Opposition hammers PCs, calling 2023 vow to empty P.E.I.'s patient registry 'April Fool's joke' | Of hockey and tourism head counts: What P.E.I. gains from that controversial NHL promotional deal | The consumer carbon tax is gone, but not everyone on P.E.I. is happy about it
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Good evening, these are your top stories for Tuesday, April 01, 2025.
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Opposition hammers PCs, calling 2023 vow to empty P.E.I.'s patient registry 'April Fool's joke'; No apology for missing patient registry promise deadline as P\.E\.I\. opposition MLAs grill government

Opposition hammers PCs, calling 2023 vow to empty P.E.I.'s patient registry 'April Fool's joke'

April 1 , 2025 at 07:34:18 p.m. ADT • :

The governing Progressive Conservatives' broken election promise to clear P.E.I.'s patient registry by this month had MLAs questioning the province's health minister in the legislature Tuesday. 
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Of hockey and tourism head counts: What P.E.I. gains from that controversial NHL promotional deal; A woman with blonde hair and dark glasses wears a black vest over a white blouse as she gestures on a TV news set\.

Of hockey and tourism head counts: What P.E.I. gains from that controversial NHL promotional deal

April 1 , 2025 at 07:07:41 p.m. ADT • :

Corryn Clemence, the head of the Tourism Industry Association of P.E.I., joins Louise Martin of CBC News: Compass to talk about the NHL tourism destination deal the province signed. 'We're always punching above our weight' when it comes to competing with bigger-budget destinations for the attention of possible visitors, she points out. Her bottom line? Prince Edward Island needs this kind of partnership to stand out from the crowd.

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The consumer carbon tax is gone, but not everyone on P.E.I. is happy about it; Killing the federal consumer carbon tax has brought gas prices down on P\.E\.I\.

The consumer carbon tax is gone, but not everyone on P.E.I. is happy about it

April 1 , 2025 at 04:54:04 p.m. ADT • :

While many Prince Edward Island drivers were happy to get a big break at the gas pumps Tuesday, the federal government's elimination of the consumer carbon tax drew mixed reaction from others. 
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Big drop in gas prices overnight on P.E.I. as carbon tax is removed; Gas prices in Prince Edward Island plummeted on Tuesday as the federal carbon tax was removed from fuel costs\.

Big drop in gas prices overnight on P.E.I. as carbon tax is removed

April 1 , 2025 at 07:18:05 a.m. ADT • :

Prince Edward Islanders woke up Tuesday morning to a significant drop in gas prices after the federal carbon tax was removed from fuel costs.
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Federation of P.E.I. Municipalities offers to step in to mediate Park Street dispute; Bruce MacDougall, president of the Federation of P\.E\.I\. Municipalities and a longtime Summerside councillor, says he's concerned about the province's decision to create a special zone because it could set a precedent for other communities across the province\.

Federation of P.E.I. Municipalities offers to step in to mediate Park Street dispute

April 1 , 2025 at 02:44:26 p.m. ADT • :

The Federation of P.E.I. Municipalities is willing to step in as a mediator between the province and the City of Charlottetown when it comes to the future of the emergency overnight shelter and Community Outreach Centre on Park Street.
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P.E.I. is shifting more health care to private centres. What does it mean for Islanders?; A group of doctors in a private cataract surgery clinic  

March 31 , 2025 at 07:30:27 p.m. ADT • :

P.E.I. is shifting more health care to private centres. What does it mean for Islanders?

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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to visit P.E.I. on Tuesday; Poilievre is set to hold a photo opportunity Tuesday afternoon in Charlottetown, followed by a Canada First Rally in Borden-Carleton in the evening\.  

March 31 , 2025 at 04:00:00 p.m. ADT • :

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to visit P.E.I. on Tuesday

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'Disgraceful' brawl to cap off under-18 game under review, says Hockey P.E.I.; Hockey P\.E\.I\. 'extremely disappointed' with weekend hockey brawl  

March 30 , 2025 at 06:08:31 p.m. ADT • :

'Disgraceful' brawl to cap off under-18 game under review, says Hockey P.E.I.

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Tens of thousands of names remain on P.E.I. patient registry, despite promise to eliminate it by April; Melody Garnhum says she's been on P\.E\.I\.'s patient registry since 2012\.  

April 1 , 2025 at 06:00:47 a.m. ADT • :

Tens of thousands of names remain on P.E.I. patient registry, despite promise to eliminate it by April

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Political panel talks week 1 of P.E.I. Legislature's spring sitting; Compass political panel March 31  

March 31 , 2025 at 06:00:00 p.m. ADT • :

Political panel talks week 1 of P.E.I. Legislature's spring sitting

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