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VOCM News Late-Day Update September 21st · VOCM On Demand

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  Speaker 1: I'm Zach Power. Police in Belleville, Ontario say an officer
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  Speaker 1: is in critical but stable condition in hospital after exchanging
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  Speaker 1: gunfire with a 29-year-old man outside a local synagogue last evening.
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  Speaker 1: The man involved is reported to be in life-threatening condition. However,
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  Speaker 1: the events played out and how that did is still
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  Speaker 1: under investigation. Belleville Police Service Deputy Chief Sherry Meek says
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  Speaker 1: that the shots were fired outside the Sons of Jacob
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  Speaker 1: Synagogue as congregants were gathering for Yom Kippur, the holiest
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  Speaker 1: day on the Jewish calendar.
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  Speaker 2: Every person deserves to feel safe when attending a place
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  Speaker 2: of worship, gathering with loved ones, or participating in community life.
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  Speaker 2: We have increased patrols and are maintaining a heightened police
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  Speaker 2: presence throughout the city, including around places of worship, while
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  Speaker 2: continuing to work closely with community leaders to provide reassurance
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  Speaker 2: and support.
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  Speaker 1: The investigation into a stunting incident on Thursday evening in St.
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  Speaker 1: John's continues. The RNC say that no charges have yet
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  Speaker 1: been laid after an older model Corvette spun around several
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  Speaker 1: times in heavy traffic after leaving a car meet on
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  Speaker 1: Cam Mount Road. Anyone with information is asked to contact
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  Speaker 1: the RNC directly. Revenue is up slightly at the Newfoundland
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  Speaker 1: and Labrador Liquor Corporation, and VOCM's Richard Duggan has those details.
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  Speaker 3: The NLC released its first quarter results for the 2026-27
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  Speaker 3: fiscal year up to July 4th. Net earnings for the
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  Speaker 3: quarter were nearly $ 48 million, an increase of $ 1. 7 million
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  Speaker 3: from the previous year. Beverage alcohol sales were $ 75. 8 million
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  Speaker 3: in Q1, a slight increase from the previous year. Beer
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  Speaker 3: and wine sales increased, while the sale of spirits and
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  Speaker 3: ready-to-drink items declined. $ 29. 3 million worth of cannabis products were
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  Speaker 3: sold in-store during the quarter, a 2.5% drop year-over-year. About $ 100, 000
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  Speaker 3: worth of product was sold online. Richard Duggan, VOCM, Local
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  Speaker 3: News Now.
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  Speaker 1: The Grand Chief of the Innu Nation says that their
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  Speaker 1: relationship with the provincial government is strained, going as far
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  Speaker 1: as to say that there is no relationship with the
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  Speaker 1: government at this time. The Innu wants the provincial government
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  Speaker 1: to change its stance on their presence in Labrador. and
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  Speaker 1: they want changes to the Churchill Falls Agreement to ensure
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  Speaker 1: that their members can reap the financial benefits of hydro
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  Speaker 1: development in the region. Jodi Asheney says that the Innu
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  Speaker 1: Nations team is ready and willing to meet with government,
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  Speaker 1: but Premier Tony Wakeham hasn't reached out. She describes it
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  Speaker 1: as a very strained relationship with the province.
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  Speaker 4: I don't think there is one. We don't have a
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  Speaker 4: relationship right now with the province. It's going to take
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  Speaker 4: a lot to build that back up, and he's not
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  Speaker 4: trying at the moment to even do that. So I
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  Speaker 4: can't say there is a relationship.
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  Speaker 1: The Churchill Falls Agreement was passed in the House of
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  Speaker 1: Assembly 21 to 18 last Thursday evening after votes from
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  Speaker 1: members of the House of Assembly. And that's your news.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Zach Power.