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Kevin Yarr

Prince Edward Island

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  • Oct 30, 2024 | cbc.ca | Kevin Yarr

    PEI·NewCharlottetown firefighters and police were on the scene of a fire at an apartment building in downtown Charlottetown Thursday night. Extent of injuries not yet knownKevin Yarr · CBC News · Posted: Oct 31, 2024 5:39 AM EDT | Last Updated: 4 minutes agoFirefighters received the call just before 8 p.m. (Carolyn Ryan/CBC)Charlottetown firefighters and police were on the scene of a fire at an apartment building in downtown Charlottetown Wednesday night.

  • Oct 29, 2024 | cbc.ca | Kevin Yarr

    PEI·NewHealth P.E.I. CEO Melanie Fraser says the department still needs to recruit hundreds of health care workers as the current system is too vulnerable to the loss of a single person, whether that's because of a job vacancy or simple sick day.

  • Oct 28, 2024 | cbc.ca | Kevin Yarr

    PEI·NewIf the federal government had moved more quickly it could have the Fanafjord ferry in service now between Nova Scotia and P.E.I. and bought it at half the price, says the owner of a marine design firm in eastern P.E.I.‘You should buy three of these and get them over here’Kevin Yarr · CBC News · Posted: Oct 28, 2024 9:30 AM EDT | Last Updated: 3 minutes agoThere have been no ferries running between Nova Scotia and P.E.I. since mid-September.

  • Oct 25, 2024 | cbc.ca | Kevin Yarr

    PEI·NewP.E.I. has some of the strongest electric vehicle sales in the country, but there are two provinces that are operating in a completely different league. Island's rebates are helping, but lack of supply may be holding vehicle sales backKevin Yarr · CBC News · Posted: Oct 26, 2024 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 3 minutes agoElectric vehicles have become much more common on P.E.I. in the last three years.

  • Oct 25, 2024 | cbc.ca | Kevin Yarr

    PEI·NewAbout one in four Islanders do not have access to a primary health-care provider, according to the latest report from the Canadian Institute for Health Information. Joint replacement wait times also rank at the bottom of the national listKevin Yarr · CBC News · Posted: Oct 25, 2024 11:08 AM EDT | Last Updated: 4 minutes agoWithout access to a regular health-care provider, many Islanders have to rely on walk-in clinics or hospital emergency rooms.

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Kevin Yarr
Kevin Yarr @KevinYarr
8 Feb 18

RT @mitchcormierCBC: In the Public Schools Branch the Westisle family of schools is closed today other schools on the one hour delay.

Kevin Yarr
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9 Nov 15

RT @sanaugle: @CBCPEI did anyone see this? I see reports in NS of a white streak in the sky around the same time #Charlottetown

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5 Oct 15

RT @kerrywcampbell: On @islandmorning at 7:40 looking at 3-way race in Egmont. Can Gail Shea win her seat a 3rd time? Some fascinating numb…