
Alex MacIsaac
Associate producer
Alex is an associate producer and reporter with CBC News in Prince Edward Island. He grew up on P.E.I. and graduated from Holland College's journalism and communications program. He can be reached at alex.macisaac@cbc.ca.
Latest from Alex MacIsaac

Pint-sized ice cream entrepreneur in P.E.I. tasting sweet success at Scooper's Dairy Bar
Inside a multicoloured minibarn at the Brudenell Riding Stables in eastern Prince Edward Island, an 11-year-old girl is serving up an ice-cold lesson in entrepreneurship.
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'What took so long?' P.E.I. senator says Ottawa's bridge toll cut came a decade too late
Prime Minster Mark Carney's decision to cut tolls on the Confederation Bridge satisfied a Percy Downe's long-standing quest for equality — but it didn't come without a question.
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Ottawa makes good on promise to cut Confederation Bridge tolls, ferry fares in Eastern Canada
The federal government is slashing tolls on the Confederation Bridge and lowering ferry fares in Eastern Canada, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced while in Prince Edward Island on Monday.
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Video of P.E.I. dad painting over his growing son's dinosaur mural goes viral
The Jurassic period is definitely over for a boy on P.E.I., and a video representation of that passage of time has amassed millions of views on social media.
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UPEI food bank prepares for surge in use with tuition hike set for upcoming academic year
More UPEI students might be heading to the university's food bank after classes start this fall. They'll have a little less money in their pockets because tuition is going up.
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Tender issued to remove banned building material from Montague hospital
Plans are in the works to have someone spend a month and a half removing asbestos from some parts of Kings County Memorial Hospital in Montague, P.E.I. Other areas will be remediated later.
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Former P.E.I. premier Dennis King 'humbled' to be named Canada's ambassador to Ireland
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the appointment of Dennis King as Canada’s ambassador to Ireland, less than two weeks after King suddenly stepped down as P.E.I.'s premier.
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Vacant house in Charlottetown faces demolition if owner doesn't repair it by deadline
Charlottetown council says if a resident doesn't fix up her home in the next year and a half, the city will to tear it down.
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P.E.I. universal before and after school possible but gaps have to be filled, says report
A universal before and after school care program could be up and running on P.E.I. by 2030, but large gaps in the current system would have to be filled first, according to a consultant’s report released by the provincial government.
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Saturday ER closure worries some in eastern P.E.I.
Health P.E.I.’s decision to temporarily stop offering Saturday hours at the emergency department at the Kings County Memorial Hospital is concerning some people who live in the area.
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