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CBC
5 days ago
- Sport
- CBC
Women's softball players fired up to represent P.E.I. at Canada Games
Team P.E.I.'s women's softball team is ready to take a crack at gold in next month's Canada Games. They've been training for almost a year, and now it's time to swing away under the brightest lights in youth sports. CBC's Connor Lamont brings you their story.
CBC
6 days ago
- Business
- CBC
8-year-old Islander jammed up this summer as business takes off
One young P.E.I. resident is making the most of his summer vacation. Finnegan Chandler launched a jam business a few years ago, and now he's working hard just to keep up with demand. CBC's Connor Lamont has the story.
CBC
6 days ago
- Science
- CBC
Whale experts teaching P.E.I. fishermen how to help protect the 'magnificent creatures'
Experts from the Canadian Whale Institute are touring P.E.I. teaching people about how to protect the vulnerable animals. CBC's Connor Lamont dropped in to one of the classes to hear about some of the tools fishermen can use to help whales.
CBC
15-07-2025
- Business
- CBC
P.E.I. government giving millions to let housing non-profits and co-ops buy and rent out 116 units
The provincial government in P.E.I. is partnering with three non-profit groups to let them acquire existing affordable housing units and build new ones. So far, the project has led to 116 units in Charlottetown and Summerside moving out of the hands of private landlords, at a cost of about $7.5 million. CBC's Connor Lamont explains.
CBC
14-07-2025
- Health
- CBC
These folks are hunting down wild parsnip near UPEI — and yes, they have to dress like that
P.E.I's Invasive Species Council is trying to stop an invasive plant called wild parsnip from getting more of a foothold across the Island. The sap can lead to painful burns on your skin if it gets on you. The nasty weed is not too common in the province, and the council wants to keep it that way, as CBC's Connor Lamont learns.
