P.E.I. officials preparing for hurricane season in a post-Fiona world | 'I try to avoid it': Traffic lights going up at tricky Hunter River intersection next May | P.E.I.'s Alysha Corrigan talks Paris Olympics, her rugby silver and what comes next
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P.E.I. officials preparing for hurricane season in a post-Fiona world; Spencer Waite, Charlottetown fire

P.E.I. officials preparing for hurricane season in a post-Fiona world

August 15 , 2024 at 07:16:48 p.m. ADT • :

As officials in Prince Edward Island prepare for hurricane season, they are urging Islanders to get ready for future Fiona-level storms — whenever they may hit.

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'I try to avoid it': Traffic lights going up at tricky Hunter River intersection next May; Jason Macdonald, Hunter River's mayor, says traffic is also bad when the nearby soccer complex has a tournament\.

'I try to avoid it': Traffic lights going up at tricky Hunter River intersection next May

August 15 , 2024 at 07:34:04 p.m. ADT • :

That pesky intersection at the bottom of the steep hill in Hunter River, P.E.I., is getting a set of traffic lights.

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P.E.I.'s Alysha Corrigan talks Paris Olympics, her rugby silver and what comes next; CBC's Steve Bruce with Olympic silver medallist Alysha Corrigan\.

P.E.I.'s Alysha Corrigan talks Paris Olympics, her rugby silver and what comes next

August 15 , 2024 at 06:30:00 p.m. ADT • :

It's been just over two weeks since Charlottetown's Alysha Corrigan joined the rarefied air of Islanders who've won medals at the Olympic Games. CBC's Steve Bruce sat down with Corrigan to talk about her road to making Canada's women's rugby sevens team, winning silver in Paris, and whether she has her sights set on 2028.

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All eyes on Ernesto as storm tracks north toward Atlantic Canada; Hurricane Ernesto will track near Bermuda and looks set to impact the island with Category 2- or 3-strength winds, heavy rain and pounding waves this weekend\.

All eyes on Ernesto as storm tracks north toward Atlantic Canada

August 15 , 2024 at 05:33:30 p.m. ADT • :

Ernesto will be rather large as it moves through Atlantic waters early next week and some of the outer bands of rain and downpours may track into the Maritimes.

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P.E.I. man facing 36 charges, including assault, vehicle theft, dangerous driving; RCMP Sgt\. Shaun Coady outside on a sunny day in uniform\.

P.E.I. man facing 36 charges, including assault, vehicle theft, dangerous driving

August 13 , 2024 at 11:28:57 a.m. ADT • :

RCMP have made an arrest after a four-day string of crimes in western Prince Edward Island.

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These Charlottetown streets will be closed for the Gold Cup Parade Friday; A map showing the route of the Gold Cup Parade\.  

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

These Charlottetown streets will be closed for the Gold Cup Parade Friday

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P.E.I. native describes her Olympic experience with Canada's women's soccer team; Nicole McInnis, Canadian women's soccer team manager\.  

August 15 , 2024 at 12:59:09 p.m. ADT • :

P.E.I. native describes her Olympic experience with Canada's women's soccer team

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Anesthesiologist fined for misconduct in 2020 death of P.E.I. patient; Dr\. Sheshagiri Bengeri arrives at the P\.E\.I\. College of Physicians and Surgeons offices on Jan\. 30, 2024\.  

August 14 , 2024 at 05:59:38 p.m. ADT • :

Anesthesiologist fined for misconduct in 2020 death of P.E.I. patient

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911 service up and running on P.E.I. after issue that lasted for hours; Dialling 911 on a smartphone\.  

August 15 , 2024 at 06:38:12 a.m. ADT • :

911 service up and running on P.E.I. after issue that lasted for hours

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Dr. Heather Morrison explains P.E.I.'s whooping cough outbreak, and how to protect yourself; Close Up Of Woman Suffering With Cough; Shutterstock ID 702337306  

August 14 , 2024 at 01:09:18 p.m. ADT • :

Dr. Heather Morrison explains P.E.I.'s whooping cough outbreak, and how to protect yourself

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