Help on the way to ease 'unacceptable' MRI wait times, P.E.I. health minister says | P.E.I. processing plant looks to beef up global sales after Japan deal | Man sentenced to 5.5 years in prison over 2022 sexual assault with weapon in Charlottetown
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Good evening, these are your top stories for Thursday, April 04, 2024.
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Help on the way to ease 'unacceptable' MRI wait times, P.E.I. health minister says; Rene Provencher waited six months for an appointment for an MRA at Charlottetown's Queen Elizabeth Hospital, only to find out by calling staff that it had never been booked\.

Help on the way to ease 'unacceptable' MRI wait times, P.E.I. health minister says

April 4 , 2024 at 07:21:17 p.m. ADT • :

Health P.E.I. says patients in need of 'routine' MRIs or MRAs are not currently being booked at the Queen Elizabeth Hospita because technician staffing for the service is down by half.

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P.E.I. processing plant looks to beef up global sales after Japan deal; Two men look at beef carcasses at Atlantic Beef Products in P\.E\.I\.

P.E.I. processing plant looks to beef up global sales after Japan deal

April 4 , 2024 at 05:25:38 p.m. ADT • :

Atlantic Beef Products in Albany, P.E.I., hopes to ramp up international sales of its product thanks to a recent food expo in Tokyo.

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Man sentenced to 5.5 years in prison over 2022 sexual assault with weapon in Charlottetown; P\.E\.I\. Supreme Court building, Charlottetown

Man sentenced to 5.5 years in prison over 2022 sexual assault with weapon in Charlottetown

April 4 , 2024 at 02:34:44 p.m. ADT • :

A man who argued during his trial that he could not have sexually assaulted a Charlottetown woman because he belongs to a gang that respects women has been sentenced to five and a half years in prison. 

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Province boosts reward in case of missing Halifax teenager to $250K; Devon Sinclair Marsman, 16, was last seen the week of Feb\. 21 and was reported missing by family members on March 4\. His disappearance was deemed suspicious in October\.

Province boosts reward in case of missing Halifax teenager to $250K

April 4 , 2024 at 01:03:05 p.m. ADT • :

The Nova Scotia government has increased the reward it's offering to help solve the case of a teenager who went missing in the Halifax area two years ago.

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Superfans say goodbye and mourn the loss of the Newfoundland Growlers; Newfoundland Growlers captain James Melindy hoists the Kelly Cup at Mile One Centre on Tuesday\.

Superfans say goodbye and mourn the loss of the Newfoundland Growlers

April 4 , 2024 at 01:19:31 p.m. ADT • :

Newfoundland Growlers fans lament the loss of another professional hockey team and reminisce about the good times the team brought them.

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Golf tee-times fill up fast at first fairway to open for the season on P.E.I.; Golf tee-times fill up fast at first fairway to open for the season on P\.E\.I\.  

April 3 , 2024 at 06:39:00 p.m. ADT • :

Golf tee-times fill up fast at first fairway to open for the season on P.E.I.

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What Were You Wearing display confronts biases around sexual assault, says organizer; Mia Fournier-White has set up a display of nearly 40 outfits reflecting what people were wearing when they were assaulted\.  

April 3 , 2024 at 12:00:00 p.m. ADT • :

What Were You Wearing display confronts biases around sexual assault, says organizer

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'Casino 101' advertisement 'absolutely inappropriate,' says P.E.I. finance minister; Slot machines in casino\.  

April 4 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

'Casino 101' advertisement 'absolutely inappropriate,' says P.E.I. finance minister

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Snow forecast eases, but it's still going to be a mess; Colin Moore says there are a number of injuries Islanders can suffer by not shovelling snow properly\.  

April 4 , 2024 at 06:58:58 a.m. ADT • :

Snow forecast eases, but it's still going to be a mess

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'Time for this project to move on': Charlottetown apartments near approval after years of delays; A design illustration by developer APM group shows what its proposed Port House Development apartment building might look like in downtown Charlottetown\.  

April 3 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

'Time for this project to move on': Charlottetown apartments near approval after years of delays

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