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Nunavut RCMP find missing 10-year-old dead in Sanirajak
30 May 2026
RCMP said they located the body of a missing 10-year-old girl who had been reported missing on the outskirts of Sanirajak, Nunavut.
Yarmouth Hospital Foundation lands $7.75M anonymous donation
30 May 2026
The donation is the second-largest in the foundation's history.
Ocean Week events begin in Halifax
30 May 2026
Jennifer Meisner, director of Ocean Week Halifax, shares what to expect when festivities start this Saturday — from surfing demonstrations to educational sessions on scuba diving, hermit crabs, and sharks.
Two charged in Bible Hill kidnapping
30 May 2026
Two people face kidnapping charges after a man was abducted Wednesday from a home in Bible Hill, N.S. Police say the suspects and the victim knew each other.
Marathon spring sitting of the P.E.I. Legislature comes to an end
30 May 2026
After nearly 40 days of debate, the spring sitting of the P.E.I. Legislature is over. The lieutenant-governor arrived late Friday afternoon to close things out after after MLAs voted to approve the budget. CBC’s Wayne Thibodeau has more.
CBC News: Compass wins Canadian Screen Award for best local newscast
30 May 2026
Prince Edward Island's supper-hour news program has won a Canadian Screen Award for best local newscast.
Students in P.E.I. urged to get free meningitis B vaccines before graduating high school
30 May 2026
Prince Edward Island's chief public health officer is urging students graduating from high school to get free meningitis B vaccines offered by the province.
Opponents critical of EUB process approving new gas and diesel power plant
30 May 2026
After the Energy and Utilities Board decision to approve a new gas and diesel power plant, opponents are calling out problems in the process such as the limited scope of the board and gaps in resources available to interveners.
PC MLA wants Islanders 65-plus to be fast-tracked to top of P.E.I.'s patient registry
29 May 2026
The Progressive Conservative MLA for Georgetown-Pownal is looking to the government to change the way people get off of P.E.I.’s patient registry.
A champion of Inuktitut, Sarah Leonardis is retiring after more than 25 years at CBC
29 May 2026
Sarah Leonardis has taken on a variety of roles at CBC, including as a researcher, interpreter and backfill host, and is a familiar face especially for Igalaaq viewers. Throughout it all, she has held
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