The Native Council of PEI is leading a ground search Tuesday in an effort to locate a woman who has been missing since early August.  27-year old Summer Dawn Kneebone was last seen in Charlottetown on August 7th, with the latest update from Charlottetown Police indicating 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 says it is conducting a ground search in the Mount Stewart/Pisquid area on Tuesday.  

Elections P.E.I. is looking for candidates to run in two school board byelections.

It started as a labour of love, one bottle at a time. On Sept. 1, Hannah's Bottle Village in Point Prim, P.E.I., surpassed builder Gar Gillis's goal of $100,000 in donations for the IWK Health Centre in Nova Scotia. CBC's Victoria Walton stopped by to find out more.

Charlottetown Police Service will host a neighbourhood meeting Tuesday evening to discuss crime and safety concerns in the city. Residents are being invited to attend the townhall meeting starting at 7.00pm at Birchwood Intermediate School in the gymnasium off Longworth Avenue.  Doors will open at 6.30pm.

The RCMP continues to ask residents in the Seacow Pond area to exercise vigilance, and lock doors as the investigation into Friday’s sword attack continues.  At about 9:30 p.m. Friday, RCMP responded to a report of two people being attacked on the beach at Seacow Pond.  Police responded and learned that a man carrying a sword approached three people on the beach. He attacked a woman and a youth and then fled on foot. The youth suffered minor injuries, while the 42-year-old woman suffered serious, but non-life-threatening injuries.  The third person was not injured.  The RCMP Major Crime Unit has been working following up on tips.  PEI Ground Search and Rescue as well as RCMP Police Dog Section have conducted searches in the area of Seacow Pond, looking for evidence.  The man is described as approximately 5’10” wearing a dark mask and possibly a green hoodie. If you have information that could assist the investigation call West Prince RCMP 902-853-9300

With the Labour Day weekend over, some Charlottetown business owners say they're watching the weather and hoping the fall tourism season will stay strong.

Acting on rumours that Summer Kneebone could be in the Mount Stewart area, the Native Council of P.E.I. is co-ordinating a ground search of that region for the missing woman, starting Tuesday morning.

A special tribute to Jean-Guy Arsenault was part of Sunday's parade celebrating Acadian culture in Abrams Village, P.E.I.

By-elections will be held this fall to fill trustee vacancies in the Public Schools Branch and French language school board.

The province says a virtual information session will be held September 16th to review the role of trustees and answer questions from potential nominees.

Nominations open Tuesday.

You must be a Canadian citizen, 18 or over and resident of the electoral zone you would like to represent for the last six months.

Towers Road, the back entry to Royalty Crossing, will be closed on Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. as construction on a multi-use paved pathway continues between Mount Edward Road and the mall. Other closures may be needed in the coming weeks as work continues. Local traffic will be accessible on Towers Road. 

The man who injured two people with a sword on Seacow Pond Beach near Tignish on Friday night is still at large, as the search enters a third day.

Dr. Jason Chan says people with the chronic condition tend to have a tougher time during the flu season as there are additional triggers in the environment that can cause flare-ups.

RCMP in West Prince continue a search for an armed and dangerous man who attacked three people with a sword on Friday evening at Sea Cow Pond Beach. The police operation is into a fourth day. 

The Mounties say a man about 5-10 wearing a dark mask and possibly a green hoodie attacked three people. A  42-year old woman suffered serious but non-life threatening injuries, a teen suffered minor injuries and the third person was not hurt.

RCMP Constable Gavin Moore says they believe it was a random incident.  The motive behind the violent attack is not known.

The suspect left on foot.

RCMP continue the investigation with police dogs in the Seacow Pond area near PEI’s northern tip. PEI Ground Search and Rescue is also involved.

Police are looking for the identity of the suspect.

If you have any information call West Prince RCMP at 902-853-9300.

