Jessica Mundie

CBC Journalist

Jessica Mundie is a senior writer with Power & Politics. She has also worked as a writer and producer for CBC in Ottawa and Prince Edward Island. Jessica was previously the Michelle Lang Fellow at Postmedia. Reach her by email at [email protected].

Latest from Jessica Mundie

UPEI researcher wants to help Atlantic Canadian children with challenges learn better

If your child has gone through a psychoeducational assessment, a researcher at UPEI wants to hear from you to help improve the process for the whole family.

P.E.I. exhibition organizers say 2024 could be 'a banner year' for attendance

Exhibitions and festivals like the ones offered on Prince Edward Island, especially in the peak summer season, play an important role in the tourism industry.

Charlottetown pilot project aims to improve tree cover, starting with an expensive planter

The City of Charlottetown is looking to plant a tree in its downtown core with more than the usual measures in place to keep it alive and providing shade. The pilot project will cost almost $40,000.

P.E.I. officials preparing for hurricane season in a post-Fiona world

As officials in Prince Edward Island prepare for hurricane season, they are urging Islanders to get ready for future Fiona-level storms — whenever they may hit.

911 service up and running on P.E.I. after issue that lasted for hours

P.E.I.'s 911 service — the phone number for contacting emergency services such as police, fire and ambulance — is operating once again following an hours-long service issue Thursday morning.

P.E.I. officials hope new nursing powers will help boost recruitment, improve access to care

The province is paving the way for registered nurses to prescribe medication to patients and will officially recognize registered psychiatric nurses as a distinct profession.

P.E.I. woman sounding alarm after 2 encounters with aggressive coyotes

A dairy farmer in North Rustico says she's had two run-ins with coyotes since May, something P.E.I. biologists say could happen more as the Island’s growing population and development change the animals' behaviour. 

Belfast wants to expand its borders, potentially doubling its population

The rural municipality in southeastern P.E.I. is looking at annexing between 12 and 17 unincorporated areas around its borders, but it wants to hear from people in those communities first.

P.E.I. moves to let registered nurses prescribe, dispense medications

Regulatory changes will also officially recognize registered psychiatric nurses as a distinct profession.

22-year-old Kings County man dead after being hit by a vehicle, RCMP says

Police responded to the incident on Bear River Road in eastern P.E.I. in the early morning hours of Aug. 11.