Ramara council heard what the community wants to do with two buildings on Highway 12 in Brechin, known as St. Andrew’s Hall and the former Standard Bank. Community engagement took place between October and November. It included various online and in-person ways to convey preferences. “Respondents expressed interest in community-focused use of the properties. There […]

A host of issues ranging from an aging demographic, inadequate rural transportation and technology are all impacting PEI’s agricultural workforce, which has gradually declined over the last decade. In 2016 there were 4,868 jobs on Island farms. That number has dwindled to 4,390, according to the Vital Signs 2025 report, released last week by the […]

STRATFORD – A request for information came during the presentation of the Perth County Forestry Inspector report.  The report states that in September, Marvin Smith, forestry inspector, completed five inspections in response to the submission of a Notice of Intent and three inspections in response to a request from a landowner. According to the report, […]

Seven weeks ago, Prime Minister Mark Carney assigned former cabinet minister Chrystia Freeland to be Canada’s new special envoy for the reconstruction of Ukraine. Canadians haven’t heard much about the job since, and nothing at all about how Ukraine can be rebuilt while Russia continues its wide-scale bombing of critical infrastructure. But experts say Canada […]

With the end of their term fast approaching, Vauxhall council has referred a funding request to upcoming budget deliberations. During their regular Oct. 6 meeting, Vauxhall town council received a support request from the Vauxhall Ag Society Rodeo Grounds Committee. According to the request, the committee is fundraising for and in the middle of constructing […]

A man who tried to stab a Catholic pastor in the middle of a Sunday religious service last winter had previously gone to hospital and said he planned to kill a priest, a court has been told. Pawel Olownia has been found not criminally responsible for the Feb. 9 incident at Holy Ghost Parish, which […]

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have “weaponized” the legal and judicial system to oppress women and girls in what amounts to “crimes against humanity,” the independent U.N. investigator on human rights in the country said. Richard Bennett said in a report to the U.N. General Assembly circulated Wednesday that after seizing power in […]