Cody MacKay

Multi-platform journalist

Cody MacKay is a writer, editor and producer for CBC News on Prince Edward Island. From Summerside, he's a UPEI history and Carleton masters of journalism grad who joined CBC P.E.I. in 2017. You can reach him at cody.mackay@cbc.ca

Latest from Cody MacKay

P.E.I. 'punches above its weight,' national report card on housing policy in Canada suggests

There's usually an 'uh-oh' moment when you get a report card back, but a national report card on housing shows Prince Edward Island didn't do that bad.

Canada Post's potential strike means a 'wait-and-see game' for anxious Island businesses

Prince Edward Island businesses are planning for another financial hit — and making moves to dodge it — in light of the possibility that Canada Post workers could walk off the job this Friday.

Family of P.E.I. man killed in motorcycle crash settles suit against province for $1.35M

A P.E.I. family has reached a settlement for $1.35 million in its lawsuit against the province after a fatal crash involving a motorcycle and a provincial truck five years ago.

Roaring crowd welcomes Pierre Poilievre for first election visit to P.E.I.

It is the first official visit for a party leader during the federal election campaign, and the crowd cheered Pierre Poilievre on during a nearly hour-long speech at MacDougall Steel Erectors in Borden-Carleton.

Green MLAs urge government to audit Maritime Electric's billing practices

In Question Period Thursday, Green MLA Matthew MacFarlane said people he's spoke to are paying hundreds more on their electric bills this winter, compared to last.

Snow bank and debris a 'pile of pollution' at Governor's Pond, walkers say

Ray Campbell walks by the little pond near Government House in Charlottetown every day. When he looks at the snow, garbage and pavement pucks piled up right beside the pond, he sees one thing: 'An eyesore.'

Charlottetown climate report raises future red flags, warns that doing nothing isn't an option

A new report released by the City of Charlottetown details how rising sea levels and extreme heat will affect P.E.I.’s capital in the decades to come.

As P.E.I. faces funding drop, road builders and provincial officials urge Ottawa to keep cash flowing

Road builders on P.E.I. are urging the federal government to keep infrastructure cash flowing into the province as a deal to fund major road projects approaches its end date.

'History will look kindly on him,' politics professor says of Dennis King's legacy

When the time comes for people to look back and study the political yesterdays of P.E.I. Premier Dennis King, history will give a favourable review, says UPEI political scientist Don Desserud.

Premier's surprise resignation leaves P.E.I. in an unsettling position, Opposition MLAs say

Some MLAs from the P.E.I. Liberal and Green parties wish Premier Dennis King well as he walks away from political office, but they say the timing of the announcement has them concerned.