Citywide power outage in Summerside traced back to earlier wind and rain storm | P.E.I. substitute teacher arrested again; faces sexual assault and exploitation charges | Olympic silver medalist Alysha Corrigan sets her sights on inspiring the next crop of P.E.I. rugby players
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Good evening, these are your top stories for Monday, August 12, 2024.
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Citywide power outage in Summerside traced back to earlier wind and rain storm; A picture of the Summerside Electric substation\.

Citywide power outage in Summerside traced back to earlier wind and rain storm

August 12 , 2024 at 06:03:34 p.m. ADT • :

The whole city was without power for about 90 minutes on Saturday, with between 600 and 1,000 customers in the dark for over four hours.
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P.E.I. substitute teacher arrested again; faces sexual assault and exploitation charges; RCMP have stopped providing background checks for everyone except health-care workers during COVID-19\.

P.E.I. substitute teacher arrested again; faces sexual assault and exploitation charges

August 12 , 2024 at 01:43:19 p.m. ADT • :

Matthew Alan Craswell was first arrested Aug. 8 in connection with an investigation into child pornography, and charged with possession and distribution. Now, police say new allegations have emerged.
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Olympic silver medalist Alysha Corrigan sets her sights on inspiring the next crop of P.E.I. rugby players; P\.E\.I\.'s Alysha Corrigan held a rugby camp for young players Aug\. 11 in Charlottetown\.

Olympic silver medalist Alysha Corrigan sets her sights on inspiring the next crop of P.E.I. rugby players

August 12 , 2024 at 06:00:00 p.m. ADT • :

Charlottetown's Alysha Corrigan returned home from the 2024 Paris Olympics with a silver medal as part of Canada's women's rugby sevens team. CBC's Nicola MacLeod stopped by a clinic Corrigan hosted on Sunday for young rugby players who hope to follow in her footsteps.
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Charlottetown police investigating report of fire at protest encampment; A photo submitted by one of the protesters shows fire damage to one of the tents at the encampment\.

Charlottetown police investigating report of fire at protest encampment

August 12 , 2024 at 12:29:14 p.m. ADT • :

Charlottetown police are investigating a fire at an encampment where people have been protesting changes to P.E.I.'s immigration system.
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Woman dies in Charlottetown accident linked to medical emergency; A branded police cruiser is parked outside the Charlottetown Police Services station\.

Woman dies in Charlottetown accident linked to medical emergency

August 12 , 2024 at 11:05:19 a.m. ADT • :

A 78-year-woman died Saturday when the driver of the SUV she was in suffered a medical emergency and lost control of the vehicle.
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Mobile-home park residents on P.E.I. wonder how nationwide sale will affect them; Geraldine Rodd  

August 8 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

Mobile-home park residents on P.E.I. wonder how nationwide sale will affect them

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Job creation stalled on P.E.I. for almost a year; unemployment, jobs  

August 12 , 2024 at 08:07:34 a.m. ADT • :

Job creation stalled on P.E.I. for almost a year

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880 short-term rentals on P.E.I. could be people's homes, says Statistics Canada; Charlottetown council's amendment to its bylaw regulating short-term rentals like Airbnb and VRBO means that some legacy owners could continue to operate multiple properties\.  

August 6 , 2024 at 12:42:19 p.m. ADT • :

880 short-term rentals on P.E.I. could be people's homes, says Statistics Canada

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Petition calls for federal ban on no-pet clauses in rental agreements; Ashley Travis, communications coordinator with the P\.E\.I\. Humane Society, with "Lucy Lou", says more than a third of all pets being dropped off at the society are because of a lack of housing\.  

August 9 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

Petition calls for federal ban on no-pet clauses in rental agreements

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P.E.I. food banks prepare for a busy back-to-school season; Upper Room Foodbank\. Includes portraits of Mike McDonald, Executive Director of Upper Room Foodbank\. Charlottetown, PEI\. November 30, 2023\.  

August 12 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

P.E.I. food banks prepare for a busy back-to-school season

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