École Francois Buote and the cultural centre.

A woman in western P.E.I. spent the weekend taking phone calls from worried friends, the victim of a type of scam RCMP say is becoming more common.

A New Brunswick village is getting ready to honour its most famous son, and one of the Maritime's best-known fiddlers.

It was a weekend without water for some residents of Doaktown, N.B., after a water main broke on Friday, and now 200 north-side residents of the Miramichi River Valley village are under a boil order until at least Thursday.

First Nations chiefs in New Brunswick held a rally Monday at the New Brunswick legislature in Fredericton and accused the federal government of disregarding the law when it comes to their fishing rights.

The stock markets' instability could drag New Brunswick's budget into red ink, finance minister Victor Boudreau said Monday.

Police in Dalhousie, N.B., have released the name of a man killed in a single-vehicle crash early Sunday morning.

The federal Liberal party remains eight points ahead of the governing Conservatives across much of P.

Gail Shea is in position to end nearly 30 years of Liberal dominance in Egmont, according to a Corporate Research Associates poll done exclusively for The Guardian.

HUNTER RIVER — A new transit bus, the 7.5.3 County Line Express, will hit Island highways Oct.

Provincial officials may want to conduct a review of security provisions at the Sir Henry Louis Davies Law Courts Building in Charlottetown in the wake of a bizarre incident early Monday in which a 45-year-old woman rammed her car through the front doors of the building.

Prince Edward Island is not immune to the erosion of medicare that a new report contends is a growing reality in other parts of the country, says the chair of the P.

The New Brunswick government is on the brink of sinking into deficit as it is grapples with the economic hurricane that has battered both global stock markets and consumer confidence, Finance Minister Victor Boudreau said on Monday.

New Brunswick is one of only two provinces currently "setting a good example" in developing effective legislation to address impaired driving in Canada, according to a national report.

The federal Conservatives are 10 points ahead of the Liberals in New Brunswick, says an exclusive new Corporate Research Associates poll commissioned by the Telegraph-Journal.

Thirteen-year-old Kaitlyn Savoie just made her first big purchase with her own money.

The emergence of private clinics in Canada is undercutting the public medical system and leading to two-tier health care, contend the co-chairs of the New Brunswick Health Coalition.

SAINT JOHN, NB - The city of Saint John is paying close attention to what's happening with the turmoil in the economy and the down-turn in the markets.

MONCTON, NB - Talks will continue today in Moncton, between Acadian Bus Lines, the amalgamated transit union, and a federal mediator.

SAINT JOHN, NB - There's hope that cooler heads will prevail on the financial markets today after yesterday's panic plunge.

FREDERICTON, NB - The provincial finance minister is warning the cupboards are not bare but they're not full either. Victor Boudreau is ordering departments to save money as the economic turmoil threatens the provincial budget surplus.

SAINT JOHN, NB - Whether he's misinformed or just not telling the truth, either way, Rodney Weston claims Paul Zed is misinforming voters. The Conservative hopeful in Saint John says there's no truth to the Liberal incumbent's claim that Irving Oil has endorsed the proposed carbon tax.

Police in Tennessee say a 10-year-old was driving up to 145 kilometres an hour when he crashed a van carrying two other children and two adults who had been drinking and taking pills.

Human remains found last week in a sand pit in northern New York state have been confirmed as those of a Canadian woman who disappeared four years ago.

The government is introducing legislation that will make it easier to say sorry in Ontario.

The office of an Ohio congressman who has fought against pork barrel spending was evacuated over a suspicious package that turned out to be full of bacon.

The premier of New Brunswick says he needs the federal government to be a partner in helping his province achieve the goal of self-sufficiency.

FREDERICTON, NB - Fallout from plunging global stock markets and consumer confidence could have an impact on New Brunswick's finances.

Votes for sale on eBay violate Elections Act. MONCTON, NB - Tired of politicians trying to buy your vote with election promises? It appears one Moncton man is, and he's looking to sell his ballot to the highest bidder on eBay.

TORONTO, ONT - The Toronto Stock Exchange is looking to recover after yesterday's wild ride. The TSX Index closed down 573 points yesterday, but at one point, the market plunged by nearly 12-Hundred points as panicked investors sold off their stocks.

MONCTON, NB-An open letter to the country's political party leaders is expected to be released by Premier Shawn Graham this week. The premier spoke to members of the media about the letter in Moncton today.

MONCTON, NB-Those with Acadian Bus Lines, and the Amalgamated Transit Union, continue to talk with a federal mediator in Moncton. They're trying to avert strike action in New Brunswick and PEI, after members of the union voted 97 percent in favour of such action last week.

Poverty and housing issues have emerged as the most pressing concerns in the Fredericton Community Foundation's inaugural Vital Signs report.

The New Brunswick Health Coalition is calling for public consultation before Health Minister Mike Murphy goes any further with plans to explore privatized health care.

Five candidates vying to become member of Parliament for Fredericton will take part in a candidates forum tonight at St. Thomas University.

The New Brunswick government is on the brink of sinking into deficit as it grapples with the economic hurricane that has battered both global stock markets and consumer confidence, Finance Minister Victor Boudreau said on Monday.

The YMCA street outreach program will end Oct. 31 for lack of government funding, impacting the city's most "vulnerable and neglected.''

CHARLOTTETOWN — Voters who are tempted to vote for Liberal Party candidates as a means of preventing the Harper Conservatives from forming a majority should take a long look at the Liberal track record, says Charlottetown NDP candidate Brian Pollard.

SUMMERSIDE –  Marj Montgomery is bracing herself for a tough winter. With increasing fuel, food and utility costs and approved rent increases, the Salvation Army’s community and family services co-ordinator anticipates more people will turn to the food bank and soup kitchen.

HUNTER RIVER – A new transit bus, the 7.5.3 County Line Express, will hit Island highways on Oct.

WELLINGTON – Sister Norma Gallant has a new story to share when she’s talking about crime prevention. Her own.

O’LEARY – There’s something to be said about having a family physician, suggests Dr.