PEI News

Another day of punishing heat and humidity across much of the country was shedding light Monday on the situation for vulnerable Canadians who often struggle to access cooling.

URBAINVILLE — RCMP on Prince Edward Island say they’re investigating after an apparent shooting that took place on the west side of the Island on Friday.

CHARLOTTETOWN — The Maritime provinces and Ottawa are spending $9 million to help restore air travel between Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.

Wildfire smoke from the Prairies was forecast Sunday to fill many of the skies from Vancouver Island to Charlottetown with gritty, hazy dust.

CHARLOTTETOWN — It now costs less for drivers to cross the 12.9-kilometre Confederation Bridge linking Prince Edward Island to Canada's mainland. Prime Minister Mark Carney announced this week the toll for an average vehicle will drop from $50.

ALBANY, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND — Tolls on the Confederation Bridge linking Prince Edward Island to Canada's mainland will drop sharply starting Aug. 1, along with several other Atlantic travel fees, the prime minister said Monday.

CHARLOTTETOWN — A fire on a ferry in Prince Edward Island in 2022 that forced an emergency evacuation has led Canada's transportation safety board to launch a national investigation into ship fires and the responses to them.

HUNTSVILLE, ONT. — Prince Edward Island Premier Rob Lantz says he has been told the federal government is working to reduce tolls for the Confederation Bridge and Northumberland Ferries as soon as possible.

MONTREAL — A new poll by Leger has found that Quebec residents are the happiest in Canada. The web survey of nearly 40,000 Canadians found that Quebecers rated their happiness at an average of 72.

FREDERICTON — At least three out of the four Atlantic provinces have released data revealing their measles vaccination rates in children are below the 95 per cent threshold recommended by scientists to prevent the disease from spreading.