The story of how the Great Seal of P.E.I. was stolen by American privateers — and never returned5 hours ago|Duration 2:185 hours agoNewsDuration 2:18When Prince Edward Island was first declared a colony of the British Empire, it was gifted a silver seal to put a stamp on official documents. Matthew McRae of the P.E.I. Museum and Heritage Foundation recounts how American privateers ransacked Charlottetown and stole the first official seal.Related Stories Book collector plans to donate 2,000-plus items related to P.E.I. to university’s library Hereditary Mi’kmaw chief’s missing coat recovered in Montreal P.E.I.’s transportation minister says he’d consider eliminating registration stickers Divers seeking lost shipwreck near Toronto find an even older mystery Charlottetown’s cenotaph restored in time for Remembrance Day, and for its 100th birthdayMore from NewsVideo3:32Firefighters still on scene after Hong Kong fire that killed dozens2 hours agoVideo4:32Railway collisions are killing B.C. wildlife. These people are trying to reduce themThe National 3 hours agoVideo1:59New standards more work for rural organizations: Killarney Food Bank4 hours agoVideo1:25Riley Laychuk’s Manitoba forecast for Thursday, Nov. 27, 20254 hours agoVideo2:20Moncton eyes selling city land for housingCBC News New Brunswick 5 hours agoTrending NowVideo3:55Fatal Hong Kong highrise fire leaves some trapped insideCBC News Network (Highlights) November 26Video2:59Champion curler and CBC reporter Colleen Jones dies after battle with cancerCBC News Nova Scotia November 25Video0:38Deadly fire engulfs Hong Kong highriseThe National November 26Video0:54’Who cares?’: Carney, when asked about last time he spoke to TrumpNovember 24Video1:14This is the 1st Canadian building to reach 100 storeys November 23
The story of how the Great Seal of P.E.I. was stolen by American privateers and never returned
