Today's top headlines from CBC Prince Edward Island

Today's top headlines from CBC Prince Edward Island - 2025-09-04

Good evening, these are your top stories for Wednesday, September 03, 2025.
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Wanted: New funeral directors to help ease the burden of those already working on P.E.I.

September 3 , 2025 at 07:05:18 p.m. ADT • :

Most people don't think about a funeral director until they need one – but Prince Edward Island is in short supply, and some in the profession are feeling burnt out.

'You have to be there for them,' says P.E.I. funeral director pushing others to join the field

September 3 , 2025 at 06:19:16 p.m. ADT • :

Funeral directors and embalmers say there's a shortage of workers in their field on Prince Edward Island. People who do the work say it's extremely rewarding… but it can be stressful too. CBC's Connor Lamont has more.

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Bump in beer business has P.E.I. craft brewers racing to keep cans on the shelves

September 3 , 2025 at 06:32:04 p.m. ADT • :

A buy-Canadian push, a jump in tourism numbers and a hot, dry summer — all have combined to factor into a beer dilemma on the Island. Local breweries are struggling to keep up with demand, and some are even running out of product. CBC's Wayne Thibodeau reports.

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School consultant has suggestions for easing the transition back to class for students and parents

September 3 , 2025 at 06:08:35 p.m. ADT • :

Heading back to school can be overwhelming for some kids. And this year, P.E.I.'s Public Schools Branch is adding nearly 190 staff positions. That means lots of new faces. So what can be done to make the return to class as easy as possible? CBC's Sheehan Desjardins talks with social-emotional learning consultant Andrea Garland.

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'I'm dragging myself down as well': Family's Labour Day beach trip nearly ends in tragedy

September 2 , 2025 at 08:00:52 p.m. ADT • :

What should have been a relaxing end to the Labour Day long weekend turned into a nearly catastrophic situation for a Charlottetown family on Monday, because of what is thought to have been a strong North Shore rip current or undertow.

September 3 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

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Wanted: New funeral directors to help ease the burden of those already working on P.E.I.

'You have to be there for them,' says P.E.I. funeral director pushing others to join the field

Bump in beer business has P.E.I. craft brewers racing to keep cans on the shelves

School consultant has suggestions for easing the transition back to class for students and parents

'I'm dragging myself down as well': Family's Labour Day beach trip nearly ends in tragedy

Western P.E.I. orchard expecting 'high quality' crop this year, but next season could be iffy

An early-September lookback on the summer with the head of the P.E.I. Tourism Industry Association

Judge orders psychiatric evaluation for Charlottetown woman accused in baby's death

Mother of child killed at Woodstock raceway wants answers

2 bronze plaques pried off their bases at P.E.I.'s Skmaqn-Port-la-Joye-Fort Amherst site