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Lower bridge, ferry costs mean less of a barrier for people going off-Island for health care

July 30 , 2025 at 07:40:27 p.m. ADT • :

Living with a rare disease that comes with chronic pain hasn't been easy or cheap for P.E.I. resident Christine MacFadyen. The cost associated with travelling off-Island for health care eventually pushed her family into bankruptcy.

Meet the players who will be the 1st Islanders to compete in women's baseball at the Canada Games

July 30 , 2025 at 07:46:33 p.m. ADT • :

This team from P.E.I. is set to make history at the Canada Games — 2025 marks the first time women's baseball is included in the games. CBC's Gwyneth Egan spoke with some of the Island players who will blaze the trail next month in Newfoundland.

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P.E.I carpenter fined $30,000 after employee died in workplace fall at West Prince job site

July 30 , 2025 at 04:05:30 p.m. ADT • :

A carpenter from western Prince Edward Island has been ordered to pay $30,000 after an employee died following a fall on a worksite that did not have the proper safety protocols in place.

Atlantic Chamber of Commerce urges feds to do an about-face on immigration policy

July 30 , 2025 at 06:23:40 p.m. ADT • :

The federal government is promising to cut back on some immigration, but the Atlantic Chamber of Commerce says these reductions could have serious impacts on the region. CBC's Sheehan Desjardins spoke with chamber president Rhonda Tulk-Lane to find out why the organization is urging Ottawa to reconsider its cutbacks.

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Surge of spruce bark beetle in Fiona-weakened trees keeping P.E.I. removal companies busy

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

Dead spruce trees are cropping up around Prince Edward Island this year, and service companies are seeing an increase in calls to remove them.

July 29 , 2025 at 03:38:39 p.m. ADT • :

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Lower bridge, ferry costs mean less of a barrier for people going off-Island for health care

Meet the players who will be the 1st Islanders to compete in women's baseball at the Canada Games

P.E.I carpenter fined $30,000 after employee died in workplace fall at West Prince job site

Atlantic Chamber of Commerce urges feds to do an about-face on immigration policy

Surge of spruce bark beetle in Fiona-weakened trees keeping P.E.I. removal companies busy

Young wrestlers with Team P.E.I. hit the mat in preparation for Canada Games

P.E.I. government unveils plans for new elementary school in East Royalty

Water and sewer staff in Charlottetown strike over wages, mandatory certification tests

BioBlitz encourages Islanders to snap a pic of cool plants, bugs and animals

Residents, neighbours protest proposed demolition of historic Charlottetown building