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

Spirits high as P.E.I. men's basketball team presses toward Canada Games

For the players on P.E.I.'s Canada Games men's basketball team, they are practising intensely to be ready for next month's tournament in Newfoundland.

Charlottetown commits to adding more bus shelters over 5 years

The City of Charlottetown is spending $100,000 each year for the next five years to install new bus shelters, given that there are roughly 45 shelters at the moment for about 400 stops in the capital region.

No 'silver bullet' to address shortfall at UPEI, people at budget open house are told

With international student enrolment down, a shortfall in revenue, and questions around its recent $202.9 million budget, the University of Prince Edward Island leadership held an open house on campus Wednesday to dive into the numbers for the 2025-2026 fiscal year.

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.