COVID-19 on P.E.I.: What's happening Sunday, June 21

It's a great day to get outside and celebrate Father's Day.

Phase 4 of the province's ease-back plan, being called the "new normal," begins Friday, but there is still plenty to do with dad.

COVID-19 got one Island man thinking about his relationship with his father. Read about how he learned to forgive him in this Point of View article.

The annual Island Fringe Festival won't go ahead as planned this summer due to COVID-19, but organizers haveturned their efforts to a new summer presentation.Pounding the Pavementwill strive to emphasize the value of diversity and work to eliminate barriers to those on the Island who are underrepresented, includingIndigenous artists, artists of colour, LGBTQartists and people with disabilities.

As the four Atlantic premiers haggle over when to open their borders to each other and the rest of Canada, P.E.I. Premier Dennis King said it would be "unfair" to suggest a dateuntil he is certain he can deliver on the promise.

Some good news for the potato industry: the planting season wrapped up ahead of schedule thanks to great weather conditions.

P.E.I. has had 27 confirmed cases, the most recent on April 28. All have recovered. More than 9,600COVID-19 tests from P.E.I. have been done.

Also in the news

• Statistics Canada released the dismal results of the retail sector for April on Friday, but P.E.I. retailers are open again and looking forward to a brighter future.
• P.E.I. correctional officials say noinmates sent home from jail wearing electronic ankle bracelets during the COVID-19 pandemic have reoffended.
• A P.E.I. pastor was disappointed to find a nasty note on her windshield telling her to go back to the mainland. Her car has Nova Scotia plates.
• Island lobster fishermen are asking for a four-day extension to their season. The pandemic delayed the start of the season by two weeks.Temporary foreign workers from Mexico are continuing to arrive on P.E.I., despite that country's concerns about deaths from COVID-19 in Ontario.
• Students will be back in school this fall. A CBC special report investigatedhow schools have been preparing.

Further resources

• Here isinformation for livingwith the COVID-19 pandemic on P.E.I. including information on government relief programs, physical distancing measures, andessential health services.
• Here is acharttracking COVID-19 numbers and a timeline of COVID-19-related events on P.E.I.

More COVID-19 stories from CBC P.E.I.