Grass Roots and Country Boots, the major fundraiser for the Prince County Hospital Foundation saw over $3.2 million raised last night at Credit Union Place in Summerside. 

Since 2009 the event has totalled over $14 million for the hospital from donations.

Warren Ellis and family and Summerside Chrysler Dodge have been a driving force in the event for years. 

Last night, the winner of a Jeep Wrangler was Rick Kennedy.

The 50/50 worth over 26-hundred dollars was won by Joel DesRoches.

In hermit crab world, shells are a prized commodity. One that's worth fighting to the death for. Well, maybe not to the death. But it's still pretty violent by hermit crab standards.

As of 6:30pm Saturday, Environment Canada has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Prince County. It says conditions are favourable for the development of dangerous thunderstorms that may be capable of producing damaging wind gusts and heavy rain.

Basketball is becoming so popular on Prince Edward Island that it’s becoming difficult to keep up with the demand for coaches and facilities, says the executive director of Basketball P.E.I.

Proposed legislation around dog ownership on P.E.I. looks to hold owners accountable for the actions of their pets, according to a PC MLA who is working on the policy.

Funeral mass for Island activist, union leader and arts supporter Leo Cheverie will be held Tuesday at 2.00 in the afternoon at St. Columba Catholic Church in Fairfield.  The requiem mass will be followed by a public reception at the Eastern Kings Recreation Centre in Munns Road where all will be welcome. Cheverie passed away this week at age 60 after battling colorectal cancer.

Tributes have been pouring in remembering his work, kindness and dedication to Prince Edward Islanders.

Charlottetown residents can get some financial help removing stumps from trees damaged in post-tropical storm Fiona.

Mike Rush of Clyde River is the winner of the Big Brothers Big Sisters Dream Cottage for 2023.

The winner’s name was drawn officially on Friday.

The Grass Roots and Cowboy Boots fundraiser for the Prince County Hospital Foundation is on tonight at Credit Union Place in Summerside.

A ticket purchase will give you dinner, entertainment and alive auction tonight for the event and a chance to win a Jeep Wrangler from Warren Ellis and family through Summerside Chrysler Dodge.

The major fundraising event has been going on since 2009.

The dinner goes from 6-9 this evening.

We’re watching the progress of Hurricane Lee for the next few days.   

PEI Stormchaser says the powerful hurricane could affect our weather by next weekend but it’s too early tp tell just how much, if any.

The Canadian Hurricane Centre in Dartmouth says it’s too early to see how the track northward will affect the Maritimes. 

By combining multiple computer-generated forecasts, meteorologists have produced maps of the western Atlantic Ocean that suggest the powerful storm could slam into the Maritimes late next week.

But Chris Fogarty, program manager at the Canadian Hurricane Centre in Halifax, says these long-range models are of little value at this stage.

Fogarty pointed to the path recently taken by hurricane Franklin, where models also indicated it would head toward Atlantic Canada, but its actual track took the storm out to sea long before it came close to Canadian waters.

Still you should prepare this week with a 72-hour kit of emergency supplies including food and water and take in lawn furniture should a weather alert occur in the coming days.

A plaque unveiled Friday at the site of the first European settlement on P.E.I. recognizes the complicated history of the land and its significance for Mikmaw, English and French peoples.  

The head of the Native Council of P.E.I. says she’s 'really frustrated' by a delay in the province’s Missing Persons Act coming into effect, given that at least two Indigenous people in the province went missing after it received royal assent in May 2021.

A week after a woman and a male youth were attacked on a P.E.I. beach by a man with a sword, the woman's family says they are recovering.

Emergency officials are urging Islanders to prepare for storms as an uncertain Atlantic hurricane season continues. CBC's Nicola MacLeod walks you through some of the things you should have in your emergency kit.

An update on the police investigation into incidents in Stratford in which walkers were assaulted. Stratford RCMP said Wednesday that it was investigating and trying to identify a man involved in three reported incidents of assault — all similar in that they involve uninvited hugs from a man while walking in Stratford.  On Friday, the RCMP confirmed that the man has now been identified and the Mounties thanked members of the public who contacted police on the matter.   

Job figures for August were released Friday by Statistics Canada and they show that in Prince Edward Island employment increased by 1,800 last month.  PEI’s unemployment rate in August was 7.6 percent, down from 8.1 percent in July.  Nationally, the unemployment rate held steady at 5.5 per cent in August as the economy added 40,000 jobs.  Friday’s numbers end a three-month streak of increases in the jobless rate. Employment increased in professional, scientific and technical services as well as construction, meanwhile, jobs were shed in education services and manufacturing.

