Summerside park closure sparks concerns over where unhoused residents will end up | Good planning described as the key to riding out the hurricane season safely | Halifax-based BBI expands employment initiative to include all Atlantic provinces
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Good evening, these are your top stories for Tuesday, August 26, 2025.
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Summerside park closure sparks concerns over where unhoused residents will end up; The cause of the weekend fire at Summerside's Rotary Friendship Park is still unknown, but in the past, some fires have broken out at encampments there\.

Summerside park closure sparks concerns over where unhoused residents will end up

August 26 , 2025 at 05:39:31 p.m. ADT • :

City workers in Summerside have moved unhoused residents out of the Rotary Friendship Park, after the city temporarily closed the park due to wildfire risks.
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Good planning described as the key to riding out the hurricane season safely; A man with grey hair and glasses, wearing a green golf shirt\.

Good planning described as the key to riding out the hurricane season safely

August 26 , 2025 at 04:50:44 p.m. ADT • :

Historically, September is the month when P.E.I. and the other Atlantic provinces have been hardest hit by hurricanes and tropical storms. With that in mind, the Workers Compensation Board of P.E.I. is reminding workers and employers about proper emergency planning. CBC's Louise Martin spoke with Danny Miller, the WCB's director of occupational health and safety.
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Halifax-based BBI expands employment initiative to include all Atlantic provinces; The Black Business Initiative is working with partners across the region to offer work placements through the Barrier Breakers Youth Program\.

Halifax-based BBI expands employment initiative to include all Atlantic provinces

August 26 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

​​​​​​​A new program run by the Black Business Initiative is expanding to provide young people living on Prince Edward Island with more opportunities for career development. 
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How much rain does it take to end a drought? ; A close-up of dry soil with sparse small green blades of grass

How much rain does it take to end a drought?

August 26 , 2025 at 10:16:24 a.m. ADT • :

It's been a dry summer across Canada and one big rainstorm alone won't be enough to recover from this drought. CBC meteorologist Tina Simpkin explains what's needed to turn conditions around.
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University and college students on P.E.I. say there's more to choose from but rents still high ; A young man in a brown print shirt walks into an apartment building with a brick facing and white siding on top\.

University and college students on P.E.I. say there's more to choose from but rents still high

August 26 , 2025 at 05:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

It's almost the start of a new school year for university and college students. Prince Edward Island has had lots of housing construction in recent years but some students say rental prices are not getting any lower. CBC's Laura Meader reports.
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P.E.I.'s fire ban extended for 2 more weeks as rain fails to dampen risk; P\.E\.I\. extends fire ban, Summerside closes park as light rain fails to douse wildfire threat  

August 25 , 2025 at 10:22:05 a.m. ADT • :

P.E.I.'s fire ban extended for 2 more weeks as rain fails to dampen risk

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Motorcyclist taken to hospital with serious injuries after New Haven crash; Queens District RCMP responded to the motorcycle crash on Friday night\.  

August 24 , 2025 at 01:58:21 p.m. ADT • :

Motorcyclist taken to hospital with serious injuries after New Haven crash

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P.E.I. man who met girl through Snapchat pleads guilty to sex offences; Snapchat contact began series of events that led a Charlottetown man to plead guilty  

August 22 , 2025 at 07:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

P.E.I. man who met girl through Snapchat pleads guilty to sex offences

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Team P.E.I. returns from Canada Games in St. John's with its best medal haul in 14 years; Several young women in athletic wear get hugs in an airport terminal\.  

August 25 , 2025 at 07:04:17 p.m. ADT • :

Team P.E.I. returns from Canada Games in St. John's with its best medal haul in 14 years

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As school year approaches, expert advises parents against revealing too much on social media; A woman with long brown hair and glasses zooms with an AI background of a boardroom\.  

August 25 , 2025 at 06:43:33 p.m. ADT • :

As school year approaches, expert advises parents against revealing too much on social media

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