P.E.I. joins other provinces offering home hemodialysis treatment
Some receiving hemodialysis on P.E.I. will no longer need to spend hours in hospital to get the treatment. #princeedwardisland will start offering at-home hemodialysis for Islanders in need of them, making the province the last in #canada to begin doing so.
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105-year-old P.E.I. woman in long-term care has provincial financial assistance restored
A 105-year-old woman living in long-term care on #princeedwardisland has had her provincial financial support reinstated, and she’s being compensated for overpaying for her room, her daughter says.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-105-year-old-woman-long-term-care-subsidy-restored-9.6935288?cmp=rss
Retired P.E.I. Catholic priest, who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting boy in 1980s, wants plea withdrawn
An 80-year-old retired priest on #princeedwardisland who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a 12-year-old boy in the late 1980s is now asking to withdraw his guilty plea.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-court-brendon-earl-gallant-guilty-plea-withdrawal-9.6933252?cmp=rss
P.E.I. National Park lifts fire ban as fire danger decreases
The fire ban that had been in place at #princeedwardisland National Park has been officially lifted as risks for fire have lowered, says Parks #canada.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-parks-canada-fire-ban-lifted-9.6931927?cmp=rss
Wildlife report finds majority of P.E.I. species to be stable, while others are on the brink
A new report on #princeedwardisland's wildlife found that 60 per cent of species in the province are considered to be stable, but that the other 40 per cent could be at risk of extinction.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-wildlife-report-vulnerable-species-1.7653517?cmp=rss
Talk with the Doc: P.E.I.’s patient registry, ER waits, cortisone shots
#princeedwardisland emergency room physician Dr. Trevor Jain is back to take your questions. He gives CBC News: Compass host Louise Martin answers about who gets selected from the province’s patient registry and when, why wait times in ERs are so long and where to get a cortisone shot, among other topics.
105-year-old Prince Edward Island :flagpe: woman loses nursing home subsidy after being over the threshold by $75
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-woman-105-loses-long-term-care-subsidy-1.7651971?cmp=mastodon
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Une femme âgée de 105 ans de l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard :flagpe: perd la subvention pour la maison de retraite après avoir été au-dessus du seuil par 75$
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A 'miserable' chronic syndrome stole 7 years of her life. A drastic solution left her pain-free.
A #princeedwardisland woman spent seven years in agony after a seemingly minor ankle injury led to "just excruciating pain" that she at times rated as a 25 on a scale of one to 10.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-pain-syndrome-recovery-1.7647532?cmp=rss
P.E.I. Liberals to vote for new leader at today's convention
Liberal voters on #princeedwardisland are gathering today to choose their next party leader. That person will be tasked with rejuvenating the party ahead of the next provincial election.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-liberal-leadership-convention-2025-1.7650555?cmp=rss
Voting now open in P.E.I.'s school board elections, including new online ballot option
Voting for school board trustees in #princeedwardisland began Friday at noon. This year marks the first time an online ballot option is available as part of a wider effort to increase voter turnout.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-school-board-elections-voting-open-1.7650808?cmp=rss
#rcmp rolling out new navy blue uniform shirt design to P.E.I. officers over the next week
#rcmp officers on #princeedwardisland will soon begin sporting new navy blue shirts as part of the police agency's pilot project to modernize its uniforms.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-new-pilot-program-rolling-out-new-rcmp-uniforms-1.7649385?cmp=rss
Steven Myers, P.E.I.'s #housing minister and longtime MLA, announces resignation
#princeedwardisland's #housing minister and longtime Progressive Conservative MLA Steven Myers says he's stepping down from his roles in government, ending a 14-year career in provincial politics.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-steven-myers-resigns-1.7649297?cmp=rss
Minimum wage on #princeedwardisland up to $16.50 per hour as of Oct. 1
Despite the 50-cent increase, the new rate still falls short of a living wage, according to the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-minimum-wage-increase-october-1.7647900?cmp=rss
P.E.I. will delay planting 350,000 trees until spring due to hot, dry summer conditions
The dry conditions on #princeedwardisland over the summer has prevented hundreds of thousands of trees from being planted this fall.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-tree-planting-delays-sept-2025-1.7646380?cmp=rss
Groups work to assess condition of 3 stranded sperm whales off P.E.I.'s North Shore
Efforts are underway to determine the condition of three large sperm whales that are stranded off #princeedwardisland’s North Shore.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-stranded-sperm-whales-hardys-channel-1.7645970?cmp=rss
Striking workers on P.E.I. concerned over proposed cuts to #canada Post's rural service
#canada Post workers are on strike across the country, including in #princeedwardisland, after the federal government proposed major reforms to the mail carrier this week.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-postal-workers-officials-worried-about-canada-post-rural-service-loss-1.7645389?cmp=rss
3 years after post-tropical storm Fiona, some woodlot owners on P.E.I. still face cleanup
The group that represents private woodlot owners on #princeedwardisland says continued government funding is needed to finish the job of cleaning up after post-tropical storm Fiona in 2022.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-woodlot-owners-cleaning-up-3-years-after-fiona-1.7644410?cmp=rss
Monarch butterfly numbers plunge on #princeedwardisland after dry summer
Monarch butterflies have dropped sharply on P.E.I. this year, likely because of the dry summer conditions across the Island, according to a local environmental group.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-monarch-butterfly-numbers-plummet-dry-summer-1.7644359?cmp=rss
P.E.I.'s oyster industry calls for support as disease crisis forces harvesters to the brink
People who work in #princeedwardisland's oyster industry are sounding the alarm about the 'dire' situation brought on by the diseases MSX and dermo, and they're calling for more support from the provincial government.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-oysters-msx-dermo-aquaculture-legislative-committee-1.7644163?cmp=rss
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