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Good evening, these are your top stories for Monday, February 10, 2025.
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Summerside warns of rolling blackouts as Maritime Electric calls on people to cut power use across P.E.I.; English-language schools in western P\.E\.I\. sent students home at 9:30 a\.m\. due to the outage, while French-language schools in the area were also closed for the day\.

Summerside warns of rolling blackouts as Maritime Electric calls on people to cut power use across P.E.I.

February 10 , 2025 at 09:04:15 a.m. AST • :

The City of Summerside says its power utility may have to trigger rotating blackouts Monday evening after thousands lost electricity across western P.E.I. earlier in the day, apparently due to damage at Maritime Electric's Sherbrooke substation.

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How could Trump's latest tariffs on steel and aluminum affect P.E.I.?; Sam Sanderson is executive director of the Construction Association of P\.E\.I\.

How could Trump's latest tariffs on steel and aluminum affect P.E.I.?

February 10 , 2025 at 07:08:52 p.m. AST • :

Late Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump issued new tariffs on imported steel and aluminum from Canada and other countries. CBC News: Compass host Louise Martin sat down before the announcement with Sam Sanderson, executive director of the Construction Association of P.E.I., to find out how exposed this province could be.

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Islanders in Kenya already seeing impact of Trump's foreign aid freeze on HIV treatment; A group of nine people outside a building labeled "Naari Dairy Farmers Co-op"

Islanders in Kenya already seeing impact of Trump's foreign aid freeze on HIV treatment

February 10 , 2025 at 02:39:12 p.m. AST • :

As the Trump administration moves to dramatically cut the United States' international aid budget, some volunteers from Prince Edward Island are beginning to see the impact firsthand, particularly on efforts to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS.

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Money collector in 'criminal enterprise' scam sentenced for crimes in P.E.I., N.B.; The two people charged in the Charlottetown incidents are also being investigated for similar scams in New Brunswick

Money collector in 'criminal enterprise' scam sentenced for crimes in P.E.I., N.B.

February 10 , 2025 at 01:35:30 p.m. AST • :

The Chilean man who acted as a money collector on behalf of a criminal enterprise he claims to know nothing about has been sentenced to 270 days in jail for his part in scams orchestrated across New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.

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Former employee pleads guilty after defrauding her non-profit employer; The sign outside Le Chez-Nous community care home in Wellington, P\.E\.I\. Taken Jan\. 30, 2024\.

Former employee pleads guilty after defrauding her non-profit employer

February 7 , 2025 at 12:00:00 p.m. AST • :

A former employee of the Chez-Nous community care co-operative in Wellington has pleaded guilty to misusing a company credit card to defraud her employer of nearly $18,000.

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Islanders concerned following 2nd school bus crash at Queens County intersection; A green road sign indicates the name of the road is Bannockburn Road\.  

February 6 , 2025 at 05:27:31 p.m. AST • :

Islanders concerned following 2nd school bus crash at Queens County intersection

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Summerside hospital worker fired for improperly accessing patient files, says Health P.E.I.; Prince County Hospital  

February 10 , 2025 at 02:46:31 p.m. AST • :

Summerside hospital worker fired for improperly accessing patient files, says Health P.E.I.

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Murray Harbour councillor takes case to P.E.I. Supreme Court; Man wears a suit and glasses\.  

February 6 , 2025 at 07:58:08 p.m. AST • :

Murray Harbour councillor takes case to P.E.I. Supreme Court

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Canadian women's hockey team beats U.S. to clinch Rivalry Series title; Members of Canada's women's hockey team celebrate a goal during the second period of a 3-1 win over the United States in Game 5 of the Rivalry Series in Summerside, P\.E\.I\., on Saturday night\.  

February 9 , 2025 at 08:28:15 a.m. AST • :

Canadian women's hockey team beats U.S. to clinch Rivalry Series title

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Natalie Jameson's federal bid creates 'huge stake' in upcoming byelection, says P.E.I. political scientist; Natalie Jameson, left, kisses her son, Henry, on the head as her husband, Dennis, and her mom, Christa Curran look on at a nominating convention at the Eastlink Centre on Thursday\. Jameson is seeking the Conservative nomination in the federal riding of Charlottetown\.   

February 7 , 2025 at 01:43:46 p.m. AST • :

Natalie Jameson's federal bid creates 'huge stake' in upcoming byelection, says P.E.I. political scientist

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