MLA calls for major changes to P.E.I'.s Residential Tenancy Act to protect landlords | New doctors, nurse practitioners, nurses and lab techs heading to P.E.I. from the United States | Artists create mural destined for Souris lighthouse, to distract from sight of wastewater lagoon
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Good evening, these are your top stories for Thursday, August 28, 2025.
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MLA calls for major changes to P.E.I'.s Residential Tenancy Act to protect landlords; Backbench Progressive Conservative MLA calling for changes to P\.E\.I\.'s Residential Tenancy Act

MLA calls for major changes to P.E.I'.s Residential Tenancy Act to protect landlords

August 28 , 2025 at 08:02:44 p.m. ADT • :

One MLA is pushing for some big changes to P.E.I'.s Residential Tenancy Act to better  protect landlords and their investments.
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New doctors, nurse practitioners, nurses and lab techs heading to P.E.I. from the United States; Man with grey hair, wearing a dark blue blazer over a light blue checked shirt\.

New doctors, nurse practitioners, nurses and lab techs heading to P.E.I. from the United States

August 28 , 2025 at 06:29:36 p.m. ADT • :

The provincial government says that so far this year, 20 health care professionals in the U.S. have accepted offers to work here on Prince Edward Island. To talk about what these workers will be doing, and about recruitment overall, Health and Wellness Minister Mark McLane joined CBC's Sheehan Desjardins.

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Artists create mural destined for Souris lighthouse, to distract from sight of wastewater lagoon; Woman in glasses and a white shirt, with brown hair pulled back, stands in front of a large painting with a fishing theme\.

Artists create mural destined for Souris lighthouse, to distract from sight of wastewater lagoon

August 28 , 2025 at 06:37:41 p.m. ADT • :

Starting next summer, visitors to the lighthouse in the eastern P.E.I. town of Souris will have a different view. Local artists were commissioned to create a four-panel mural telling the stories of Souris, to celebrate its industries while masking the sight of the town's wastewater lagoon. CBC's Gwyneth Egan has more.

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Police getting more online child exploitation reports, but the web also helps catch predators; A recipe for nabbing child predators: Take tips from online platforms, add 'dedicated investigators'

Police getting more online child exploitation reports, but the web also helps catch predators

August 28 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

Charlottetown Police say they investigated a total of 36 complaints of online child exploitation in all of 2024, but so far this year, they have already received 33 allegations.
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P.E.I. Court of Appeal orders new criminal harassment trial for oyster farmer; Robbie Moore, shown in this CBC News file photo from 2022, is getting a new trial related to allegations he criminally harassed three people from the same family over the course of 20 months\.

P.E.I. Court of Appeal orders new criminal harassment trial for oyster farmer

August 28 , 2025 at 03:32:57 p.m. ADT • :

An oyster company owner has been granted a new trial after the Prince Edward Island Court of Appeal found the original judge made two errors before finding him guilty of criminal harassment in November 2023.
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Those white hearts you're seeing around Prince Edward Island have a special meaning — and a mission; A man and a woman crouch next to a heart shape on the ground next to a bush, outlined in black metal and filled with white pebbles\.  

August 28 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

Those white hearts you're seeing around Prince Edward Island have a special meaning — and a mission

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Locked bait bike attracted a would-be thief in less than 2 hours, Charlottetown police say; Charlottetown police who recently set up a bait bike to see if someone would try to steal it say they intend to continue acting 'proactively' to put a dent in the number of thefts\.  

August 27 , 2025 at 08:42:36 p.m. ADT • :

Locked bait bike attracted a would-be thief in less than 2 hours, Charlottetown police say

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Fast-tracked fall: P.E.I.'s hot, dry summer is leading to an early burst of autumn colours; Islanders will likely see fall colours early across the province this year, following the dry, hot summer\.  

August 28 , 2025 at 01:24:40 p.m. ADT • :

Fast-tracked fall: P.E.I.'s hot, dry summer is leading to an early burst of autumn colours

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Union warns that upcoming cuts could affect Canada Revenue Agency workers on Prince Edward Island; A man with white hair, mustache and goatee, wearing glasses, sits in an office with green walls\.  

August 27 , 2025 at 05:03:51 p.m. ADT • :

Union warns that upcoming cuts could affect Canada Revenue Agency workers on Prince Edward Island

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Pierre Poilievre talks about former P.E.I. MP Gail Shea; Pierre Poilievre  

August 27 , 2025 at 11:04:51 a.m. ADT • :

Pierre Poilievre talks about former P.E.I. MP Gail Shea

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