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Carney delivers on pledge to reduce bridge, ferry costs when leaving P.E.I.

CBC

9 hours ago

Business
CBC

Carney delivers on pledge to reduce bridge, ferry costs when leaving P.E.I.

It's about to become a lot cheaper to take the Confederation Bridge or the Northumberland ferris off the Island. Prime Minister Mark Carney was in P.E.I to make good on a promise that has been years in the making. CBC's Wayne Thibodeau explains why.

Fire on N.S.-P.E.I. ferry in 2022 a ‘canary in the coal mine,' says TSB

CBC

5 days ago

Fire on N.S.-P.E.I. ferry in 2022 a ‘canary in the coal mine,' says TSB

The Transportation Safety Board has released its findings after an investigation into a fire on the MV Holiday Island ferry three years ago. The board is using the report as a jumping-off point to launch a national investigation into the nearly 400 fires on commercial vessels in Canada over the last decade CBC's Wayne Thibodeau reports.

Stratford wants to transform its waterfront. Some residents have concerns

CBC

6 days ago

Politics
CBC

Stratford wants to transform its waterfront. Some residents have concerns

Some people in Stratford say they're dreading proposed changes to the town's waterfront. About 45 people came out for a public meeting on council's plans to rezone a portion of the area to make way for more housing and commercial development. CBC's Wayne Thibodeau was also there.

P.E.I. auditor general says province will have to face some tough decision as debt keeps soaring

CBC

13-06-2025

Business
CBC

P.E.I. auditor general says province will have to face some tough decision as debt keeps soaring

Prince Edward Island's net debt is closing in on $3 billion, the highest level in the province's history. 'The only way to bring it down is to address it through increased taxes or decreased spending,' says auditor general Darren Noonan. 'It's a tough thing for politicians to have to do.' CBC's Wayne Thibodeau has more details.

Why Health P.E.I. is filling some of its most senior jobs with interim employees, and what it costs

CBC

23-05-2025

Business
CBC

Why Health P.E.I. is filling some of its most senior jobs with interim employees, and what it costs

Health P.E.I. CEO Melanie Fraser says she had no choice but to bring people in to work in executive roles using private employment agencies. That's because the authority had to "to terminate or end the contracts" for a number of senior managers following a damning auditor general's report last October. CBC's Wayne Thibodeau explains what it's costing.