With surplus government buildings scarce in Charlottetown, feds look to public land for potential housing | Police seeking person who vandalized Kensington footbridge with racist graffiti | 79-year-old gymnast turns heads with handstands, flips and rope climbing
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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 Wednesday, April 24, 2024.
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With surplus government buildings scarce in Charlottetown, feds look to public land for potential housing; The Brighton Compound, owned by the Department of National Defence, is a potential site in Charlottetown that could be used for housing\.

With surplus government buildings scarce in Charlottetown, feds look to public land for potential housing

April 24 , 2024 at 07:54:14 p.m. ADT • :

The federal government has announced plans to repurpose its surplus buildings into housing, but the pickings will be slim in Charlottetown.

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Police seeking person who vandalized Kensington footbridge with racist graffiti; By the time Kensington police officers got to this foot bridge after hearing it had been marked with anti-Black racist graffiti, they say a concerned citizen had already painted over the slur\.

Police seeking person who vandalized Kensington footbridge with racist graffiti

April 24 , 2024 at 07:12:33 p.m. ADT • :

The Kensington Police Department is looking for whoever left an anti-Black slur on a bridge near the Confederation Trail in central Prince Edward Island. 

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79-year-old gymnast turns heads with handstands, flips and rope climbing; 79-year-old gymnast turns heads with handstands, flips and rope climbing

79-year-old gymnast turns heads with handstands, flips and rope climbing

April 24 , 2024 at 03:55:00 p.m. ADT • :

If you're looking for a bit of athletic inspiration, meet P.E.I.'s Joe Dunn. The 79-year-old picked up gymnastics in his 60s and hasn't stopped. He told CBC's Sheehan Desjardins why he does it.

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The problem with profiting from health care, according to a research professor; The problem with profiting from health care, according to a research professor

The problem with profiting from health care, according to a research professor

April 23 , 2024 at 05:39:00 p.m. ADT • :

With more public money from P.E.I. going into private health-care companies, research professor and Canadian Health Coalition member Pat Armstrong tells CBC News: Compass why she thinks it's a bad idea.

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ATV riders to get dedicated trail on P.E.I. — but not for free; All-terrain vehicle driving along path\.

ATV riders to get dedicated trail on P.E.I. — but not for free

April 24 , 2024 at 04:02:54 p.m. ADT • :

Drivers of all-terrain vehicles in P.E.I. will soon have to pay a registration fee, but the funds will help build and maintain a trail that runs from one end of the Island to the other.

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Two people dead after separate crashes in Cumberland County; The side of an RCMP cruiser that says 'police\.'  

April 23 , 2024 at 11:26:10 a.m. ADT • :

Two people dead after separate crashes in Cumberland County

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Poilievre won't commit to reducing tolls on Confederation Bridge; Pierre Poilievre  

April 23 , 2024 at 06:54:42 p.m. ADT • :

Poilievre won't commit to reducing tolls on Confederation Bridge

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Summerside facing challenges of growth, says mayor in state-of-city address; Summerside Mayor Dan Kutcher spoke about the challenges facing the city, much of them brought on by rapid population growth\.  

April 24 , 2024 at 02:55:06 p.m. ADT • :

Summerside facing challenges of growth, says mayor in state-of-city address

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Canadian doctors are using 'outdated' guidelines to screen for cancer, experts warn; A mammogram is shown here, which is an x-ray picture of the breast that is used to screen for cancer\.  An x-ray image of a breast\.  

April 24 , 2024 at 05:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

Canadian doctors are using 'outdated' guidelines to screen for cancer, experts warn

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Big changes recommended in P.E.I. capital region transit system report; We've heard challenges related to service coverage, some areas of the city being a little bit underserved compared to others, says Evan Brown, who works with Left Turn Right Turn as a transit innovator  

April 24 , 2024 at 06:48:45 a.m. ADT • :

Big changes recommended in P.E.I. capital region transit system report

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