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Incentives offered for after-school care in P.E.I, but some wonder if it's enough

August 28 , 2024 at 08:10:21 p.m. ADT • :

There has been a mixed reaction to the P.E.I. government's efforts to improve access to before and after-school care.

UPEI receives $6-million donation from Saint Dunstan's alumnus from New York

August 28 , 2024 at 05:36:51 p.m. ADT • :

The University of Prince Edward Island has received a gift of $6 million to spend on its library and new medical school, thanks to a donation this week from alumnus Allan Curran.

Province adding 120 new staff for upcoming school year in P.E.I.

August 28 , 2024 at 04:42:41 p.m. ADT • :

The new staff includes 66 teachers, 51 educational assistant positions and three bus drivers across the province's French and English schools.

Getting to the bottom of MacLean's Pond rehabilitation

August 28 , 2024 at 12:02:44 p.m. ADT • :

MacLean's Pond in Vernon River, P.E.I., is getting rehabilitation work done to help make it a more hospitable place for fish and wildlife. CBC reporter Sheehan Desjardins stopped by to chat with some of the people involved and see all the work being done.

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P.E.I. minimum wage still falling short of livable, says think-tank

August 28 , 2024 at 06:46:21 a.m. ADT • :

P.E.I.'s minimum wage will see an increase this year of more than $3 an hour since 2020, but remains well short of a living wage and is gaining little ground, says the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.