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PEI A deepfake video of P.E.I. chef Michael Smith generated by artificial intelligence is pitching an offer of free cookware in return for people’s credit card details — and Smith is angered by Facebook’s lack of response to his complaints about it. Other celebrities misrepresented in same scam, including TaylorContinue Reading

Teen sentenced for misleading police after Tyson MacDonald’s deathA teenager who pleaded guilty to misleading police after a 17-year-old vanished in eastern P.E.I. in December 2023 was sentenced Friday to two more months in custody and 30 days of community supervision. CBC’s Steve Bruce was in the courtroom and hasContinue Reading

​Social media platforms in federal crosshairs over sextortion deathsCBC’s Kevin Yarr talked to federal Justice Minister Arif Virani about a cybercrime that left a P.E.I. teenager dead last year, and what could be done to save lives in the future. Warning: This story deals with suicide. If you or someoneContinue Reading

PEI·First Person As a child in Cairo, Fairouz Gaballa loved the jubilant celebration that accompanied Ramadan. As an adult, the fasting month is harder — and that in itself is something that she’s learned to love. As a kid, I loved the jubilant celebration. Now, the fasting month is bothContinue Reading

PEI Fans of river otters are excited to see evidence the species’ numbers are growing locally, at least in one corner of Prince Edward Island. The water-loving mammals are making a comeback — after disappearing from the Island in the early 1900s. New rules in place to protect otters fromContinue Reading

PEI Sen. Brian Francis has renewed his call for the federal government to rename Confederation Bridge, which links Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick, an idea that received unanimous support in the P.E.I. legislature almost two years ago. ‘We just need to get on with it,’ says senator from P.E.I.’sContinue Reading

PEI Prince Edward Island’s new mental health and addictions emergency department — the first of its kind in Atlantic Canada — is being called a game-changer, monumental, and a long time coming by Health P.E.I. staff and patients.  ‘Inviting, welcoming’ service attached to QEH emergency department to open Feb. 27Continue Reading

PEI A P.E.I. teacher who works with students displaced by war and conflict spent two weeks in Ukraine with Ukrainian friends who have now made the Island their home. Ukrainian Canadian Congress-P.E.I. Branch is hosting a solidarity march on Saturday Nancy Russell · CBC News · Posted: Feb 22, 2024Continue Reading

PEI Sports organizations on P.E.I. are being encouraged to reach out to Indigenous youth across the Island and offer a no-commitment chance to try different types of athletic activity. A recent cultural workshop at Abegweit First Nation was a starting point. Organizers hope different leagues will offer ‘come-try’ sessions, ideallyContinue Reading