P.E.I.'s electrical grid is about to get more rugged, Maritime Electric CEO says | Rainfall warning issued for P.E.I.'s Prince County Thursday afternoon | 'A lot of feelings going around' as graduation day closes a chapter for these P.E.I. teens
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Good evening, these are your top stories for Tuesday, June 25, 2024.
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P.E.I.'s electrical grid is about to get more rugged, Maritime Electric CEO says; Jason Roberts, the president and CEO of Maritime Electric\.

P.E.I.'s electrical grid is about to get more rugged, Maritime Electric CEO says

June 25 , 2024 at 06:48:41 p.m. ADT • :

Maritime Electric has released a set of strategies aimed at safeguarding P.E.I.'s electrical grid from future climate-related hazards. CBC News: Compass host Louise Martin spoke with Jason Roberts, the utility's president and CEO, about what the changes will mean to Islanders.

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Rainfall warning issued for P.E.I.'s Prince County Thursday afternoon; The rain helped slow traffic even more than usual at rush hour in Charlottetown Thursday\.

Rainfall warning issued for P.E.I.'s Prince County Thursday afternoon

June 25 , 2024 at 05:15:31 p.m. ADT • :

Prince County in western P.E.I., which had been exceptionally dry this spring, was placed under a rainfall warning Thursday afternoon as heavy precipitation swept over the province.

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'A lot of feelings going around' as graduation day closes a chapter for these P.E.I. teens; Feelings ranged from solemnity to jubilation as Kensington High School in central P\.E\.I\. celebrated its senior class\.

'A lot of feelings going around' as graduation day closes a chapter for these P.E.I. teens

June 25 , 2024 at 05:29:13 p.m. ADT • :

It's graduation time for many high schoolers on Prince Edward Island. CBC's Laura Meader was at Kensington Intermediate Senior High School to find out what the graduates were feeling on the big day and get their thoughts on the future.

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Young North Atlantic right whale spotted entangled in Gulf of St. Lawrence; In this Wednesday March 28, 2018 photo, a North Atlantic right whale feeds on the surface of Cape Cod Bay off the coast of Plymouth, Mass\. A study of vessel speeds in the Cabot Strait shows that two-thirds are not complying with a voluntary speed restriction meant to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales that migrate through the area\.

Young North Atlantic right whale spotted entangled in Gulf of St. Lawrence

June 25 , 2024 at 01:31:51 p.m. ADT • :

An entangled North Atlantic right whale was spotted in the Gulf of St. Lawrence last week, according to a release from Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

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Needles found in field behind École François-Buote in Charlottetown; Signs at the playground behind École François-Buote in Charlottetown\.

Needles found in field behind École François-Buote in Charlottetown

June 25 , 2024 at 02:34:58 p.m. ADT • :

Charlottetown police have confirmed that school staff called them to the building after two needles were found in a field behind the school. 

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Coroner's inquest to explore circumstances behind death of 27-year-old P.E.I. man; The photo of Colton Clarkin that appeared on his official death notice in the summer of 2023\.  

June 25 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

Coroner's inquest to explore circumstances behind death of 27-year-old P.E.I. man

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Patients of Charlottetown foot clinic told to get tested for HIV and hepatitis; Podiatrist Dr\. John Johnson says he is 'very confident there is going to be no risk to the public and everything we have been doing has been safe for all Islanders\.'  

June 25 , 2024 at 06:57:00 a.m. ADT • :

Patients of Charlottetown foot clinic told to get tested for HIV and hepatitis

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Islanders help celebrate 100 years of the Royal Canadian Air Force; Debbie Reid, a retired sergeant with the Royal Canadian Air Force, spoke Monday at an event in Charlottetown that featured a Canso aircraft\.  

June 25 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

Islanders help celebrate 100 years of the Royal Canadian Air Force

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Former Charlottetown emergency shelter employee charged with drug trafficking; Image of Charlottetown Provincial Court sign  

June 24 , 2024 at 12:28:12 p.m. ADT • :

Former Charlottetown emergency shelter employee charged with drug trafficking

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Berry good news: Prince Edward Island strawberries are early this year; Farmer Matt Compton stands in a strawberry field holding a full box of berries\.  

June 24 , 2024 at 07:13:37 p.m. ADT • :

Berry good news: Prince Edward Island strawberries are early this year

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