Speed bumps, increased patrols, the reconstruction of streets: there’s more than one way to convince drivers to slow down.

There’s no change in gasoline prices this week, but the Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission has approved increases of 1.0 cent per litre in both diesel and furnace oil prices.  Diesel now costs you between 205.2 and 206.3 cents per litre at the pumps.  The maximum price for furnace oil is 159.5 cents per litre.  Propane prices went down between 1.0 and 2.0 cents per litre and now range from 79.2 to 80.1 cents per litre.

Some P.E.I. charities say donations are down because of the tight economic times. But they're hoping they can find ways for their supporters to stay connected, and eventually return as donors.

The intersection of Greenwood Drive and Pope Road has been a concern in the city for years.

Social justice advocate and community leader Leo Cheverie has passed away at the age of 60.  Tributes from across Prince Edward Island poured in following his passing, and among those offering condolences is New Democratic Party of PEI Leader Michelle Neill.  Neill issued a statement saying Leo stood out in the crowd for his passion and advocacy for many causes including the Labour movement, environment and Indigenous issues, proportional representational and social justice.  Neill calls Leo Cheverie a passionate Islander who dedicated his life to the needs and concerns of his community, seeking a better world for all of us.

'We are seeing the population grow at a level that we kind of weren't anticipating... so that has shifted the amount of staff that we do need,' says Tracy Beaulieu, acting director of the Public Schools Branch.

P.E.I. has lost a lifelong advocate for fairness and equity for Islanders. Leo Cheverie, someone could be called one of the Islands most active and engaged citizens, has died at age 60.

Police forces on Prince Edward Island will have greater powers to seek access to crucial data in missing persons cases when a law passed more than two years ago finally comes into effect this Saturday.

Students across the province headed back to the classroom today for the first day of school on the Island. CBC stopped by Elm Street Elementary School in Summerside to see how students, staff and parents were doing at drop-off.

Without a huge increase in the construction industry labour force, there is no hope of building the number of homes required to keep pace with P.E.I.’s population growth, says the Construction Association of P.E.I.

The United Way of PEI has announced it is now accepting applications from local charities for the United Way of PEI Fund.  The United Way takes applications for the Fund every second year and charities receive funding for two years. Organizations that apply must be from the social sector and be addressing one or more of United Way’s community priorities: From Poverty to Possibility, All That Kids Can Be, and Healthy People, Strong Communities. The deadline to apply for both the project funding stream and operational funding stream is October 1st at 11:59 PM.

This summer, as measured in the months of June through August, was the wettest ever recorded in Charlottetown.

Stratford RCMP say they are investigating three reported incidents of assault — all similar in that they involve uninvited hugs from a man while walking in Stratford.  The latest incident happened at about 12:15pm on Tuesday when a woman reported she was assaulted on Kinlock Road near the intersection with Stratford Road.  The woman says that as she was walking, a man walking in the opposite direction, came up to her a tried to hug her. She backed up but he continued to try and hug her. She left the area uninjured.  The man is described as being of smaller stature, in his sixties, of Asian descent, wearing a straw style beige hat, and a button up shirt.  Police are looking to identify the man. If you have information concerning the incidents, you’re asked to contact the Stratford RCMP.

It’s back to school Thursday for most K-12 students in PEI, although some will start Friday to allow for orientation for certain grades. Police offer a reminder to motorists that with the return to school, there will be increased traffic with parents dropping off or picking up students, and school buses back on the roads.  Police across the island will have stepped-up patrols, especially keeping an eye on school zones and school bus routes.  Police ask that drivers watch for flashing lights on school buses and slow down in school zones.  They also ask students to be aware of traffic if they’re walking to or from school.

The province says students across the province will benefit from greater access to programs, staff resources and renewed curriculum this school year.  Staffing for schools across the province has increased by 159 Full Time Equivalent frontline positions – including 59 teachers, 92 educational assistants, 2 Speech Language Pathologists, 3 school counsellors, and 2 bus drivers. 

The legislature’s standing committee on health and social development plans to hold public meetings at several spots on the Island to 'seek public feedback on programs, policies and supports for P.E.I.’s unhoused community members.'

It's the first day of class for most P.E.I. children, and police are reminding Island drivers to watch out for school buses when they hit the road.

A Charlottetown man who was charged with assault after shoving P.E.I.'s housing minister during a heated public meeting in July was back in court Wednesday.

What's it like to be a parent on P.E.I. as students go back to class this week? CBC's Victoria Walton and Jane Robertson talk about some yearly reminders.

