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{{Infobox Television

| show_name = CBC News at Six: PEICompass

| image = [[Image:CBCPEI.jpg|250px]]

| format = [[News]]

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| last_aired = present

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'''CBC News: Compass''' (1986–2000, 2007–present), formerly known as '''CBC News at Six: Prince Edward Island''', formerly known asand '''CompassCBC Canada Now''', is a 3060-minute [[news program]] based in [[Charlottetown]], [[Prince Edward Island]], [[Canada]] that airs at 6:00<small>PM</small> [[Atlantic Standard Time|AST]] on the [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]], available to all TV, cable, or satellite owners on PEI. Originally branded as a full 1 hour program under the title ''CBC Compass'', the program has aired since [[1986]], and is the only news program set in PEI. The original anchor of the program was [[Roger Younker]], who held the postposition untilfrom [[1986]] to [[2002]]. Younker became a well-known and trusted celebrity within Prince Edward Island. The humorous and popular weatherman, [[Kevin Gallant|Kevin "Boomer" Gallant]], has also been with the program since [[1986]], and still remains.

In [[2000]], as a result of budget-cuts, the Prince Edward Island version was cut to a 30-minute segment and retitled to ''CBC Canada Now'', with a national news segment following at 6:30<small>PM</small> local time, with national host [[Ian Hanomansing]]. In [[2002]], with Younker's departure, long-time substitute host and correspondent [[Sara Fraser]] became the anchor replacement. In [[2003]], newcomer [[Bruce Rainnie]] was brought in as a permanent replacement for Younker/Fraser as the anchor. Rainnie's excessive humor has been criticized as overriding that of Boomer Gallant's, but many enjoy the humor. Sara Fraser also continues as a substitute anchor and correspondent as of current. In [[May 2006]], the title of the program was again changed, from '''CBC Canada Now''' to '''CBC News at Six (Prince Edward Island)'''.

ItAs was announced inof [[December19 2006February]] that[[2007]], the program wouldhas returnreturned to its original 60-minute run sometime in early [[2007]]. For the first 30 minutes, Rainniecurrent (orhost hisBruce substitute host)Rainnie will host local news, and from 6:30 until 7:00 local time, Rainnie (or his substitute host) would continuecontinues, and hosthosts national and international news. The currenttitle of the program has also been changed for the third time, this time back to the original '''CBC Compass''' name. The 30-minute Ian Hanomansing national broadcast willhas be discontinued.

==See also==

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==External links==

*[http://www.cbc.ca/pei CBC Prince Edward Islandcompass]

*[http://www.cbc.ca Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]