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UPEI ends only Acadian-focused program without consulting Acadian community
UPEI has eliminated its minor in Acadian studies, the university's only specifically Acadian-focused program, without first consulting with members of the Island's Acadian community.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-acadian-studies-minor-ending-9.7204548?cmp=rss

UPEI ends only Acadian-focused program, but why weren’t Acadians consulted? | CBC News (FAST)

UPEI has eliminated its minor in Acadian studies, the university's only specifically Acadian-focused program, without first consulting with members of the Island's Acadian community.

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Liberals, PCs at odds over raising thresholds for P.E.I.'s Down Payment Assistance Program
The P.E.I. Liberals are pushing to increase the maximum thresholds for the province's Down Payment Assistance Program, but the Progressive Conservative government doubts whether that would help Islanders.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-down-payment-housing-9.7209359?cmp=rss

Liberals, PCs at odds over raising thresholds for P.E.I.'s Down Payment Assistance Program | CBC News

The P.E.I. Liberals are pushing to increase the maximum thresholds for the province's Down Payment Assistance Program, but the Progressive Conservative government doubts whether that would help Islanders.

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From Nature Canada on Bluesky:

#Biodiversity is not something distant or abstract. It is a part of us, and we are a part of it. It provides the food we eat, the air we breathe, the #climate that sustains us, and the medicines we rely on every day.

#Nature #Canada #Environment #Wildlife #Ecology #pollinators #medicines #ecosystem #forests #wetlands #animals #ontario #quebec #yukon #nunavut #nwt #pei #newbrunswick #novascotia #saskatchewan #alberta #manitoba #BC #britishColumbia #newfoundland

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Restore $1.4M in cuts to early childhood centres, petitions implore province
The P.E.I. Liberal and Green parties have now tabled separate petitions in the legislature calling for the province to restore $1.4 million in funding to early childhood centres that it cut in its recent budget.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-petitions-childhood-centres-funding-9.7209401?cmp=rss

Restore $1.4M in cuts to early childhood centres, petitions implore province | CBC News

The P.E.I. Liberal and Green parties have now tabled separate petitions in the legislature calling for the province to restore $1.4 million in funding to early childhood centres that it cut in its recent budget.

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The Compass political panel on sick notes, a school code of conduct and cuts to daycare supports
Sally Pitt and Paul MacNeill chat with host Steve Bruce about some of the big topics making headlines from the legislature this week.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7209082?cmp=rss

The Compass political panel on sick notes, a school code of conduct and cuts to daycare supports

Sally Pitt and Paul MacNeill chat with host Steve Bruce about some of the big topics making headlines from the legislature this week.

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5-year sentence proposed for P.E.I. school counsellor who sexually abused student
The Crown and defence have recommended that former school counsellor Bethany Toombs be sentenced to five years in a federal prison — after pleading guilty to sexually abusing a troubled young person she met while working with him at a P.E.I. junior high school.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-bethany-toombs-sexual-touching-sentence-5-years-9.7209171?cmp=rss

5-year sentence proposed for P.E.I. school counsellor who sexually abused student | CBC News

The Crown and defence have recommended that former school counsellor Bethany Toombs be sentenced to five years in a federal prison — after pleading guilty to sexually abusing a troubled young person she met while working with him at a P.E.I. junior high school.

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Donations pour in for P.E.I. teen hit by tractor-trailer
Donations are pouring in to a fundraiser for a P.E.I. family after their daughter Isabella was hit by a tractor-trailer while preparing to board a school bus.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-teen-school-bus-fundraiser-9.7208856?cmp=rss

Donations pour in for P.E.I. teen hit by tractor-trailer | CBC News

Donations are pouring in to a fundraiser for a P.E.I. family after their daughter Isabella was hit by a tractor-trailer while preparing to board a school bus.

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#Charlottetown eyes October deadline for new zoning and development bylaw
#Charlottetown is aiming to pass its new zoning and development bylaw by October, just weeks before municipal elections are held on P.E.I. in November.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-draft-zoning-and-development-bylaw-public-consultations-9.7208834?cmp=rss

Charlottetown eyes October deadline for new zoning and development bylaw | CBC News

Charlottetown is aiming to pass its new zoning and development bylaw by October, just weeks before municipal elections are held on P.E.I. in November.

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P.E.I. mobile #mentalhealth calls rise sharply, but manager says team still keeping up
P.E.I.’s mobile #mentalhealth service has seen a sharp rise in demand over the past two years, but its manager says the team is still keeping pace.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-mental-health-calls-double-since-2023-9.7208371?cmp=rss

P.E.I. mobile mental health calls rise sharply, but manager says team still keeping up | CBC News

P.E.I.’s mobile mental health service has seen a sharp rise in demand over the past two years, but its manager says the team is still keeping pace.

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These athletes are putting P.E.I. on the map for wrestling
P.E.I. just had one of its best-ever showings at a Canadian Wrestling Championships.
The sport is growing on P.E.I., and CBC’s Connor Lamont visited one of the clubs that took home some medals.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7207842?cmp=rss

These athletes are putting P.E.I. on the map for wrestling

P.E.I. just had one of its best-ever showings at a Canadian Wrestling Championships. The sport is growing on P.E.I., and CBC’s Connor Lamont visited one of the clubs that took home some medals.

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