Prince Edward Island

In a bold bid to stop young people from smoking, health officials in P.E.I. are proposing a ban on tobacco sales to anyone born after a certain date. A sign indicates that the University of Auckland campus is smoke-free, shown in Auckland, New Zealand, on Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/David Rowland

P.E.I. considers banning people born after certain date from buying tobacco products

The idea was first introduced in New Zealand and is now moving forward in the United Kingdom

 

FILE - Former Alberta and Prince Edward Island premiers Rachel Notley, left, and Wade MacLauchlan as Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister looks on during a meeting of Premiers and National Aboriginal Organization leaders in Whitehorse, Yukon, Wednesday, July 20, 2016. MacLauchlan will for the second time chair the advisory body looking for Canada’s next Supreme Court of Canada Justice. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

Former P.E.I. premier tapped to help pick next Supreme Court Justice

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the names of the 8-member independent advisory board

 

Provincial Health Department workers stop traffic that has crossed the Confederation Bridge in Borden-Carleton, P.E.I., Sunday, March 22, 2020. The premier of Prince Edward Island is asking the federal government to lower the tolls for the Confederation Bridge to make the trips to the mainland more affordable. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

P.E.I. premier asking Ottawa to reduce tolls for Confederation Bridge and ferry fares

Tolls for cars now $50, King wants them cut to $20 to encourage travel.