Next generation of Prince Edward Islanders could be hit with tobacco ban — no ifs, ands or butts | P.E.I. won't have medical seats elsewhere as UPEI creates a medical school, MLAs told | Anne & Gilbert: The Musical celebrating its 20th season
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Good evening, these are your top stories for Wednesday, May 15, 2024.
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Next generation of Prince Edward Islanders could be hit with tobacco ban — no ifs, ands or butts; Teenage hands holding cigarette\.; Shutterstock ID 108900479

Next generation of Prince Edward Islanders could be hit with tobacco ban — no ifs, ands or butts

May 15 , 2024 at 07:20:20 p.m. ADT • :

The P.E.I. government is hoping a ban on tobacco sales to anyone born after a certain date will help create a new generation of smoke-free Islanders. 
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P.E.I. won't have medical seats elsewhere as UPEI creates a medical school, MLAs told; Dr\. Preston Smith answers questions from MLAs while appearing at a May 15 legislative committee meeting

P.E.I. won't have medical seats elsewhere as UPEI creates a medical school, MLAs told

May 15 , 2024 at 03:37:20 p.m. ADT • :

Prince Edward Island will have no seats for Island medical students at Memorial University, and possibly Dalhousie too, after UPEI creates its own medical school. But dean Dr. Preston Smith doesn't see it as the province 'losing' medical seats. P.E.I. has four seats at MUN and six at Dalhousie; UPEI's medical school is expected to create 20 seats. 'From my perspective, we're gaining 10 seats,' Smith says.
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Anne & Gilbert: The Musical celebrating its 20th season; Anne & Gilbert: The Musical opened for a 20th season on May 15\. It runs until Oct\. 15 at Florence Simmons Performance Hall in Charlottetown\.

Anne & Gilbert: The Musical celebrating its 20th season

May 15 , 2024 at 05:32:05 p.m. ADT • :

The musical production Anne & Gilbert opened for a 20th season in Charlottetown on May 15, 2024. CBC's Jane Robertson stopped by the dress rehearsal to find out more about how the love between red-haired Anne and her beau Gilbert has grown.
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Charlottetown police seek witnesses to alleged 3-on-1 nightclub assault; Charlottetown Police Services charged 95 people with impaired driving in 2023, up from 91 in 2022\.

Charlottetown police seek witnesses to alleged 3-on-1 nightclub assault

May 15 , 2024 at 10:01:38 a.m. ADT • :

Police say the victim was cut on the head by a broken bottle during a disturbance last month at a Kent Street business.
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Extreme weather causing billions of dollars in damage, driving up insurance premiums: StatsCan; A group of houses are surrounded in flood water in High River, Alberta, south of Calgary June 23, 2013\. High River was one of the hardest hit communities from the flood waters\. Power outages in the Canadian oil capital of Calgary could last for weeks or even months, city authorities said on Sunday, as record breaking flood waters moved downstream to threaten smaller communities in southeastern Alberta\.

Extreme weather causing billions of dollars in damage, driving up insurance premiums: StatsCan

May 15 , 2024 at 04:53:08 p.m. ADT • :

The increasing frequency of extreme weather events across the country has caused the amounts paid for catastrophic insurance claims yearly to explode — and annual payouts for the last four years now rank among the ten largest on record, says a new Statistics Canada study.
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City of Charlottetown wants to hear from the public on community fridge; Co-founder Sandra Sunil at the community fridge, which began August 8 and is open 24/7 in Charlottetown\.  

May 15 , 2024 at 07:13:19 a.m. ADT • :

City of Charlottetown wants to hear from the public on community fridge

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Hoop dream: P.E.I. hosting NCAA women's basketball tournament this fall; Scenery with basketball; Shutterstock ID 1047057745  

May 15 , 2024 at 12:16:38 p.m. ADT • :

Hoop dream: P.E.I. hosting NCAA women's basketball tournament this fall

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Western Hospital emergency department closing early May 15; Health P\.E\.I\. says a lack of staffing led to the closure Aug\. 4\.  

May 15 , 2024 at 03:59:58 p.m. ADT • :

Western Hospital emergency department closing early May 15

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Immigration protest on P.E.I. could turn into hunger strike, organizer warns; People lining streets with signs protesting immigration policy\.  

May 13 , 2024 at 06:08:37 p.m. ADT • :

Immigration protest on P.E.I. could turn into hunger strike, organizer warns

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Frito Lay Canada recalls 2 of its most popular snacks for possible salmonella contamination; SunChips Mini Harvest Cheddar Snacks, pictured here, as well as Munchies Original Snack Mix, have been recalled by Frito Lay Canada\.  

May 14 , 2024 at 09:42:32 a.m. ADT • :

Frito Lay Canada recalls 2 of its most popular snacks for possible salmonella contamination

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