People on edge after 6 suspicious fires at abandoned buildings in New Annan, P.E.I. | Safety is top of mind for police as tens of thousands descend on P.E.I. for CBMF weekend | Pre-approved plans for secondary units aimed at boosting Charlottetown's housing supply
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People on edge after 6 suspicious fires at abandoned buildings in New Annan, P.E.I.; An abandoned home on fire on the Irishtown Road on Tuesday, July 8\.

People on edge after 6 suspicious fires at abandoned buildings in New Annan, P.E.I.

July 10 , 2025 at 07:48:43 p.m. ADT • :

Police in Prince Edward Island say they're stepping up patrols in the eastern part of Prince County after a string of six fires in the span of two weeks. 
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Safety is top of mind for police as tens of thousands descend on P.E.I. for CBMF weekend; A scene from early in the day on Thursday at the 2025 Cavendish Beach Music Festival\.

Safety is top of mind for police as tens of thousands descend on P.E.I. for CBMF weekend

July 10 , 2025 at 05:29:08 p.m. ADT • :

With the annual Cavendish Beach Music Festival kicking off Thursday on Prince Edward Island, police in the province say safety will be their top priority during the three-day event. 
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Pre-approved plans for secondary units aimed at boosting Charlottetown's housing supply; 'I can't imagine that this would not increase the housing stock quite quickly,' says Deputy Mayor Alanna Jankov, who's also chair of Charlottetown's planning and heritage committee\.

Pre-approved plans for secondary units aimed at boosting Charlottetown's housing supply

July 10 , 2025 at 04:27:28 p.m. ADT • :

Charlottetown council is getting some plans drawn up to use as templates for secondary suites on properties around the city. 
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3 Ontarians to have big P.E.I. drug seizure case heard in Supreme Court; The drugs seized from a home in Stratford, P\.E\.I\., included fentanyl, crystal methamphetamine and cocaine, along with \$5,800 in cash and multiple phones\.

3 Ontarians to have big P.E.I. drug seizure case heard in Supreme Court

July 10 , 2025 at 03:40:37 p.m. ADT • :

The three people from Ontario accused in one of the largest drug busts in P.E.I. history will have their case heard in the P.E.I. Supreme Court after one of the accused people made that choice for the group without the other two being on board.
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Gathering at UPEI aimed at making life a little smoother for people as they age; A smiling woman with long black hair and an older woman with short white curly hair sit on a TV news set\.

Gathering at UPEI aimed at making life a little smoother for people as they age

July 10 , 2025 at 04:53:55 p.m. ADT • :

The eighth annual AGE-WELL Summer Institute is underway at UPEI. It's a week-long meeting of the minds with the goal of designing technology-based solutions to better support older adults. Samantha Sandassie is the director of education and training at AGE-WELL and Olive Bryanton is part of the older adult and caregiver advisory committee. They sat down to talk with CBC's Louise Martin.
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Why Maritime Electric has been looking for more wiggle room when it comes to trimming trees; A man with short brown hair wearing a dark blue jacket and white button-up shirt\.  

July 9 , 2025 at 04:51:16 p.m. ADT • :

Why Maritime Electric has been looking for more wiggle room when it comes to trimming trees

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'Water is our responsibility,' say Indigenous community reps leading water walk across P.E.I.; Four people have flags draped over their shoulders like capes, and one holds a small copper kettle, as they walk along a paved road\.  

July 10 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

'Water is our responsibility,' say Indigenous community reps leading water walk across P.E.I.

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Woman, 76, found dead in Charlottetown apartment elevator shaft, police confirm; Police say the woman had likely been dead for more than a couple of days before she was found in late June in an elevator shaft at this apartment building in Charlottetown\.  

July 9 , 2025 at 04:03:57 p.m. ADT • :

Woman, 76, found dead in Charlottetown apartment elevator shaft, police confirm

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Downtown Charlottetown shoplifting at an 'all-time high,' some shop owners say; Beth Arsenault, the owner of Blank Canvas Art Supplies, has seen a spike in shoplifting since moving into the Confederation Court Mall in downtown Charlottetown on May 1\.  

July 10 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

Downtown Charlottetown shoplifting at an 'all-time high,' some shop owners say

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Man charged after allegedly dangling child over 3rd-storey balcony, Charlottetown police say; Under the Criminal Code of Canada, child endangerment relates to unlawfully abandoning or exposing a child under the age of 10 'so that its life is or is likely to be endangered or its health is or is likely to be permanently injured\.'  

July 8 , 2025 at 04:03:58 p.m. ADT • :

Man charged after allegedly dangling child over 3rd-storey balcony, Charlottetown police say

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