The kids came up big as the Toronto Blue Jays got by the Colorado Rockies, 7-5 to stay 1.5 out in the American League wild card race.  Whit Merrifield and Ernie Clement delivered key RBI singles in the 9th. Spencer Horwitz had three hits including a homer and drove in two runs.  Vladdy Jr. got his 21st homer and drove in two. Davis Schneider doubled and drove in a run.

Toronto opens a series in Oakland this evening. 

Texas edged Minnesota, 6-5  as Adonis Garcia homered in the 9th. Mitch Garvey hit two homers and drove in four among his four hits. The Rangers stay ahead of the Jays and are tied with Houston in the wild card race. Both teams are one back of Seattle in the AL West. 

The Mets over Seattle, 6-3. Pete Alonso homered twice and had 4 RBIs. He had 41 home runs.

The Red Sox used the long ball to drop Kansas City, 7-3. Masa Yoshida hit a three run shot and Adam Duvall hit a solo homer.

The Yankees enjoyed their first three-game sweep of the Houston Astros since 2013 at Minute Maid Park with a 6-1 victory. Rookie Jasson Dominguez hit his second home run of the weekend. 

Los Angeles over Atlanta, 3-1 in the battle of the top two in the National League. 

The Chicago Cubs ripped Cincinnati, 15-7.

The Cubs move 3 games up on the Reds for 2nd place in the NL Central.

Canada advanced to the quarterfinals and qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics by coming back twice defeating reigning champion Spain, 88-85 in the FIBA World Cup in basketball. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led with 30 points and was in on the last 17 points for Canada in the final quarter. Canada outscored Spain, 27-12 after trailing 73-61. Canada makes the Olympics for the first time since 2000 and is 4-1 going to the playoffs.

Lithuania surprised Team USA, 110-104.

Acadia scored six goals in the second half and shutout UPEI, 7-0 in exhibition women’s soccer.

The Panthers and Acadia tied, 2-2 in the men’s game.

On Today:  A 15-dash card of harness racing for Labour Day at Red Shores in Summerside with post time at 1.00. 

Stash It Away with Jaycob Sweet in the bike is the favourite in the 14th race feature that has seven starters.

The Summerside Western Capitals will seek their first pre-season win in Jr. A hockey when they host the Pictou County Crusher at 1.00 at Credit Union Place.  The Caps lost two games to Amherst over the weekend. 

Sunday’s Scoreboard

CFL

Saskatchewan 32 Winnipeg 30 (OT)

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FIBA Basketball World Cup

Second Round

At Jakarta, Indonesia

Canada 88 Spain 85

Latvia 104 Brazil 84

At Manila, Philippines

Lithuania 110 United States 104

Italy 73 Puerto Rico 57

Serbia 112 Dominican Republic 79

Montenegro 73 Greece 69

At Okinawa, Japan

Australia 100 Georgia 84

Germany 100 Slovenia 71

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MLB

Interleague

Toronto 7 Colorado 5

N.Y. Mets 6 Seattle 3

Boston 7 Kansas City 3

Baltimore 8 Arizona 5

American League

Tampa Bay 6 Cleveland 2

N.Y. Yankees 6 Houston 1

Detroit 3 Chicago White Sox 2

Texas 6 Minnesota 5

Oakland 10 L.A. Angels 6

National League

Chicago Cubs 15 Cincinnati 7

Philadelphia 4 Milwaukee 2

Miami 6 Washington 4

St. Louis 6 Pittsburgh 4

L.A. Dodgers 3 Atlanta 1

San Diego 4 San Francisco 0

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MLS

Philadelphia 4 N.Y. Red Bulls 1

Miami 3 Los Angeles FC 1

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Monday’s Games

(All times Eastern)

CFL

Toronto at Hamilton, 3:30 p.m.

Edmonton at Calgary, 7 p.m.

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MLB

American League

Chicago White Sox (Scholtens 1-6) at Kansas City (Ragans 5-4), 2:10 p.m.

Houston (France 10-5) at Texas (Heaney 9-6), 4:05 p.m.

