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VOCM News Morning Update October 2nd · VOCM On Demand

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  Speaker 1: Local news now, a VOCM News Update.
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  Speaker 2: I'm Sarah Strickland. An emergency department physician at the Janeway
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  Speaker 2: Children's Hospital is calling for more regulations around e-bikes and
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  Speaker 2: e-scooters after a spike in children showing up for treatment.
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  Speaker 2: Several accidents have been reported throughout the summer across the
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  Speaker 2: province involving these machines, many of them involving youth, with
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  Speaker 2: some having suffered serious injuries. Dr. Jillian Shepard says there's
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  Speaker 2: been a rise across the province and in 15 years
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  Speaker 2: in the ER, she's never seen anything that compares to
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  Speaker 2: the number of hospitalizations. She says more regulations are needed
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  Speaker 2: and that children should not use the machines.
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  Speaker 3: We're seeing more injuries and many are serious. E-bikes and
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  Speaker 3: e-scooters are not designed for children. So both the Canadian
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  Speaker 3: Pediatric Society and Parachute Canada both advise that children under
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  Speaker 3: 16 should not ride e-bikes or e-scooters. I've heard from
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  Speaker 3: my colleagues in rural emergency departments that they're experiencing the
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  Speaker 3: same increase in e-bike and e-scooter injuries that we are
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  Speaker 3: here in St. John's.
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  Speaker 2: She says anyone who does use them should be wearing
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  Speaker 2: a motorcycle helmet.
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  Speaker 3: And our children also need appropriate protection when they're on
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  Speaker 3: these vehicles. So they need helmets. And we don't actually
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  Speaker 3: have any research to suggest which helmet is appropriate. So
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  Speaker 3: we would recommend that when they're riding a motor vehicle
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  Speaker 3: or like an e-bike or e-scooter that's going over 32
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  Speaker 3: kilometers per hour, which many of these vehicles do, that
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  Speaker 3: they wear a certified moped or motorcycle helmet.
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  Speaker 2: Diesel and certain home heating fuels are more costly today.
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  Speaker 2: Diesel on the island jumps about 9 cents and is
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  Speaker 2: up by about 6 cents in Labrador West. Furnace oil
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  Speaker 2: increases by over 7.5 cents per liter. Stove oil is
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  Speaker 2: up by a little over 4 cents. There's hardly any
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  Speaker 2: change to the price of gas and propane used for
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  Speaker 2: home heating. The seniors advocate has joined with her counterparts
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  Speaker 2: in British Columbia, Manitoba and New Brunswick in urging for
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  Speaker 2: action on barriers to healthy aging in Canada. Brian Madour reports.
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  Speaker 4: Pamela Daw says the Canada Health Act does not cover
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  Speaker 4: necessities like medication, glasses, hearing aids, physio, mobility equipment, ambulance
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  Speaker 4: services and home care. That, according to the seniors advocates,
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  Speaker 4: means that many seniors are unable to have their basic
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  Speaker 4: needs met as the cost of living soars. In a
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  Speaker 4: joint release, the advocates say, while federal income benefits are
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  Speaker 4: intended to keep pace with inflation, seniors often spend a
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  Speaker 4: greater portion of their income on essentials like rent, food,
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  Speaker 4: and health-related expenses, categories that have all seen high rates
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  Speaker 4: of inflation. They conclude that Canada must do better to
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  Speaker 4: ensure all seniors have the supports they need to live long,
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  Speaker 4: healthy lives with dignity and and independence.
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  Speaker 2: Provincial and territorial health ministers are warning of job losses
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  Speaker 2: and disruptions to care if Ottawa does not renew funding
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  Speaker 2: for mental health, addictions and home care. David Augustine reports.
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  Speaker 1: Ministers say losing $ 1. 2 billion in federal funding for mental health,
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  Speaker 1: addictions and home care next March would create a fiscal
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  Speaker 1: cliff with real consequences for patients. Provincial and territorial health
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  Speaker 1: ministers met with finance ministers earlier this week to discuss
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  Speaker 1: the looming expiry. They say Federal Health Minister Marjorie Michel
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  Speaker 1: and Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne did not take part in
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  Speaker 1: the meeting. Michel is expected to meet with her provincial
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  Speaker 1: and territorial counterparts later this month in Winnipeg. The funding
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  Speaker 1: issue comes as the federal Liberals prepare to release their
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  Speaker 1: latest budget this fall. David Augustine, the Canadian Press.
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  Speaker 2: The Atlantic hurricane season is still on track to become
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  Speaker 2: one of the quietest on record. As of yesterday, no
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  Speaker 2: potential storm activity was forecast in the Atlantic Basin for
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  Speaker 2: the next seven days thanks to an intense El Nino
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  Speaker 2: effect which has prevented storms from developing into hurricanes. There
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  Speaker 2: have been eight tropical storms in the Atlantic so far
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  Speaker 2: this year, none of which have strengthened into hurricanes. It's
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  Speaker 2: a different story in the Pacific which has seen a
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  Speaker 2: very busy hurricane season with officials keeping a close eye
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  Speaker 2: on Hurricane Rachel. A new Netflix series shot here in
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  Speaker 2: Newfoundland is getting some big attention in the Big Apple.
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  Speaker 2: A giant billboard has been erected in Times Square featuring
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  Speaker 2: actor Josh Hartnett inviting people to visit the province, teasing,
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  Speaker 2: all our fishermen look like this, don't yours? Hartnett stars
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  Speaker 2: in Below, which premieres October 8th and was filmed on
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  Speaker 2: site in this province. That's your news. I'm Sarah Strickland.