CBC News Online - Prince Edward Island Digest - 2015-03-05

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High school literacy test among new graduation requirements Thu, 5 Mar 2015 15:25:20 EST High school literacy test among new graduation requirements Thu, 5 Mar 2015 15:25:20 EST All P.E.I. high school students will soon have to successfully complete a literacy assessment as part of a new set of graduation requirements, says the province. Read More Not in conflict, asserts conflict of interest commissioner Thu, 5 Mar 2015 16:10:27 EST P.E.I. Conflict of Interest Commissioner Neil Robinson is responding to media reports linking him with a company connected to the province's failed plan to regulate e-gaming. Read More Canadian Potato Museum wins major tourism award Thu, 5 Mar 2015 16:16:38 EST The Canadian Potato Museum in O'Leary was chosen winner of the 2014 Premier's Award for Tourism. Read More 3 flu deaths recorded by P.E.I. health officials Thu, 5 Mar 2015 14:28:55 EST Three people have died from the flu on P.E.I. so far this season, health officials say. Read More Charlottetown angling for better snow-clearing equipment Thu, 5 Mar 2015 12:26:18 EST The chair of Charlottetown's public works committee will ask for more money for snow removal. Read More More Headlines Snowmobiler charged with drunk driving New urologist is Summerside native, Daniel Costa Hard-to-fill jobs highlighted at Skills PEI event Tomato blight threat concerns Agriculture Canada Protected land swap needed to straighten highway Miscouche students make the news, literally Deep snow is really the pits Island Storm and Halifax Rainmen: a tale of two teams Premier MacLauchlan taking e-gaming file to auditor general 'Ethical cloud' surrounds e-gaming plan, says PC Leader Rob Lantz