Toronto (Berrios 9-10) at Oakland (Waldichuk 2-7), 4:07 p.m.

Boston (Bello 10-8) at Tampa Bay (Civale 7-3), 4:10 p.m.

Minnesota (Lopez 9-7) at Cleveland (Giolito 7-11), 6:10 p.m.

Baltimore (Rodriguez 4-3) at L.A. Angels (Rosenberg 0-0), 9:38 p.m.

National League

San Francisco (Webb 9-11) at Chicago Cubs (Steele 15-3), 2:20 p.m.

Colorado (Lambert 3-5) at Arizona (Kelly 10-6), 4:10 p.m.

Milwaukee (Burnes 9-7) at Pittsburgh (TBD), 6:35 p.m.

Philadelphia (Walker 14-5) at San Diego (Hill 7-13), 6:40 p.m.

Interleague

Seattle (Woo 2-3) at Cincinnati (TBD), 4:10 p.m.

(The Canadian Press)

Some states, including Florida, have passed multiple laws in recent months aimed at the LGBTQ community, criminalizing activities like drag shows and limiting transgender access to washrooms and participation in sporting events. 

RCMP continue to investigate to identify the suspect in Friday night‘s sword attack in Seacow Pond.  It was about 9:30 p.m. when RCMP responded to a report of two people who were attacked on the beach at Seacow Pond.  Police responded and learned that a man wearing a dark surgical mask and carrying a sword approached three people on the beach. He attacked a woman and a youth and then fled on foot. The youth suffered minor injuries, while the 42-year-old woman suffered serious, but non-life-threatening injuries.  The third person was uninjured.  The RCMP Major Crime Unit has been working following up on tips.  PEI Ground Search and Rescue as well as RCMP Police Dog Section have conducted searches in the area of Seacow Pond, looking for evidence.  If you have information that could assist the investigation call West Prince RCMP 902-853-9300

A man accused of attacking a woman and youth on a beach in northwestern Prince Edward Island remained at large Sunday despite reports on social media that he had been arrested.

Many businesses and all government offices will be closed on Monday which is Labour Day.

A number of restaurants and bars will be open but you should call and check ahead.

There will be no Canada Post service Monday.

No Island Waste Management pick-up which will be collected next Saturday.

T3 transit will not be operating. 

The main shopping malls in Charlottetown and Summerside will be closed.

Some pharmacies will be open.

PEI Liquor Control Commission stores and Cannabis stores will be closed.

Public libraries will be closed on Monday.

A nervous night in the northwestern part of PEI.

Residents have been asked to keep doors locked and to remain vigilant as a manhunt continues for a man who is believed to be armed and dangerous.

RCMP continues to search the area for the man after an attack at Seacow Pond Beach the night before.

One nearby resident who was outside last evening, says on social media that she saw a person with a dark mask near a farm field and quickly went inside and locked the doors and windows and called police. The masked person went back into a wooded area on what might have been an ATV.  

RCMP arrived and began to search the area.

 Here’s how things unfolded beginning on Friday night just after 9.30. 

The Mounties began looking for the suspect who was armed with a sword and attacked three people  at Seacow Pond Beach.  

The suspect was wearing a dark surgical mask and carried a sword. He attacked a woman and youth and then left on foot.   The third person was not injured.  Constable Gavin Moore of the RCMP says they were approached on the beach by an unknow man.

The 42-year old  woman suffered serious but non-life threatening injuries while the young person suffered minor injuries. Any motive behind the attacks is still unknown.  Constable Moore says this type of attack is “exceptionally rare” in PEI.   

The sword was described as “large, clearly sharpened weapon.”

An alert was issued during the evening  which was later  dropped.

The suspect is about 5-10 and was wearing a mask and possibly a green hoodie.

RCMP have several units, a police dog and drone searching in the area. 

Contact the RCMP at 902-853-9300 if you have any information.

In the latest instalment of our Beach Finds series, an aquatic biologist with Fisheries and Oceans Canada tells us the sea worms that leave curled mounds of detritus on Island shorelines are 'pretty damn ugly' themselves.

