'Messy weather' heading for P.E.I. | Charlottetown considers adding more than $1M to police budget | Lack of transparency in P.E.I. spending raises 'issues of trust and confidence,' expert says
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CBC Prince Edward Island - Today's top headlines from CBC Prince Edward Island

CBC Prince Edward Island - Today's top headlines from CBC Prince Edward Island

 

Good evening, these are your top stories for Tuesday, March 05, 2024.
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'Messy weather' heading for P.E.I.; A vehicle at an intersection in Charlottetown, with the view up the street limited by blowing snow\.

'Messy weather' heading for P.E.I.

March 5 , 2024 at 07:48:57 a.m. AST • :

Prince Edward Islanders should enjoy the spring-like weather Tuesday, because it isn't going to last.

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Charlottetown considers adding more than $1M to police budget; Charlottetown Police Chief Brad MacConnell says there was no direct intention to not comply with CBC's Freedom of Information request\.

Charlottetown considers adding more than $1M to police budget

March 5 , 2024 at 06:51:33 a.m. AST • :

The city is looking at spending $1,043,920 to provide salary increases, as well as adding forensics technology, a communications liaison and five new police officers.

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Lack of transparency in P.E.I. spending raises 'issues of trust and confidence,' expert says; Paper with numbers\.

Lack of transparency in P.E.I. spending raises 'issues of trust and confidence,' expert says

March 5 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. AST • :

The P.E.I. government is refusing to disclose basic information about some contracts the province awarded without going to tender, including what companies the province signed the contracts with.

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UPEI lab tech offers tips on safely watching this year's total solar eclipse across P.E.I.; The moon passes in front of the sun for a total solar eclipse visible from Farmington, Mo\., Monday, Aug\. 21, 2017\.

UPEI lab tech offers tips on safely watching this year's total solar eclipse across P.E.I.

March 2 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. AST • :

On the afternoon of April 8, Islanders can catch a celestial event that won't happen again on P.E.I. until 2079. That's the day a total solar eclipse will occur over part of the province, the first one visible here in 52 years. 

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Basic income guarantee seems like a good idea, so why hasn't it happened?; Pages of documents on a table\.

Basic income guarantee seems like a good idea, so why hasn't it happened?

March 3 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. AST • :

It's something that's been talked about for years. But a basic income guarantee has yet to happen on P.E.I. Why? It's complicated.

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Fentanyl suspected on P.E.I. after 5 overdoses on weekend; Free naloxone kits are available at several locations across the province\.  

March 4 , 2024 at 06:12:07 p.m. AST • :

Fentanyl suspected on P.E.I. after 5 overdoses on weekend

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International students call P.E.I. 'close to my heart' and make plans to stay after grad; International students call P\.E\.I\. 'close to my heart' and make plans to stay after grad  

March 4 , 2024 at 03:32:00 p.m. AST • :

International students call P.E.I. 'close to my heart' and make plans to stay after grad

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P.E.I. artist hopes painting brings to others the comfort her sister struggled to find; Woman standing in front of painting of beach scene\.  

March 3 , 2024 at 04:54:56 p.m. AST • :

P.E.I. artist hopes painting brings to others the comfort her sister struggled to find

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Lobster tagged in New Brunswick caught over 250 kilometres away in Maine; A lobster with a "t-bar" tag, the same type of tag attached to a lobster which was caught in the Gulf of Maine\. The crustacean, part of a study by researchers at the University of New Brunswick, travelled from Saint Martins, New Brunswick\.  

March 2 , 2024 at 04:51:23 p.m. AST • :

Lobster tagged in New Brunswick caught over 250 kilometres away in Maine

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P.E.I.'s Hannah Taylor heading to Olympics after wrestling win in Mexico; Hannah Taylor holds up a sign announcing she has qualified for the Paris Olympics\.  

March 1 , 2024 at 10:38:36 a.m. AST • :

P.E.I.'s Hannah Taylor heading to Olympics after wrestling win in Mexico

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