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Good evening, these are your top stories for Tuesday, August 19, 2025.
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How a flooding simulator could be a turning point in Prince Edward Island's fight against erosion; Three men in blazers look at a tank that contains a model village at the left and blue glass representing water at the right\.

How a flooding simulator could be a turning point in Prince Edward Island's fight against erosion

August 19 , 2025 at 06:38:00 p.m. ADT • :

UPEI's Climate Smart Lab in St. Peter's Bay has unveiled what it's calling a first-of-its-kind flooding simulator, showing how waves hit and interact with different types of shoreline. As CBC's Cody MacKay explains, researchers hope to find answers on how to better protect the Island's vulnerable coastal land.

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P.E.I. will expand RSV protections for infants and more seniors this fall; Dr\. Heather Morrison, chief public health officer for P\.E\.I\., says about 150 people had to be hospitalized due to respiratory syncytial virus in the winters of 2023 and 2024\. The majority of cases last year were very young children\.

P.E.I. will expand RSV protections for infants and more seniors this fall

August 19 , 2025 at 04:48:37 p.m. ADT • :

With the approach of fall likely bringing the usual uptick in respiratory illness, the provincial government is boosting its range of protections against RSV, with free vaccines available for more seniors and infants eligible to receive an antibody product.
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Lots of news up in the air: Compass checks in with Charlottetown Airport Authority CEO Doug Newson ; Man with brown hair in a blue blazer and light blue shirt\.

Lots of news up in the air: Compass checks in with Charlottetown Airport Authority CEO Doug Newson

August 19 , 2025 at 05:06:44 p.m. ADT • :

Air Canada and the union representing its 10,000 flight attendants say they are have reached a tentative deal, but it could be some time before things are back to normal. At the same time, we're awaiting more details on the return of flights between Charlottetown and Halifax, five years after COVID killed them. CBC's Louise Martin talks with Doug Newson, head of the Charlottetown Airport Authority.
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Tentative Air Canada deal to include pay increases, at least 60 minutes ground pay; Air Canada strike over, with tentative deal reached, airline and union say

Tentative Air Canada deal to include pay increases, at least 60 minutes ground pay

August 19 , 2025 at 06:44:56 a.m. ADT • :

A tentative agreement has been reached to end the contract dispute between Air Canada and its flight attendants, both the airline and the Canadian Union of Public Employees announced Tuesday. Details of the deal include proposed pay increases and at least 60 minutes of ground pay before each flight.
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Swimmers take to the pool at the Canada Games; 5 swimmers stand near an indoor pool

Swimmers take to the pool at the Canada Games

August 19 , 2025 at 04:08:46 p.m. ADT • :

The pool at the Canada Summer Games in St. John's was packed with athletes, coaches and cheering fans. Swimming is one of the few sports where athletes of all abilities compete at the same venue, bringing together able-bodied, Para and Special Olympics athletes. Elizabeth Chiu has the story.
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Hurricane Erin expected to bring wind, strong waves to Atlantic provinces; Hurricane Erin was northeast of the Bahamas on Tuesday morning\.  

August 19 , 2025 at 11:55:17 a.m. ADT • :

Hurricane Erin expected to bring wind, strong waves to Atlantic provinces

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Charlottetown residents raise concerns over new 49-unit apartment project downtown; A rendering shows what The Banks, a proposed seven-storey, 49-unit apartment building on Haviland Street, is expected to look like once completed\.  

August 18 , 2025 at 02:41:29 p.m. ADT • :

Charlottetown residents raise concerns over new 49-unit apartment project downtown

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P.E.I. winemakers say dry weather leads to great grapes — but they could still use some rain; P\.E\.I\. wine weather  

August 19 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

P.E.I. winemakers say dry weather leads to great grapes — but they could still use some rain

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Federal government puts $20M into 60 rental units 'tied to affordability' in Stratford, P.E.I.; From left, Cardigan MP Kent MacDonald, federal Housing and Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson, and Steven Jackson, president of JCJ Properties, pose for a photo next to the 9 Irving Ave\. property\.  

August 19 , 2025 at 02:03:16 p.m. ADT • :

Federal government puts $20M into 60 rental units 'tied to affordability' in Stratford, P.E.I.

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P.E.I. man now subject to terrorism peace bond in 3D-printed firearms case, police say; P\.E\.I\. RCMP seized a number of 3D-printed weapon parts after executing a search warrant at a Queens County residence on Feb\. 24\.  

August 18 , 2025 at 04:42:31 p.m. ADT • :

P.E.I. man now subject to terrorism peace bond in 3D-printed firearms case, police say

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