P.E.I. drivers warned to be careful as work begins to replace Albany Y overpass | ATV riders 'ecstatic' about opening of 12 km of pilot trails in eastern P.E.I. | Summerside police save family from burning home, including baby rescued from crib
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Good evening, these are your top stories for Tuesday, June 03, 2025.
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P.E.I. drivers warned to be careful as work begins to replace Albany Y overpass; While the Albany Y overpass is being replaced, people driving east on the Trans-Canada Highway toward Charlottetown will be diverted to the Summerside off-ramp, which will now feature two lanes of traffic instead of one, and then through a temporary roundabout\.

P.E.I. drivers warned to be careful as work begins to replace Albany Y overpass

June 3 , 2025 at 07:44:24 p.m. ADT • :

Work is underway to upgrade an overpass at one of the main highway interchanges on the way into and out of Prince Edward Island, so drivers will see a temporary redesign over the next several months.  

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ATV riders 'ecstatic' about opening of 12 km of pilot trails in eastern P.E.I.; The Eastern Kings ATV Club was recently given approval to use the 12 kilometres of pilot trails in the Bellevue and Caledonia areas\.

ATV riders 'ecstatic' about opening of 12 km of pilot trails in eastern P.E.I.

June 3 , 2025 at 05:42:45 p.m. ADT • :

All-terrain vehicle riders on P.E.I. are now one step closer to having a provincewide trail network, thanks to four new pilot roads in the southeastern end of the Island. 

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Summerside police save family from burning home, including baby rescued from crib; A mobile home in Summerside's Linkletter Estates park caught fire early in the morning of Tuesday, June 3, 2025\.

Summerside police save family from burning home, including baby rescued from crib

June 3 , 2025 at 02:02:15 p.m. ADT • :

Police officers were able to rescue a family that included a one-year-old child from a burning home in Summerside, P.E.I., early Tuesday morning.

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Mitch Cormier and Island Morning hitting the road to Crapaud, to talk about access to health care ; Side by side shots of a woman in a green blazer over a black top and a bald man wearing headphones, glasses, and a blue print shirt\.

Mitch Cormier and Island Morning hitting the road to Crapaud, to talk about access to health care

June 3 , 2025 at 03:10:58 p.m. ADT • :

Access to health care continues to be a big issue on Prince Edward Island. That's why CBC P.E.I.'s Island Morning is going on remote to present a live show from Crapaud. Host Mitch Cormier tells Louise Martin of CBC News: Compass that they decided on that community for a reason. It goes back to 2017, when Crapaud lost its doctor and its residents decided to take matters into their own hands.

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A year in, teachers' union says phone ban boosts students' focus, but more action needed; Students have become more engaged in class, with better work being done and more questions being asked since the cellphone restrictions were introduced last fall, says Andy Doran, president of the P\.E\.I\. Teachers' Federation\.

A year in, teachers' union says phone ban boosts students' focus, but more action needed

June 3 , 2025 at 01:24:52 p.m. ADT • :

It's been nearly a full school year since Prince Edward Island introduced restrictions on cellphone use for students, and teachers say they're seeing positive results.

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Meet P.E.I.'s new Livestock Champion: Her mission is to grow the Island's beef herd; A young woman with long dark hair stands next to a black cow inside a red stall in a barn\.  

June 3 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

Meet P.E.I.'s new Livestock Champion: Her mission is to grow the Island's beef herd

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P.E.I. woman who tested 3.6 times over limit among many charged on weekend for impaired; A 45-year woman allegedly recorded a blood-alcohol reading reading of 0\.29 during a traffic stop on May 31, more than three-and-a-half times the legal limit of 0\.08\.   

June 3 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

P.E.I. woman who tested 3.6 times over limit among many charged on weekend for impaired

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Retired P.E.I. Catholic priest facing historical sex-related charges; Brendon Earl Gallant, who turns 80 on June 3, is shown in an image from his Facebook page\.  

May 30 , 2025 at 04:27:46 p.m. ADT • :

Retired P.E.I. Catholic priest facing historical sex-related charges

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Jennifer McCarron named interim chief of Charlottetown Police Services; Charlottetown's deputy police chief Jennifer McCarron has been appointed interim chief of police, effective June 16\.  

May 30 , 2025 at 11:05:04 a.m. ADT • :

Jennifer McCarron named interim chief of Charlottetown Police Services

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Purchase of land in Point Deroche 'monumental,' says P.E.I. conservation group; Island Nature Trust recently purchased 81 hectares of ecologically significant beach, dunes, wetlands and forest at Point Deroche\.  

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

Purchase of land in Point Deroche 'monumental,' says P.E.I. conservation group

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