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Your home, in less than 20 minutes a week. Host Mitch Cormier brings you the stories The Island is buzzing about. Every Thursday.
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Signup to Generate a PitchYour home, in less than 20 minutes a week. Host Mitch Cormier brings you the stories The Island is buzzing about. Every Thursday.
This is PEI is hosted by CBC. The show has published 117 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Why aren't more Islanders running in municipal elections?" (29 October 2026, 10 minutes), "Are short-term rental rules helping free up homes for Islanders?" (22 October 2026, 22 minutes), and "How the murder case against Todd Irving fell apart" (14 October 2026, 26 minutes).
This is PEI publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 22 minutes across 117 episodes.
Booking probability for This is PEI is 43%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. This is PEI requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. This is PEI's contact route on record: verified email.
CBC hosts This is PEI, a news podcast with 117 episodes published.
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It was down to the wire in some municipalities, and some smaller villages on the Island are desperate for municipal politicians. We explore why it's tough to get people into local politics.
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Tourism P.E.I. recently received a federal grant to enforce short-term rental rules on the Island, making it the only non-municipal organization to receive funding. But are those rules helping make more year-round...
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The man accused of the 1988 murder of P.E.I. school teacher Byron Carr walked free after police in Charlottertown announced they lost key evidence in the case. Todd Joseph Irving was linked to the ...
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Margaret Labobe and Patricia Bourque are on different healing journeys. Margaret found support at Lennox Island First Nation, while Patricia grew up in Charlottetown and is finding new connections to her Mi’kmaw...
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Neil Payne wasn't interested in waiting more than a year for a new hip, so his family dipped into a line of credit to pay for surgery in Quebec. Mitch looks at how frustration with wait times is driving more people to...
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One of the big announcements this summer was a new effort for the Maritime provinces to work together on electricity. Part of that plan includes a regional ISO, or independent system operator. Mitch explores how these...
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Ottawa is ready to spend billions on its National Food Security Strategy. However, there are worries the plan seems to start when a vegetable is pulled from the ground. Mitch hears P.E.I. farmers want to know what...
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It’s been a summer of tariff talk and trade tensions between Canada and the United States. Some tariffs are already in place, while others could be coming soon. Mitch explores how tariffs work and finds out why...
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Dr. Megan Miller was the first P.E.I. physician to help an Islander die under Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying legislation. Ten years after MAID became law, CBC's Jessica Doria-Brown looks at how the...
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Canada’s National Food Security Strategy calls for 40 local food hubs to be built over the next decade. Mitch meets the Island farm family that pushed back against big grocery chains two decades ago, and explores how...
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Louise Martin shares the story of Richard Jamieson, who watched his father lose his memory to early-onset dementia. Now diagnosed himself, Richard worries about what the future could hold for his daughter, Alex. Mitch...
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Over the past decade, Island employers have received $185 million back from the Workers Compensation Board through its surplus distribution program. Some businesses qualified for payments even after workplace injuries...
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Mitch heads to Tyne Valley for a closer look at the crisis facing P.E.I.’s oyster industry. He speaks with harvesters about how two diseases killing oysters are forcing them to look for help, and how the provincial and...
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Warm weather brings these big, clumsy beetles each spring. We chat with Maritime insect enthusiasts who share cool facts about the notoriously noisy, light-loving June bugs that many Islanders love to hate this time of...
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Canada has just honoured Alex B. Campbell by renaming the Charlottetown Airport after him. Mitch meets the province’s longest-serving — and perhaps most transformative — premier.
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<p>Port Charlottetown and Maritime Electric are developing a system to supply shore power to cruise ships while they’re docked in the capital. Mitch explores how a utility that warned the grid could fail during the...
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<p>In less than two years, the Rayner family from Alberton, P.E.I., lost two sons, leaving their youngest child growing up without brothers. Tina Rayner speaks with Mitch about grief, community support and how writing...
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<p>Summerside emergency room physician Dr. Kay Dingwell says she wants to spend her time treating patients — not writing sick notes to satisfy employers. Mitch explores why P.E.I. is behind the times on sick-note...
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<p>Long before you see a family doctor, they've been seen by one of Canada's 200 physician recruiters. Mitch meets two to hear about how they work, and how their pitch is changing.</p>
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<p>The predicted deficit on P.E.I. was off by $265M this year. </p><p>With math like that, Mitch asks two former finance ministers if delivering a budget is worth the effort. </p>
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