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P.E.I. Lobster Landings Down
P.E.I. — Fisheries Minister Neil LeClair recently reported spring lobster landings off Prince Edward Island are down almost 14 per cent from last year,...
Strawberries Reach Peak in P.E.I.
TORONTO — Prince Edward Island chefs have good reason to crank out more strawberry shortcakes this season as farmers fight to catch up with...
Tourism Charlottetown Denies Favouring Restaurateur
CHARLOTTETOWN — Tourism Charlottetown has denied giving preferential treatment to restaurant owner Kevin Murphy, CBC News reports. The controversy began when the city tourism...
Japanese Company Eyes P.E.I.
CHARLOTTETOWN — Representatives from Japan-based Kisco Foods have deemed P.E.I. the possible home of a processing plant, CBC News reports. Kisco has been purchasing...
Feeling Blue
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — The slow start to summer is affecting more than B.C. residents’ moods, as news comes that the province’s lucrative blueberry season...
Old Church Has Watery Rebirth
WALTON, N.S. — Onlookers in Walton, N.S., were treated to a bit of a show when a century-old church was ferried down the Minas...
Snow Crab Prices Jump
FREDERICTON — Snow crab fishermen are expecting a good year following a 50-per-cent increase in price per pound, CBC News reports. Jean Lanteigne, the...
Grade-A Prices
CHARLOTTETOWN — P.E.I. beef producers are seeing some of the highest prices in years, CBC News reports. Members of the P.E.I. Cattle Producers Association...
N.B Operators and Consumers Feel Pinch
MONCTON, N.B. — Soaring food prices have started to impact foodservice outlets in New Brunswick. According to a recent CBC News story, operators are...
Lobster Throwback Nets Results
As crazy as it sounds, the idea to throw lobster back in the water is paying P.E.I. fisherman on the South Shore back in...
