Prince Edward Island

We're a decade out from the Canadian goal of decarbonization for its electricity supply. Here's how each province and territory is faring in their quest to achieve that goal — and the very different measures they are taking to do so.

Canada lacks up-to-date, accessible and location-specific information about climate hazards such as floods and wildfires, undermining the ability of governments, developers and homebuyers to make good choices.

In Nova Scotia, all eyes are on the Coastal Protection Act, which will decide where it's safe to build new homes and buildings along the shoreline of the province as sea levels rise and climate change contributes to greater erosion and flooding.

Recent pushback around the carbon tax and the clean fuel regulations from P.E.I. Premier Dennis King has marked a new era for the province. Don Desserud, a P.E.I. political analyst, breaks down the shift.

Will P.E.I.'s Green Party go the way of other upstart parties in Canada that quickly rise and just as quickly sink, never to be heard from again? No.

In 2019, Prince Edward Island became the first province in Canada where the Green Party led the official Opposition. However, Monday’s provincial election turned the party upside down, knocking the Greens down from eight seats to just two.

Voters in Prince Edward Island delivered a decisive majority to the incumbent Progressive Conservatives on Monday, April 3, 2023, after an election campaign dominated by debate over heath care.

A week into the Prince Edward Island election campaign, there has been plenty of talk about health care and housing. But after post-tropical storm Fiona pounded the Island last fall and heightened fears about rising seas, some observers are questioning why climate change is not front and centre on the campaign trail.

Prince Edward Island residents will go to the polls on April 3, thanks to an early election call on Monday, March 6, 2023, from Progressive Conservative Premier Dennis King.

The federal Greens are kicking off 2023 with a visit to Atlantic Canada as the party tries to rebuild support across the country.

Canada’s much-anticipated roadmap to weather the impacts of climate change is out, and it includes $1.6 billion in new spending to fortify infrastructure, protect human health and predict future risks.

Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island will all see the federal charge, often referred to as a carbon tax, go into effect after failing to propose province-led plans that meet climate standards, Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault announced Tuesday.

The federal government recently announced a new grant to help lower-income homeowners switch from carbon-intensive oil heating to efficient heat pumps by removing cost barriers and layering programs.

Community groups in Prince Edward Island say they are worried that inflation, rent increases and the damage caused by post-tropical storm Fiona are leading to food insecurity among lower-income people.

Summerside on Prince Edward Island has its own municipal electrical company, which was able to get power restored much quicker than the rest of the province.