Charlottetown Police Service will host a neighbourhood meeting on Tuesday evening to discuss crime and safety concerns in the city.

Residents are being invited to attend the townhall meeting starting 7.00 at Birchwood Intermediate School in the gymnasium off Longworth Avenue.

Doors will open at 6.30 on Tuesday night. 

Jimmy Buffett has died at age 76.

A statement says he passed away last night peacefully surrounded by family, friends, music and dogs.

The cause of death has not been disclosed.  Buffett had been hospitalized several times in recent months and had to cancel live appearances. 

His biggest hit was “Margaritaville” released in 1977.

He was set to release a new album later this year.

He was known for his charity work and philanthropy.

Buffett recorded PEI musician Lenny Gallant’s song “Mademoiselle (Voulez-Vous Danser)  in 2001 in Florida.

By-elections will be held this fall to fill trustee vacancies in the Public Schools Branch and French language school commission.

The province says a virtual information session will be held September 16th to review the role of trustees and answer questions from potential nominees.

Nominations open Tuesday, September 5th. 

You must be a Canadian citizen, 18 or over and resident of the electoral zone you would like to represent for the last six months.

Charlottetown Police are looking for the driver of a vehicle which  missing 27-year old Summer Kneebone was seen getting into the night she disappeared on August 7th in Charlottetown. She was last seen walking on University Ave. that afternoon on surveillance video. 

Police say she was with an acquaintance. 

They believe she got into a car in a parking lot on University Ave around 6.50 on Monday, the 7th.

They want the driver to come forward.

Detective Sgt. Darren MacDougall would like that person to contact police as the search continues.

The RCMP is  responding to an active incident involving a dangerous person who injured another using a sword in the Seacow Pond Beach area overnight. 

The Mounties have cancelled an alert issued Friday night as they continue to search for the suspect.

The person at large has been reported to be going through several yards in the area.

He’s about 5 feet tall and was wearing a mask and was on foot. 

Police say there is no immediate threat to the public but are asking residents to keep doors locked and stay inside.

A strong police presence remains in the area as the hunt for the suspect continues.

If you have any information contact Prince District RCMP at 902-853-9300.

Many businesses and services will be closed on Labour Day, Sept. 4, which is a federal statutory holiday in Canada.

RCMP in Prince Edward Island are warning residents in the Seacow Pond area to shelter in place as they search for a "dangerous" male suspect who injured another person with a sword. 

The R-C-M-P is responding to an active and dangerous person who had injured a person using a sword in the area of Seacow Pond Beach.  The suspect is described as a male approximately 5 foot ten, was last seen wearing a face mask and was on foot in the Seacow Pond area.

Instructions: Lock doors, stay away from windows and shelter in place.

Area Description: Beach area of Seacow Pond.

Follow @RCMPPEI on Twitter and Facebook for updates.

Islanders are speaking out about their experiences with a water treatment sales company that has had its licence to operate on P.E.I. stripped by the provincial government.

Charlottetown police are looking for the driver of a vehicle 27-year-old Summer Kneebone climbed into the night she disappeared.

New Student Orientation has kicked off at the University of Prince Edward Island, with students flocking to campus just days before the beginning of the fall semester.

'We expect the influenza vaccine to come around the same time, and it may be a really good chance to get both co-administered,' Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Heather Morrison tells CBC News: Compass host Louise Martin.

Health P.E.I.'s board says it's moving quickly in the search for a new CEO, but that it still may take a while before someone takes over the role.

There will be a temporary closure of Towers Road Friday and Tuesday between the hours of 7 a.m. and 5 p.m., as construction of the multi-use paved pathway proceeds closer to the Mount Edward Road intersection. As the work progresses, further closures may be needed in the upcoming weeks.

Twelve Island community organizations and individuals will receive funding from the provincial government through the Anti-Racism Microgrant initiative. The funding will be used to help address racism on PEI through programs, projects and workshops including art, written word, photos, videos and more to showcase the diversity and experiences of racialized people. 

