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COVID-19 on P.E.I.: What's happening Monday, June 8

There won't be any fireworks, but Canada Day celebrations on P.E.I. will continue in a different form, according to officials in Charlottetown and Stratford.

Canada Day celebrations will look different this year under COVID-19 restrictions

P.E.I.'s border controls are being called a violation of Canadians' fundamental rights. (CBC)

There won't be any fireworks, but Canada Day celebrations on P.E.I. will continue in a different form, according to officials in Charlottetown and Stratford.

COVID-19 cancellations on P.E.I. have extended beyond summer as the annual spirits festival is scrapped for November, and Atlantic University Sport cancelled its fall season.

Fisherman's Wharf Lobster Suppers in North Rustico, P.E.I., has made the "very hard" decision to remain closed for the season.

Malpeque MP Wayne Easter, chair of the Commons finance committee, says Ottawa is working on new ways to support Canadians as the Canada emergency response benefit (CERB) runs out for some.

A P.E.I. woman is worried she might be on the hook for $6,000 after she noticed three CERB payments were processed through her Canada Revenue Agency account but she had not applied for the program and never received the money.

Charlottetown expects to hear in the next few days whether it will play host to Canadian Premier League soccer teams this summer.

P.E.I. has had 27 confirmed cases of COVID-19. All have recovered. More than 7,700 COVID-19 tests from P.E.I. have been done.

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