As officials in Prince Edward Island prepare for hurricane season, they are urging Islanders to get ready forfuture Fiona-level storms whenever they may hit.

P.E.I.'s 911 service the phone number for contacting emergency services such as police, fire and ambulance is operating once again following an hours-long service issue Thursday morning.

The province is paving the way for registered nurses to prescribe medication to patients and will officially recognize registered psychiatric nurses as a distinct profession.

A dairy farmer in North Rustico says she's had two run-ins with coyotes since May, something P.E.I. biologists say could happen more as the Islands growing population and development change the animals' behaviour.

The rural municipality in southeastern P.E.I. is looking at annexing between 12 and 17 unincorporated areas around its borders, but it wants to hear from people in those communities first.

Regulatory changes will also officially recognize registered psychiatric nurses as a distinct profession.

Police responded to the incident on Bear River Road in eastern P.E.I. in the early morning hours of Aug. 11.