Feds earmark $87.5M to develop sustainable agriculture projects over next 4 years | Workplace safety investigation launched after Buddhist monk dies on P.E.I. | Postmedia's CEO on the future of news on P.E.I. after purchase of SaltWire papers
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Good evening, these are your top stories for Thursday, August 29, 2024.
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Feds earmark $87.5M to develop sustainable agriculture projects over next 4 years; An extended stretch of hot, dry weather in southern Alberta has farmers facing reduced crop yields and officials issuing fire bans in several parts of the province\.

Feds earmark $87.5M to develop sustainable agriculture projects over next 4 years

August 29 , 2024 at 07:54:41 p.m. ADT • :

Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Lawrence MacAulay made the announcement Thursday in his Cardigan riding, which hosts the University of Prince Edward Island's Climate Lab.

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Workplace safety investigation launched after Buddhist monk dies on P.E.I.; The Great Enlightenment Buddhist Institute Society will show off its first dormitory at the Heatherdale campus in an open house on Sunday\.

Workplace safety investigation launched after Buddhist monk dies on P.E.I.

August 29 , 2024 at 06:36:15 p.m. ADT • :

The Workers Compensation Board of P.E.I. says it is investigating fatal injuries to a monk at the Great Enlightenment Buddhist Institute Society's property in Heatherdale as a 'work-related incident.'

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Postmedia's CEO on the future of news on P.E.I. after purchase of SaltWire papers; CBC News: Compass host Louise Martin speaks with Postmedia CEO Andrew MacLeod\.

Postmedia's CEO on the future of news on P.E.I. after purchase of SaltWire papers

August 29 , 2024 at 07:20:41 p.m. ADT • :

The new owner of The Guardian and Journal Pioneer in P.E.I. has assured staff that those two newspapers will continue to publish. CBC News: Compass host Louise Martin spoke with Postmedia's CEO, Andrew MacLeod, about the company's purchase of the former SaltWire publications and what changes are yet to come.

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E. coli prompts recall from P.E.I. shellfish company; Oysters are not native to Newfoundland and Labrador\. Many thought waters around the province would be too cold to produce the mollusc\. Juan Roberts of Triton has proved critics wrong and produced the 1st locally cultivated oyster in the province\.

E. coli prompts recall from P.E.I. shellfish company

August 29 , 2024 at 10:52:35 a.m. ADT • :

Five Star Shellfish Inc. is recalling its Malpeque brand of large standard oysters because of E. coli contamination.

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Province adding 120 new staff for upcoming school year in P.E.I.; The outside of Birchwood Intermediate School\.

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.

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UPEI receives $6M donation from Saint Dunstan's alumnus from New York; Man dressed in university garb\.  

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

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

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Holland College says 1st-year international student numbers will be down this year; Holland College was give 710 attestation letters to offer students\.  

August 29 , 2024 at 12:52:06 p.m. ADT • :

Holland College says 1st-year international student numbers will be down this year

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Despite layoffs, Postmedia says don't expect big changes to Atlantic Canadian newspapers; 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 29 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

Despite layoffs, Postmedia says don't expect big changes to Atlantic Canadian newspapers

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2 charged in connection with 'grandparent scam' on P.E.I.; Charlottetown Police Chief Brad McConnell says crimes like this can sometimes be hard to solve because the scammers aren't usually in the same area as the victim\.  

August 29 , 2024 at 05:42:46 p.m. ADT • :

2 charged in connection with 'grandparent scam' on P.E.I.

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Charlottetown Airport working to restore direct flights to Halifax and southern destinations; More than 60,000 passengers passed through the terminal at the Charlottetown airport in July\.  

August 27 , 2024 at 02:49:28 p.m. ADT • :

Charlottetown Airport working to restore direct flights to Halifax and southern destinations

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