RCMP on Prince Edward Island are investigating reports of a stranger approaching women walking in Stratford and giving them unwanted hugs.

The P.E.I. Invasive Species Council says serious financial challenges are putting its work in jeopardy, and it needs a hefty infusion of funds to make it through the fiscal year.

Charlottetown police have identified and interviewed a person who may have been the last to see Summer Kneebone before the P.E.I. woman went missing in on Aug. 7.

RCMP increase their presence around schools every September, and those safety measures will be particularly important in northwestern P.E.I., where a man accused of attacking a woman and a teen with a sword remains at large.

The Land household at Summerside’s Wedgewood Manor has declared an outbreak of COVID-19.
For the time being, visitors to that household are restricted to three partners-in-care for each resident, with only one partner-in-care present at a time. Visitor restrictions will remain in place until the outbreak is declared over.
All partners-in-care will be asked to follow the current infection control measures, and stay away if they are experiencing any symptoms of respiratory illness.

Hundreds of area residents gathered at Birchwood Intermediate School on Tuesday night for a neighbourhood meeting hosted by Charlottetown Police to discuss crime and safety concerns in the city.  Residents voiced concerns about the proximity of the Community Outreach Centre on Euston Street to schools, and what children have been exposed to during walks to and from school, specifically pointing to drug-use and needles.  Others talked about homes being broken into by individuals looking to sleep; as well as drug-use and threats.  Charlottetown Council recently voted unanimously to ask Charlottetown Police to develop a plan to address crime and illicit drug-use in the city.  Charlottetown Police Chief Brad McConnell says police will be more visible with foot patrols and they will take a stance of zero tolerance in regards to trespassing on private property.

Over the past week, Police made four arrests in two incidents resulting in the seizure of several types of drugs, and a gun. Last Thursday, Prince District Joint Forces Operations Unit executed a search warrant at a home in Summerside.  Police seized crack cocaine, hydromorphone, crystal methamphetamine and cash. A Prince County man and woman were arrested for possession for the purpose of trafficking drugs and will soon appear in court.  On Tuesday night, Kings District RCMP conducted a traffic stop in Saint Mary’s Road and arrested two Kings County men and seized cocaine, a long barrel firearm and cash. Both men are expected to appear in court soon to answer to drug and firearm related charges.

Charlottetown residents who are witnessing public drug use, dealing with damaged property, and feeling unsafe in their community as a result, expressed their frustration at a public meeting led by police Tuesday night.

Kings District RCMP are turning to the public for help in their investigation of the stolen vehicle.  Sometime between the morning of August 30th and August 31st, a grey 2017 Ford Explorer with PEI license plate #525WY was stolen from a home in Sturgeon.  If you have any information on the theft, contact Kings District RCMP or PEI Crime Stoppers

RCMP say they have received several reports of shots fired across the province over the last few days.  The Mounties remind Islanders that the September Goose Hunt Season is in effect and goes from September 1st to September 15th.  Hunters are required to maintain a distance of at least 200 meters from any dwelling. RCMP stress that no reports of shots fired have been found to be connected to the Seacow Pond sword attack investigation.

A strong turnout of volunteers Tuesday for a ground search of the Mount Stewart/Pisquid area.  The search was organized by The Native Council of PEI in the effort to locate 27-year old Summer Kneebone, who was last seen in Charlottetown on August 7th.  The latest update from Charlottetown Police indicates that she was a passenger in a vehicle that appears to have been a dark-coloured 2016 Acura MDX.  The Native Council of PEI says it has been in communication with Charlottetown City Police on her disappearance, and to aid in search efforts, the Native Council conducted the ground search yesterday. 

A new project has just launched on P.E.I. focusing on removing barriers for salmon and other fish in Island streams. The work has started elsewhere in Canada, but beach access and beavers are two different challenges being faced on Prince Edward Island.

Police are warning residents of Prince Edward Island not to believe everything they see on social media as the search for the Seacow Pond sword attacker continues.

Dozens of volunteers searched the area around Mount Stewart, P.E.I., on Tuesday, clinging to the hope that they will find 27-year-old Summer Kneebone alive.

Holland College has been selected as a key partner in the Skills Enhancement for Newcomers program, which is aimed at preparing newcomers to better enter the workforce.  Through the two-year national program, the college will provide training in the form of microcredentials.  Microcredentials are short, flexible courses, that will equip newcomers with the essential skills sought after by Canadian employers.  The microcredentials are offered at no cost to eligible newcomers and the courses can be completed online.  

Photos including a banner with a child's name, age, grade and school tend to pop up on social media feeds around this time of the year. The RCMP says the pictures are not as harmless as some parents would think.