Heat warnings issued for all 3 P.E.I. counties | P.E.I donkey embraces her new prosthetics | DFO now leading investigation into Cardigan River fish kill
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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, June 18, 2024.
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Heat warnings issued for all 3 P.E.I. counties; Wednesday and Thursday are forecast to be hot and muggy with humidex values reaching the high 30s to near 40\.

Heat warnings issued for all 3 P.E.I. counties

June 18 , 2024 at 09:20:00 a.m. ADT • :

Summer doesn't officially begin until Thursday evening, but the heat is being turned up in a big way over Prince Edward Island this week.

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P.E.I donkey embraces her new prosthetics; Honeysuckle the donkey\.

P.E.I donkey embraces her new prosthetics

June 18 , 2024 at 07:30:00 p.m. ADT • :

Honeysuckle, a donkey living on the Wild Rose Sanctuary in Forest Hill, P.E.I., has a hard time walking. She had a special appointment this week to get custom-made braces for her legs. CBC's Laura Meader was there to talk about the procedure and its cost with orthotics specialist Jeff Collins and Dianne Foerg with the Wild Rose Sanctuary.

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DFO now leading investigation into Cardigan River fish kill; The Department of Environment collected 270 dead fish on Friday and over the weekend for testing\.

DFO now leading investigation into Cardigan River fish kill

June 18 , 2024 at 06:43:44 p.m. ADT • :

The federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans says its staff were on site in Cardigan on June 7 and again on June 10. 

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More than 300 grams of fentanyl seized in Charlottetown drug bust; Fentynal and Xanax seized by Charlottetown Police, June 14, 2024

More than 300 grams of fentanyl seized in Charlottetown drug bust

June 18 , 2024 at 10:53:32 a.m. ADT • :

A 29-year-old man from Stratford, P.E.I., has been charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking as a result of a drug bust in Charlottetown Friday evening.

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Anticipation high as Stratford's community campus construction well underway; Stratford Community Campus

Anticipation high as Stratford's community campus construction well underway

June 18 , 2024 at 06:30:00 p.m. ADT • :

Work has started in the Town of Stratford on a massive community campus that will include a new high school, junior high and wellness centre, all surrounded by a winding walking path and sports fields galore. CBC's Cody MacKay visited with Stratford's recreation director Jeremy Pierce and Stratford Minor Baseball president Adam Smith to find out how the project is taking shape.

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P.E.I. lobster fishers frustrated by low prices, say they're the same as 18 years ago ; Catches have been good at North Lake harbour but fishers are concerned about the prices\.  

June 18 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

P.E.I. lobster fishers frustrated by low prices, say they're the same as 18 years ago 

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Barb Gallant to be disqualified from Summerside council after missing 3 meetings; Barb Gallant, the councillor for Summerside's Ward 5, photographed in December 2022\.  

June 18 , 2024 at 06:58:10 a.m. ADT • :

Barb Gallant to be disqualified from Summerside council after missing 3 meetings

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Stats show P.E.I.'s real estate market starting to turn around; James Marjerrison speaks with Steve Bruce on CBC News: Compass  

June 18 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

Stats show P.E.I.'s real estate market starting to turn around

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I love P.E.I. But it's no longer the affordable place I knew growing up; Maggie Campbell, second from the left, lives with her husband Shawn Carr, left, and their three kids in Prince Edward Island\.  

June 15 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

I love P.E.I. But it's no longer the affordable place I knew growing up

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Rising olive oil prices have P.E.I. businesses and consumers feeling the squeeze; Alex Rodriguez \(shown here with employee Ruby Kaur\) says the Kent Street Market has been making do, but that sales of olive oil are dwindling amid high prices\.  

June 17 , 2024 at 07:59:44 p.m. ADT • :

Rising olive oil prices have P.E.I. businesses and consumers feeling the squeeze

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