Fishermen, MLAs raise concerns about need for more dredging on the North Shore | P.E.I. premier apologizes after former substitute teacher's guilty pleas on sex charges | Association backs lobster captains complaining about DFO's 'complex' new e-logging system
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 Wednesday, April 30, 2025.
Get up-to-date news any time on our website.
Fishermen, MLAs raise concerns about need for more dredging on the North Shore; Extreme low tides on P\.E\.I\.'s North Shore add urgency to calls for more dredging

Fishermen, MLAs raise concerns about need for more dredging on the North Shore

April 30 , 2025 at 08:44:41 p.m. ADT • :

Fishers in North Rustico hit the water earlier than usual Wednesday morning after over a dozen boats were stranded offshore on Tuesday. 
Read more
P.E.I. premier apologizes after former substitute teacher's guilty pleas on sex charges; Substitute teacher's sexual touching in classroom 'should not have happened,' P\.E\.I\. Premier says

P.E.I. premier apologizes after former substitute teacher's guilty pleas on sex charges

April 30 , 2025 at 04:08:59 p.m. ADT • :

Premier Rob Lantz apologized in the legislature Wednesday after a former substitute teacher pleaded guilty to sexual touching at a primary school. 
Read more
Association backs lobster captains complaining about DFO's 'complex' new e-logging system; Woman with dark hair pulled back and glasses, wearing a black sweater over a striped grey and white shirt\.

Association backs lobster captains complaining about DFO's 'complex' new e-logging system

April 30 , 2025 at 04:22:24 p.m. ADT • :

Many lobster captains on Prince Edward Island are frustrated about a new electronic logging system that the Department of Fisheries and Oceans is making them use. They say it's complicated, time-consuming and confusing. Melanie Giffin of the P.E.I. Fishermen's Association talks to Louise Martin of CBC News: Compass about the problems.

Watch
P.E.I. tops the country with highest voter turnout in federal election; With 78\.38 per cent of eligible and registered voters casting ballots in the country's 45th general election on Monday, Prince Edward Island led Canada in voter turnout\.

P.E.I. tops the country with highest voter turnout in federal election

April 30 , 2025 at 09:17:31 a.m. ADT • :

Prince Edward Island once again led the country for voter turnout in Canada's 45th general election.
Read more
Air horns officially silenced at all QMJHL arenas under new policy; P\.E\.I\.'s top public health official has said compressed air horns are capable of producing a sound measuring at 100 decibles or higher, enough to cause hearing damage with prolonged use\.

Air horns officially silenced at all QMJHL arenas under new policy

April 30 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

Even though P.E.I.'s biggest ice arena already had a policy in place, the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League has now made it official — the use of air horns is banned at games. 
Read more
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
Former P.E.I. substitute pleads guilty to child porn, sexual touching at a primary school; A profile photo captured from Matthew Alan Craswell's Facebook page at the time of his arrest in 2024\.  

April 29 , 2025 at 05:34:31 p.m. ADT • :

Former P.E.I. substitute pleads guilty to child porn, sexual touching at a primary school

Read more
 
Liberal Bobby Morrissey hangs onto his seat in P.E.I.'s Egmont riding; Returning Egmont MP Bobby Morrissey posed with supporters after emerging victorious on Monday night\.  

April 28 , 2025 at 09:28:42 p.m. ADT • :

Liberal Bobby Morrissey hangs onto his seat in P.E.I.'s Egmont riding

Read more
 
Lobster boats stranded outside harbour on P.E.I.'s North Shore: 'It's not a good scenario'; About 15 lobster fishing boats got stuck in extremely low tide waters while trying to get through the channel and back to the harbour at North Rustico on Tuesday\.  

April 29 , 2025 at 05:47:05 p.m. ADT • :

Lobster boats stranded outside harbour on P.E.I.'s North Shore: 'It's not a good scenario'

Read more
 
P.E.I. premier says he'll urge Carney to 'quickly' live up to ferry, bridge toll reduction promise; MV Northumberland rests at the dock in Wood Islands, P\.E\.I\., during an open house on April 26\. Newly elected Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged on the campaign trail to reduce the \$86 fee for round-trip passengers to use the ferry between P\.E\.I\. and Nova Scotia 'by at least half\.'  

April 29 , 2025 at 08:39:48 p.m. ADT • :

P.E.I. premier says he'll urge Carney to 'quickly' live up to ferry, bridge toll reduction promise

Read more
 
Charlottetown scraps its taxi bylaw, saying that will make it easier for operators to set up shop; Three taxi vehicles are lined up along a sidewalk with a parking lot in the background\.  

April 30 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

Charlottetown scraps its taxi bylaw, saying that will make it easier for operators to set up shop

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