Shane Ross

Journalist

Shane Ross is a journalist with CBC News on Prince Edward Island. Previously, he worked as a newspaper reporter and editor in Halifax, Ottawa and Charlottetown. You can reach him at shane.ross@cbc.ca.

Latest from Shane Ross

All aboard as Team P.E.I. bus departs on mission to discourage U.S. tariffs

Premier Dennis King and about two dozen P.E.I. government officials and industry leaders packed onto a bus Sunday for a five-day road trip through the northeastern United States. It's aimed at strengthening business and political partnerships as the looming threat of trade tariffs becomes closer to reality.

Permission to use flashing blue lights extended to ambulances, fire trucks on P.E.I.

In hopes of increasing their visibility, ambulances and fire trucks on the Island can now use flashing blue lights in emergencies.

Street closure for Confed Centre renos a 'gut punch' to business on Victoria Row

Construction work at the Confederation Centre of the Arts in Charlottetown has some businesses on the Victoria Row portion of Richmond Street concerned about the affect it will have on sales.

After Trudeau's resignation, some Islanders ready to go to the polls sooner rather than later

The prime minister's decision to resign has set the stage for a spring election.

Lewis Sutherland retiring as Kensington police chief after 2 decades to focus on his family

After 20 years as chief of the police force in the central P.E.I. town, Lewis Sutherland said he's sad but excited to step aside.

P.E.I. premier hopes to continue positive relationship with next PM — whoever that may be

Dennis King says he hopes to have as good a relationship with the next prime minister of Canada as he had with Justin Trudeau. Whether that will be Trudeau's successor or federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre remains to be seen.

Snow coming to eastern P.E.I., but nothing like Cape Breton Highlands

Parts of Prince Edward Edward Island could receive up to 15 centimetres of snow Sunday and into Monday.

New ferry for beleaguered P.E.I.-N.S. service making its way across Atlantic Ocean

The much-anticipated ferry slated for service between Wood Islands, P.E.I., and Caribou, N.S., is crossing the Atlantic Ocean on its way to the Maritimes, Transport Canada says.

The City of Charlottetown wants you to help shepherd kids cycling to school

The City of Charlottetown is hoping to get more children cycling to school next year, and is looking for adult volunteers to lead the pack.

Chinese restaurant in Charlottetown taking a New Year's tradition to a new level

A Chinese restaurant in Charlottetown is hosting its own kitchen party to celebrate New Year's Eve.