Family urges province to heed jury's findings on gaps in system after inquest on mother's suicide | Salaries, raises of 8 Health P.E.I. executives didn't get proper approval, report finds | Health P.E.I. focused on hiring hundreds of new staff, AGM hears
Today's top headlines from CBC Prince Edward Island

View in browser

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

 

Good evening, these are your top stories for Tuesday, October 29, 2024.
Get up-to-date news any time on our website.
Family urges province to heed jury's findings on gaps in system after inquest on mother's suicide; Two women posing for a selfie\.

Family urges province to heed jury's findings on gaps in system after inquest on mother's suicide

October 29 , 2024 at 06:43:02 p.m. ADT • :

A coroner's inquest into Angela Arsenault's 2023 death at the Prince County Hospital recently wrapped up, with four recommendations for the Prince Edward Island government.
Read more
Salaries, raises of 8 Health P.E.I. executives didn't get proper approval, report finds; The audit covered January 2021 until December 2023\. The issues flagged in the report would have fallen under the leadership of Dr\. Michael Gardam, who was CEO of Health P\.E\.I\. at the time\.

Salaries, raises of 8 Health P.E.I. executives didn't get proper approval, report finds

October 29 , 2024 at 06:05:17 p.m. ADT • :

Eight top executives at Health P.E.I. were given salaries or raises without the proper approval, according to a report by the office of P.E.I.'s auditor general tabled in the legislature on Tuesday.
Read more
Health P.E.I. focused on hiring hundreds of new staff, AGM hears; Health P\.E\.I\. CEO Melanie Fraser addresses the organization's AGM\.

Health P.E.I. focused on hiring hundreds of new staff, AGM hears

October 29 , 2024 at 09:29:55 a.m. ADT • :

Health P.E.I. CEO Melanie Fraser says the department still needs to recruit hundreds of health-care workers as the current system is too vulnerable to the loss of a single person, whether that's because of a job vacancy or simple sick day.
Read more
Eastern P.E.I. man charged with attempted murder after 2 Stratford seniors assaulted with a bat; RCMP media relations officer Cpl\. Gavin Moore says the fact that the alleged assaults happened inside the seniors' homes is concerning to police\.

Eastern P.E.I. man charged with attempted murder after 2 Stratford seniors assaulted with a bat

October 28 , 2024 at 01:18:46 p.m. ADT • :

A 60-year-old man from Vernon Bridge is facing charges of attempted murder after two serious assaults on seniors, RCMP say. Alan Wood also allegedly tried to start a fist fight with a worker at a Mount Albion business.
Read more
A spine-tingling story of a ghost near Lennox Island ; An illustration of a woman driving a car with a scared expression

A spine-tingling story of a ghost near Lennox Island

October 29 , 2024 at 06:09:10 a.m. ADT • :

Julie Pellisier-Lush is a Mi'kmaw storykeeper and author. She's been connected with ghost stories for almost her entire life through the stories passed down to her from elders. Pellisier-Lush shared this story of a ghost near Lennox Island and Mi'kmaw artist Brandon Mitchell created the accompanying artwork.

Watch
News you can trust. Local, national and world news - when and where you want it. Download the free CBC News app.
News you can trust. Local, national and world news - when and where you want it. Download the free CBC News app.
Download CBC News on the App Store
Download CBC News on Google Play
Veterans may have paid too much for long-term care for years due to federal error; Canadian veterans march following a Remembrance Day ceremony in Montreal\.  

October 29 , 2024 at 05:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

Veterans may have paid too much for long-term care for years due to federal error

Read more
 
Ghosts, goblins, vampires... and how they're taking a bite out of our wallets; A collection of Halloween decorations hanging in a store\.  

October 29 , 2024 at 01:32:49 p.m. ADT • :

Ghosts, goblins, vampires... and how they're taking a bite out of our wallets

Read more
 
Ironic and iconic: Mural depicts moment the British accidentally saluted the Acadian flag ; Noella Richard of the Acadian Museum stands in front of The Irony of History mural in Summerside\.  

October 28 , 2024 at 07:30:44 p.m. ADT • :

Ironic and iconic: Mural depicts moment the British accidentally saluted the Acadian flag

Watch
 
This P.E.I. junior high school is adding quiet time to the schedule — and it's helping; A student reads a book at their desk  

October 28 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

This P.E.I. junior high school is adding quiet time to the schedule — and it's helping

Watch
 
Why a P.E.I. family has joined a legal action targeting the world's biggest tech giants; Carl Burke and Barbie Lavers hold up a photo of Harry Burke\.  

October 29 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

Why a P.E.I. family has joined a legal action targeting the world's biggest tech giants

Watch
Visit CBC News

That's all for now. Check cbc.ca/news throughout the day for the most recent headlines.
Follow us
View in browser Preferences Feedback Unsubscribe
CBC
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
250 Front St. W, Toronto, Ontario M5V 3G5, Canada
cbc.radio-canada.ca | radio-canada.ca | cbc.ca
Get this newsletter delivered to you