Brittany Spencer

With the forest fire risk rated as extreme across P.E.I. there will be no warnings issued when it comes to fire safety, says Public Safety Minister Bloyce Thompson.

Police services across P.E.I. say they’re seeing a steady increase in the number of mental health calls they receive year after year, with calls coming from people in crisis especially on the rise.

Policing is a profession under increasing scrutiny across this country and many are calling for more accountability and transparency from police. CBC News has been taking a closer look at police complaints and discipline across P.E.I.

Charlottetown Police confirm they are investigating five different reports of rental fraud at the same location: a unit that was rented out on Airbnb and then shown to a number of prospective long-term tenants.

A number of business owners in Charlottetown say they’re experiencing an unprecedented level of theft. Numbers from Charlottetown Police back that up.

Politicians asked questions in the P.E.I. legislature Thursday about the province’s series of consultations about the future of the Confederation Trail — specifically when it comes to allowing more access for motorized vehicles.

P.E.I.’s new Mental Health Act passed second reading in the legislature Friday. When it comes into effect, it will allow a patient who might otherwise become an involuntary patient in a psychiatric facility to work with a psychiatrist and mental health team outside of a hospital setting.

Rental costs on P.E.I. are rising at one of the fastest rates in the country despite the fact that the provincial government has implemented rent controls to try to limit those increases.

A group on P.E.I. wants the provincial government to ban snaring and trapping in the province, citing the number of people and pets who have been caught in the devices in recent years.

Prince Edward Islanders in need of emergency mental health support can now access the new national 988 phone line to get it 24/7.