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PEIIslanders were able to explore small businesses and learn more about the fibre industry at this year’s P. E. I. Fibre Festival where vendors say local support is critical in today’s economy. The three-day festival concluded Saturday and hosted dozens of workshops on knitting, crocheting, felting and more. Event hosted dozens of vendors and workshops on different fibre artKhushy Vashisht · CBC News · Posted: Oct 03, 2026 5:03 PM EDT | Last Updated: October 3Listen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.'My U. S. business used to be about 40 per cent of my total retail business and it's slowly dwindled down to about 10 per cent,' says Kim Doherty-Smith, chairperson of the P. E. I. Fibre Festival and owner of Fleece and Harmony. (Taylor O'Brien/CBC)Islanders explored small businesses and learned more about the fibre industry at this year’s P. E. I. Fibre Festival, where vendors say local support is critical in today’s economy.

A group of Nova Scotians gathered on the waterfront in Halifax on Saturday with a message for Premier Tim Houston: allowing the construction of a large data centre will be detrimental to the environment and the community. “These companies don’t have a lot of information that they’re able to give us, we don’t know what this is gonna look like, we already have wells that are drying up in the summertime. I don’t think we can afford to do this,” Megan Boudreau, one of the protest organizers, told Global News. Energy and infrastructure company, EverWind, announced on Friday $10 billion in private investment in a data centre campus at its existing Point Tupper site. The site would be leased and run by AI development company Anthropic, the creator of the AI assistant Claude. “Canadians are using Claude in growing numbers, and we want our infrastructure to be closer to the people who rely on it,” said Jacob Glick, head of Canada Public Policy with Anthropic. Story continues below advertisement