Sara Fraser
Web Journalist
Sara has worked with CBC News in P.E.I. since 1988, starting with television and radio before moving to the digital news team. She grew up on the Island and has a journalism degree from the University of King's College in Halifax. Reach her by email at [email protected].
Latest from Sara Fraser
Going alcohol-free in January? Many Islanders say there's lots of benefits
Trying to go alcohol-free during January or February? Some tips, some things to know, and how businesses are tapping into the trend.
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Demand rises for P.E.I.'s home heating assistance program
'These are people who have earned money, paid taxes and are still struggling,' says the Salvation Army.
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Province reiterates support for Island's oyster industry as it faces MSX crisis
P.E.I.'s Fisheries Department says it is concerned about the potential impacts of the devastating oyster parasite MSX and is developing a 'roadmap' for dealing with it.
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P.E.I.'s entire health-care system over capacity, hospitals facing increased wait times
Hospitals across P.E.I. are over capacity, leading to hours-long wait times in the province's emergency rooms and limited bed availability, Health P.E.I. said in a news release Thursday afternoon.
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Lack of fiscal update shows 'blatant disregard' for taxpayers, say P.E.I. opposition parties
P.E.I.'s opposition parties are calling on the province's finance minister to release the government's usual fall fiscal update, though winter is well underway.
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Stay off town's outdoor rinks, Stratford tells P.E.I. skaters — they're 'essentially 3 bathtubs'
Despite some cold spells over Christmas, the weather has been too warm to make ice on most rinks in Stratford and Charlottetown, and an expert say climate change is the clear culprit.
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'They gotta go,' man who needed 5 stitches says after series of Rottweiler attacks in Johnstons River
Residents said two Rottweilers have attacked people on multiple occasions, resulting in stitches, and they want the dogs removed from the unincorporated area northeast of the Town of Stratford.
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P.E.I.'s beef producers and lone processing plant concerned about Trump tariff threat
People in P.E.I.'s beef industry are among those lobbying against Donald Trump's proposal to slap a 25 per cent tariff on all goods entering the U.S. from Canada and Mexico starting Jan. 20.
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How a holiday on P.E.I. turned into a hockey dream for this 9-year-old Australian
Flynn Sturrock had barely even skated before coming with his family from Australia and joining the North River Flames hockey team in Cornwall, P.E.I. Now he loves the sport and is determined to keep playing.
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Major renovations in the works for aging Westisle school in western P.E.I.
Millions of dollars in major renovations are being planned at Westisle Composite High School in Elmsdale, P.E.I., for the first time since it opened in 1979.
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