The Prince Edward

dburka: If you're ever in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, in Eastern...

If you're ever in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, in Eastern Canada, you'd do well to get a meal at the Water-Prince Corner Shop. I'm back in Canada for a wedding and this place is as good as I remembered... mmm mussels and lobsters ahoy.

Labour demands action on P.E.I.'s low wages

The P.E.I. Federation of Labour is calling for an immediate raising of the minimum wage following a new report that shows the Island has the lowest wages in Canada.

Sky People

This was taken at Northport beach at around 6 pm. We are looking towards Prince Edward Island on the Northumberland Strait. It is one of those beaches that is shallow and full of sand bars so you can walk out for ages at high tide and still just be in up to your waist. These were a group of kids looking for wee crabs and starfish. I also have a horizontal version of this pic and cannot decide between the two. You can click on the picture to go to my Flickr and see the horizonal one. Which do yo...

Princess Anne?s Vintage Dress

In front: Princess Anne the Princess Royal, and her brother Prince Edward the Earl of Wessex; behind them, Autumn and Peter Phillips (Princess Anne’s son) Much is being made of the dress that Princess Anne wore to last weekend’s wedding between Lady Rose Windsor and George Gilman. The white and yellow print dress was the [...]

"Pigozzi and the Paparazzi" @ the Helmut Newton Foundation in Berlin

Michael Kimmelman writes: "Germany has long been funny about its relationship to local stardom and to the very notion of celebrity, which makes “Pigozzi and the Paparazzi,” at the Helmut Newton Foundation in Berlin, a particularly fascinating and revealing exercise." A 1981 photograph taken in Cannes by Helmut Newton for French Vogue. Photo: Photograph from the Helmut Newton Estate With some 350 pictures, it’s a breezy affair, not too logical, but never mind. It mostly recalls the glory da...

Prince William's tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales

Prince William has incorporated a touching tribute to his late mother in his newly unveiled crest to mark his inauguration into the world's oldest order of chivalry. The Prince, who last month became the 1,000th Knight of the Garter, has included a small red c or sea shell in the centre of the design. It is a poignant touch to honour the memory of his mother Diana, Princess of Wales who died in 1997. Since the end of the 16th century the scallop has been the symbol of the Spencer family coat of ...

One step at a time: Currie's Charlottetown shoe repair business celebrates 105 years of long-standing presence on Queen ...

One Prince Edward Island company has been a shoe-in on the Charlottetown business scene for the past 105 years.

P.E.I. offers some tax relief to farmers

Taxes for some farm properties on P.E.I. are being cut by 25 per cent, the provincial government announced Thursday.

Shipwrecks, sea stories and songs: Olive Gaudet's second book being launched Sunday

TIGNISH — She lives in Calgary, Alta., most of the year, but Olive Gaudet remains well-rooted in Prince Edward Island.

Reading Diana

This summer I have finally read The Diana Chronicles. It was not the best book on Diana a lot of it was things and quotes from all the previous books I have read about Diana. After reading the Chronicles I tackled another book called Blood Royal by Harold Robbins I seem to really enjoy the Diana fiction that has been released over the years. a lot of them were released when she was still with us and only one has been released after her death.These types of books are probably going to be collect...