ContentSkip to Main ContentAccessibility HelpnewsTop StoriesLocalClimateWorldCanadaPoliticsIndigenousBusinessThe NationalHealthEntertainmentScienceCBC News InvestigatesDisability LifeGo PublicAbout CBC NewsBeing Black in CanadaHow an American raid stripped P.E.I. of its original Great SealNovember 27|Duration 2:18November 27NewsDuration 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 Charlottetown’s cenotaph restored in time for Remembrance Day, and for its 100th birthday 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 5 options shortlisted for renaming of community on P.E.I.’s North Shore P.E.I.’s transportation minister says he’d consider eliminating registration stickersMore from NewsVideo1:47N.B. Power to offer easier repayment plans to some vulnerable customersCBC News New Brunswick 9 minutes agoVideo3:55B.C. premier says province, feds co-ordinating to fight ‘unprecedented threat’ from extortion crime12 minutes agoVideo7:57Father of girl involved in grizzly attack reflects on coexistence with natureThe Early Edition 12 minutes agoVideo1:52Quebec tables bill to limit public prayer, extend religious symbols ban25 minutes agoVideo1:17Some Winnipeggers say they’re trying to shop local this Black Friday30 minutes agoTrending NowVideo3:55Fatal Hong Kong highrise fire leaves some trapped insideCBC News Network (Highlights) November 26Video0:38Deadly fire engulfs Hong Kong highriseThe National November 26Video1:02Escaping from the deadly Hong Kong apartment fireCBC News November 27Video1:50Shallow water levels unearth shipwreck on Lake Erie5 hours agoVideo1:14This is the 1st Canadian building to reach 100 storeys November 23
How an American raid stripped P.E.I. of its original Great Seal
