Stephen Brun

Journalist

Stephen Brun works for CBC in Charlottetown, P.E.I. Through the years he has been a writer and editor for a number of newspapers and news sites across Canada, most recently in the Atlantic region. You can reach him at [email protected].

Latest from Stephen Brun

With new Stratford high school on horizon, PSB aims to shuffle who goes to 2 city schools

P.E.I.'s Public Schools Branch is looking to make changes to where some students will go to high school in the Charlottetown area in the years ahead, after Stratford's new high school opens its doors. 

P.E.I. RCMP set to begin moving Queens County detachment to new home in Cornwall

RCMP in P.E.I.’s Queens County will begin moving into some new digs in Cornwall over the coming days. 

Win or lose, P.E.I. Green leadership hopefuls say there are good 'vibes' within party

There was an air of optimism in the room as the two candidates for the leadership of P.E.I.’s Green Party discussed a range of topics in their final chance to impress voters Saturday. 

Air horns officially silenced at all QMJHL arenas under new policy

Even though P.E.I.’s biggest ice arena already had a policy in place, the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League has now made it official — the use of air horns is banned at games. 

P.E.I. premier says he'll urge Carney to 'quickly' live up to ferry, bridge toll reduction promise

A day after the federal election, politicians in P.E.I. wanted to know what the provincial Progressive Conservatives’ priorities would be for the new Liberal government. 

Lobster boats stranded outside harbour on P.E.I.'s North Shore: 'It's not a good scenario'

More than a dozen lobster fishing boats were stuck offshore Tuesday afternoon and unable to get back into the harbour at North Rustico on P.E.I.'s North Shore.
Analysis

A federal Liberal sweep on P.E.I. is a familiar result, but Conservatives made some big gains

All four of Prince Edward Island’s ridings turning Liberal red is not an unusual sight in a federal election, but this time the results weren’t as certain as they may have been in the past.

Heath MacDonald keeps P.E.I.'s Malpeque riding painted Liberal red

Liberal incumbent Heath MacDonald will be going back to Ottawa as the MP for the central P.E.I. riding of Malpeque.

Liberal candidate Kent MacDonald wins P.E.I.'s Cardigan riding by large margin

Rookie candidate Kent MacDonald will be the next MP in the eastern P.E.I. riding of Cardigan, the only riding on the Island that didn't have an incumbent in the running.

Health P.E.I. says over $200K to draw international nurses here is money well spent

Health P.E.I. is offering a better picture of how much it spent to recruit internationally trained nurses over the last two years, and whether those missions have been paying off.