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Your home, in less than 20 minutes a week. Host Mitch Cormier brings you the stories The Island is buzzing about. Every Thursday.

5D AGO

How CBC P.E.I. is getting Mi'kmaw words right

CBC's Ryan McKellop introduces us to a UPEI professor who's helping make sure CBC hosts and reporters are pronouncing common Mi'kmaw words correctly.

14 min
MAR 4

Overworked, underappreciated, and a P.E.I. doc's decision to leave

Three PEI family physicians have recently announced plans to stop practicing here. We hear from one who says the Health Department is making it impossible to provide family medicine.

21 min
FEB 26

Lobster captain or cabinet minister: why one P.E.I. MLA may need to choose

Lobster Fisherman and MLA Sidney MacEwen has been appointed a minister in the new P.E.I. cabinet. And because of owner-operator rules, it's caused some rough waters between the P.E.I. Fishermen's Association and Premier Rob Lantz. We explore how the appointment could set a precedent for lobster fishermen who want to serve in cabinet.

17 min
FEB 19

Why predator Matthew Craswell wasn't caught sooner

Safety in schools is paramount, but it's being tested P.E.I. right now. Former substitute teacher Matthew Craswell has pleaded guilty to sexually touching students, but he was not caught by the school system. This week, we dig into the independent report that looks into what happened.

25 min
FEB 12

You think you're busy? Meet this UPEI athlete

Grace McQuaid has worn the UPEI Panthers' jersey for three different sports: rugby, soccer, and now in her fourth year, track and field. But she says her real passion is community development: Grace helps run two different student societies on campus and plans to become a lawyer. Mitch sat down with her to learn more.

15 min
FEB 5

Is a community fridge in downtown Charlottetown's future?

Charlottetown's downtown community fridge was the first in the province when it opened to great fanfare in 2021 — but it closed three years later due to a zoning issue with the city. Reporter Tony Davis speaks to the fridge's founder and others who work on food insecurity about the possibility of another fridge in the area, and if it's a sustainable model.

15 min
JAN 29

Fewer Islanders are voting in elections. What can be done?

Voter turnout is down on P.E.I., and it's getting harder to find candidates to run in municipal elections. On top of that, we've had a lot of elections lately. What does it all mean for the future of civic engagement? Reporter Cody MacKay digs into the details.

14 min
JAN 22

We still don't know how much diesel fuel spilled in the Charlottetown harbour

Two years later, there are still no clear answers about a diesel spill from the MV Ancier during refuelling. At the time, the Canadian Coast Guard said about 167 litres was unrecoverable — but it may have been more. CBC reporter Stacey Janzer joins us with the details.

11 min

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What about NPs?

2024-02-05

DARCI L

Thanks for the information on how to access the registry and what to expect! Great knowledge for the public. It is also important to keep in mind that the registry is for a family doctor or nurse practitioner as they carry full family practices as well.
a great start!

2024-01-31

Hannah O'D

Loving this podcast so far! Great, informative guests and approachable host.