Student athletes at Holland College getting more mental health support | P.E.I.'s Guardian, Journal Pioneer expected to publish as usual as Postmedia sale finalized | PEERS can now test street drugs for cautious users, in absence of supervised site
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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

 

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Student athletes at Holland College getting more mental health support; Woman standing in Holland College gym\.

Student athletes at Holland College getting more mental health support

August 26 , 2024 at 05:42:41 p.m. ADT • :

Holland College is adding another coach to its roster. The role is meant to help players manage their mental health.

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P.E.I.'s Guardian, Journal Pioneer expected to publish as usual as Postmedia sale finalized; Reporter Stu Neatby says almost all the Guardian's editorial staff have been offered long-term positions by the new owners of SaltWire\. Other employees may not be so lucky, he fears\.

P.E.I.'s Guardian, Journal Pioneer expected to publish as usual as Postmedia sale finalized

August 26 , 2024 at 02:52:38 p.m. ADT • :

Staff at the two Prince Edward Island publications say they have been assured the newspapers will continue to publish as usual under their new owner.

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PEERS can now test street drugs for cautious users, in absence of supervised site; Fourier-transform infrared \(FTIR\)  spectrometers are being used throughout British Columbia\. They can identify what is in substances and provide results within minutes\.

PEERS can now test street drugs for cautious users, in absence of supervised site

August 26 , 2024 at 12:23:24 p.m. ADT • :

The P.E.I. advocacy group PEERS Alliance now has the ability to test street drugs using a Fourier transform infrared spectrometer. The province bought the machine for a supervised consumption site that never materialized.

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We asked P.E.I. kids how they're feeling about going back to school; PEI back-to-school SOT

We asked P.E.I. kids how they're feeling about going back to school

August 26 , 2024 at 07:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

The first day of the new school year is coming up soon, marking the end of summer vacation for students across P.E.I. CBC's Taylor O'Brien asked some kids how they're feeling about hitting the books again, and got their advice for overcoming those back-to-school jitters.

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Charlottetown man dead after motorcycle crash near Hilden; RCMP badge\.

Charlottetown man dead after motorcycle crash near Hilden

August 24 , 2024 at 02:18:48 p.m. ADT • :

Police in Colchester County are investigating a fatal motorcycle crash that happened on Highway 102 near Hilden on Thursday evening.

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Severe thunderstorm watch ends on P.E.I.; A map of the Maritimes showing locations of thunderstorms\.  

August 26 , 2024 at 02:19:42 p.m. ADT • :

Severe thunderstorm watch ends on P.E.I.

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City offering help as skunks continue to raise stink in Charlottetown; A skunk takes a drink from an unidentified stream\. Volunteers with Another Chance Wildlife Rehabilitation in St Thomas, Ont\., say they've seen a 20-fold increase of skunks suffering from canine distemper this spring\.  

August 25 , 2024 at 03:40:52 p.m. ADT • :

City offering help as skunks continue to raise stink in Charlottetown

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3 arrested, kilograms of drugs seized on Confederation Bridge, say RCMP; An RCMP news release Friday included this photo of the items that were seized from a vehicle as it was crossing the Confederation Bridge Thursday\.  

August 23 , 2024 at 11:34:10 a.m. ADT • :

3 arrested, kilograms of drugs seized on Confederation Bridge, say RCMP

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Dr. Wassim Salamoun will be P.E.I.'s next lieutenant-governor; Dr\. Wassim Salamoun standing outside near the water\.  

August 23 , 2024 at 11:36:11 a.m. ADT • :

Dr. Wassim Salamoun will be P.E.I.'s next lieutenant-governor

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Postmedia completes $1M purchase of Atlantic Canada's largest newspaper chain; A media expert says the decision by Atlantic Canada's largest newspaper company to seek protection from its creditors is another sign of the accelerating decline of the newspaper business  

August 26 , 2024 at 01:45:34 p.m. ADT • :

Postmedia completes $1M purchase of Atlantic Canada's largest newspaper chain

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