Shane Ross

Journalist

Shane Ross is a journalist with CBC News on Prince Edward Island. Previously, he worked as a newspaper reporter and editor in Halifax, Ottawa and Charlottetown. You can reach him at shane.ross@cbc.ca.

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Man injured, house destroyed in Marshfield fire

A man has non-life-threatening injuries after escaping a house fire in Marshfield, P.E.I., on Friday afternoon. The house was destroyed in the blaze.

16-year-old P.E.I. soccer phenom Joelle Bader chasing her dreams at Vancouver Whitecaps' academy

A soccer player from P.E.I. is training with some of the best young women in the country. Joelle Bader, 16, is in her first season with the Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls Elite Academy.

Rude behaviour by shoppers becoming a sign of the times, says Canada's retail council

The Retail Council of Canada says store workers are seeing more and more abuse from customers, especially around the Christmas holidays.

All this P.E.I. seniors' home wants for Christmas is an end to its gastrointestinal outbreak

Staff at a long-term care facility in Summerside, P.E.I., are trying to make the holidays as joyful as possible for residents despite an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness.

No more Saturday ER service at Montague hospital starting Jan. 11, says Health P.E.I.

The ER at eastern P.E.I.'s Kings County Memorial Hospital will be open only Monday to Friday starting Jan. 11, 2025, due to what Health P.E.I. calls staffing challenges.
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Roads 'very poor' Saturday as first significant storm of season hits P.E.I.

Residents of Prince Edward Island woke up to their first significant snowfall Saturday morning with more expected throughout the day.

As P.E.I. becomes leader in switching to electricity, utility looks to keep up

Maritime Electric is looking to spend about $425 million on new equipment to generate more power.

New report questions P.E.I.'s use of money earmarked for mental health and addictions

P.E.I. reallocated federal money that was intended to be spent on mental health programs, a new report suggests.

P.E.I. premier won't 'pile on' Trudeau, calls for stability in face of U.S. tariff threat

P.E.I. Premier Dennis King says Canada needs to "project stability" in the face of potentially devastating tariffs from the U.S. and not get distracted by the political upheaval in Ottawa.

37 internationally trained nurses ready to join the P.E.I. health-care system

P.E.I. has 37 new nurses thanks to a pair of programs that train international nurses on how to practise in Canada.