A 30-year old Charlottetown man has been charged with aggravated assault and possession of a weapon for dangerous purposes in connection with an incident shortly after 12:30am on Wednesday.  Charlottetown Police received a complaint about a man being stabbed on Euston Street. When Police responded to the scene they located the victim who had a laceration to his face as a result of an altercation he had with a man that he does know.  Police say they learned in their investigation that during the  altercation the suspect pulled a knife and struck the victim in the face.   The victim was taken to the QEH by Island EMS with serious but non life threatening injuries.  The suspect was located by officers Wednesday afternoon at 4:00pm. 

Some slight increases overnight in gas, diesel and furnace oil prices.  The Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission approved increases 1.5 cents per litre in gasoline prices, and 1.0 cent per litre in diesel and furnace oil prices.  Including taxes, pump prices for regular self-serve gasoline now range from 186.2 to 187.3 cents per litre, and diesel costs between 204.0 and 205.2 cents per litre.  The maximum price for furnace oil is 158.4 cents per litre.

As the anniversary of post-tropical storm Fiona approaches, some of the historic trees that fell in the city of Charlottetown have been cut into slabs of wood and will be heading into a kiln to dry. Reclaimed wood from Fiona will also be used in a new art exhibit in a downtown square.

A P.E.I. regulator has cancelled the licences of Maritime Home Services and its salespeople to sell products door to door on the Island, saying seniors were pressured into buying expensive versions of water treatment systems.

The Department of Environment, Energy and Climate Action has plans to quadruple the number of Level 3 chargers by the end of 2024 as the demand soars and infrastructure struggles to keep pace during Prince Edward Island's tourism season.

A 30-year-old man has been charged after a man he knew was stabbed earlier this week in downtown Charlottetown.

Charlottetown police say 27-year-old Summer Kneebone was captured on video walking up University Avenue on the day of her disappearance.

Residents spoke emotionally about housing and homelessness in Summerside, P.E.I., during an open house meeting in the city Wednesday night — with some saying they're worried the problem is getting worse.

A battle that went on for decades over how to balance development and ecological interests near P.E.I. National Park's Greenwich site is flaring up again.

Opposition housing critic Gord McNeilly is urging the King PC Government to make immediate plans to deliver a low barrier shelter in Summerside to support homeless people in the community.  McNeilly was reacting to reports this week that occupants of a tent encampment near Three Oaks Senior High School were told they need to leave the area before students return.  Summerside Police met with several people from the encampment and gave them 24 hours to move.  McNeilly says he’s calling on Minister Rob Lantz to take the necessary steps to provide safe and fully functioning shelters in Summerside.

Port Charlottetown welcomed two of Holland America Line’s cruise ships on Wednesday to celebrate Holland America Line’s 150th anniversary.  A plaque of commemoration was presented to mark the occasion, recognizing the line’s long-standing relationship with Port Charlottetown.

A 28-year old Charlottetown man is facing a court date on an impaired charge after an incident early Wednesday morning.  At about 3:40 am, Charlottetown Police responded to a call about a vehicle on the side of the road on the bypass with the possible impaired driver reported to be sleeping at the wheel.   Officers located the vehicle and determined that the driver was impaired by alcohol and was arrested. 

The union representing nurses in PEI says the province can’t afford to send health-care staff to another province.
Health PEI says Quebec has asked whether the Island can provide nurses to work in the larger province for two-week rotations until mid-October.
But PEI Nurses Union president Barbara Brookins says the Island is in a health-care staffing crisis of its own.
She says policymakers should be looking into a national strategy to manage human resources in health care. 

The start of the school year is just a week away, and some Island schools will see a jump in the number of teachers and support staff working with their students.

'Ultimately it will come down to the priorities of the province and where they want to land on this,' Summerside Mayor Dan Kutcher tells CBC News: Compass host Louise Martin.