PEI Community News

We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. People in Cardigan are mourning the loss of Tony Van den Broek, a firefighter who was a part of the department for more than four decades.

Is it time for Canada to consider something like government food stamps to address hunger? Atul Bir says 10 years ago, he would have said no. We’re looking out for each other. But today? Demand for food banks has soared, and that’s changing his mind.

The provincial government has directed the P.E.I. Liquor Control Commission to put its existing inventory of U.S. alcohol on shelves starting Thursday, according to a news release Wednesday morning. The net profits will be donated to food banks across the Island. The province expects about $600,000 will be returned to the government and donated over the coming months.

The Steelworkers Humanity Fund (SHF) is significantly ramping up its annual donations to food banks across the country this year. Faced by an uncertain economic environment marked by loss of employment, inflation and growing inequality, Canadians of all walks of life, including children, increasingly must use food banks to make ends meet. In this context, the SHF is contributing $300,000 to 131 food banks and community organizations across Canada in 2025.

GoFundMe today released its 2025 Year in Help report, offering a sweeping look at how individuals and nonprofits came together on the platform to support one another through crisis, milestones, and moments of opportunity.