A man from Summerside is facing&nbsp;charges after someone reported him leaving a city restaurant in a possibly impaired condition.&nbsp;

A police news release says the man, 60, later provided breath samples that were nearly four times the legal limit of .08, or 80 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood.

Summerside police say they received a 911 call early Tuesday evening about a driver who had just left a Water Street restaurant.&nbsp;

The caller described the man, the vehicle, and the direction it was heading when last seen.&nbsp;

The news release says officers found the vehicle and its driver in a Water Street parking lot.&nbsp;

The man was kept in police custody overnight. He will appear in court on impaired driving charges at a later date.

6 pharmacists on P.E.I. ready to start taking COVID-19 vaccine appointments

The P.E.I. Pharmacists Association is ready to help with the rollout of the AstraZeneca vaccine for people aged 18-29 who work in the food service industry on the Island.

SENFTENBERG, GERMANY - MARCH 03: A nurse holds a vile of the AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19 during the inoculation of patients at a private medical practice as part of a pilot project in the state of Brandenburg during the coronavirus pandemic on March 03, 2021 in Senftenberg, Germany. Several German states are allowing vaccinations against COVID-19 to begin in a limited number of private medical practices with the aim of expanding venues that offer the vaccines beyond the current mass vaccination centers. While Germany's vaccination rollout has been hampered by less than anticipated shipments of vaccine, the volume of shipments has begun increasing, leading to higher weekly numbers of vaccinations. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

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There are currently 2,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine available to the six P.E.I. pharmacies taking part in this stage of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.

P.E.I. carbon tax pays back more than it collects, says auditor general

During its first year, P.E.I.’s carbon tax program paid $5 million more to Islanders than it collected, according to an analysis by the provincial auditor general.

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Currently 6.63 cents of the cost of a litre of gas is carbon tax.

Summerside police say a man arrested Tuesday provided a breath sample nearly four times the legal limit. 

Summerside driver's breath sample nearly 4 times legal limit, police say

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