Proposed 4th gas station for Borden-Carleton will now await IRAC decision | 90% of P.E.I. students not confident they could find new housing if needed, report finds | Summerside mayor talks planning for the future, and keeping the city's lights on
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Good evening, these are your top stories for Thursday, May 15, 2025.
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Proposed 4th gas station for Borden-Carleton will now await IRAC decision; The third and final day of hearings was held Thursday at the Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission about a proposed fourth gas station in Borden-Carleton\.

Proposed 4th gas station for Borden-Carleton will now await IRAC decision

May 15 , 2025 at 09:02:27 p.m. ADT • :

The future of a controversial development near the Confederation Bridge is now in the hands of the Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission.
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90% of P.E.I. students not confident they could find new housing if needed, report finds; Noah Mannholland, council chair for the UPEI Student Union, says a new report shows housing is a major barrier for students\.

90% of P.E.I. students not confident they could find new housing if needed, report finds

May 15 , 2025 at 08:25:12 p.m. ADT • :

A newly released report highlights widespread concerns among on Prince Edward Island's post-secondary students over the availability and affordability of housing. 
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Summerside mayor talks planning for the future, and keeping the city's lights on; Summerside Mayor Dan Kutcher

Summerside mayor talks planning for the future, and keeping the city's lights on

May 15 , 2025 at 06:00:00 p.m. ADT • :

Mayor Dan Kutcher outlined Summerside council's three main priorities for the coming year in his annual state-of-the-city address last week. CBC News: Compass host Louise Martin sits down with Kutcher to talk about those goals, and the latest on the city's power struggles with Maritime Electric.

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Man arrested for stealing Good Samaritan's truck after collision in western P.E.I., police say; A person who stopped to check on the well-being of people involved in a collision Wednesday in Central Bedeque had his truck allegedly stolen by one of the drivers involved\.

Man arrested for stealing Good Samaritan's truck after collision in western P.E.I., police say

May 15 , 2025 at 03:49:20 p.m. ADT • :

A 19-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly stealing the truck of a person who stopped to help at the scene of a side-swipe collision between a car and a tractor trailer in Prince County, RCMP say. 
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P.E.I. considers updating 'outdated' liquor laws to let minors stay during entertainment; Lone Oak Brewing Co\. was recently fined and a server lost her liquor serving licence because a minor was present at a family meal during a trivia event\.

P.E.I. considers updating 'outdated' liquor laws to let minors stay during entertainment

May 15 , 2025 at 09:32:07 a.m. ADT • :

Prince Edward Island's finance minister says it's time to modernize the province's outdated liquor laws, to let minors stay at restaurants that serve alcohol during live music and trivia contests.
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Patient rights at risk when access to care suffers, says former Health P.E.I. CEO; Dr\. Michael Gardam, a health-care leadership consultant with the Schulich School of Business in Toronto and former CEO of Health P\.E\.I\.  

May 14 , 2025 at 06:00:00 p.m. ADT • :

Patient rights at risk when access to care suffers, says former Health P.E.I. CEO

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Uncertainty around 4th gas station in Borden-Carleton 'excruciating,' says business owner; The hearing for a controversial development near the Confederation Bridge in Borden-Carleton continues until Wednesday\.  

May 14 , 2025 at 08:42:49 p.m. ADT • :

Uncertainty around 4th gas station in Borden-Carleton 'excruciating,' says business owner

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Former MLA Robert Mitchell announces bid for P.E.I. Liberal leadership; Former Charlottetown-Winsloe MLA Robert Mitchell, shown in a file photo, has entered the contest for the leadership of the Liberal Party of Prince Edward Island\.  

May 14 , 2025 at 10:25:06 a.m. ADT • :

Former MLA Robert Mitchell announces bid for P.E.I. Liberal leadership

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Mask mandate remains at Health P.E.I. facilities as flu season drags on; Health P\.E\.I\. continues its mandatory masking policy in all its facilities due to the ongoing respiratory illness season\.  

May 15 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

Mask mandate remains at Health P.E.I. facilities as flu season drags on

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P.E.I. hatchery says it's produced 1st MSX-resistant oyster seed in Canada ; Adrian Desbarats, a consultant for the Bideford Shellfish Hatchery, looks at the larvae being produced through a new breeding program aiming to yield oysters that are resistant to the MSX parasite\.  

May 15 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

P.E.I. hatchery says it's produced 1st MSX-resistant oyster seed in Canada 

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