COVID-19 on P.E.I.: What s happening Friday, May 28
P.E.I. s reopening plan gets good reviews, and Premier Dennis King discusses how the province will deal with lineups while doing rapid testing at its borders.
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Posted: May 28, 2021 6:45 AM AT | Last Updated: May 28
P.E.I. will be expanding capacity at the Confederation Bridge checkpoint to allow for rapid testing to be done as people enter the province.(Shane Hennessey/CBC)
P.E.I. s reopening plan as it emerges from the pandemic is getting good reviews from the tourism industry.
Premier Dennis King and Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Heather Morrison announced the five-step plan for reopening the province s borders Thursday. First, some restrictions will be eased on P.E.I., and by June 27 the Island should be ready to welcome visitors from the other Atlantic provinces, with rapid testing at borders.
Why the census is especially important for P.E.I.
May 11 was census day in Canada, and Canada’s chief statistician Anil Arora says Prince Edward Islanders may want to pay particular attention to getting their forms filled out.
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Post-pandemic job recovery continued slowly in April, according to data released Friday by Statistics Canada.(Lynne Sladky/AP) comments
Statistics Canada released its Labour Force Survey for April on Friday morning.
It showed numbers largely steady across the board for P.E.I., with the unemployment rate up just 0.1 percentage point to 8.2.