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VOCM News Evening Update August 31 · VOCM On Demand

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  Speaker 1: I'm Zach Power.
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  Speaker 2: A St.
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  Speaker 1: John's man was arrested over the weekend on a long
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  Speaker 1: list of firearms-related charges. RNC were called to Buckmaster Circle
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  Speaker 1: Saturday evening after a woman reported that a man she
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  Speaker 1: knew had threatened him with a weapon from a vehicle.
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  Speaker 1: The suspect was located nearby and taken into custody. The
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  Speaker 1: RNC's tactics and rescue unit was called in and completed
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  Speaker 1: a search of the home in question. No firearm was found,
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  Speaker 1: and 34-year-old Ramadan Barisa was charged with two counts of
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  Speaker 1: assault with a weapon, two counts of uttering threats, possession
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  Speaker 1: of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, and careless use
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  Speaker 1: of a firearm, amongst other charges. A 30-year-old man and
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  Speaker 1: a 14-year-old boy were taken to hospital with serious injuries
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  Speaker 1: after a motorcycle and a dirt bike collided in CBS
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  Speaker 1: last night. RNC say the collision occurred around 8.30 last
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  Speaker 1: night on the Peacekeepers Way near LaJuice Road. The highway
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  Speaker 1: was closed for three hours while investigators worked to clear
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  Speaker 1: the scene. Police are now seeking any witnesses or video
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  Speaker 1: footage from the area in the lead-up to or immediately
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  Speaker 1: following the collision. Anyone with that is asked to contact
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  Speaker 1: the RNC or Crime Stoppers. A 45-year-old woman is facing
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  Speaker 1: charges following a disturbance involving a walker and a driver
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  Speaker 1: on the main road through Gambo late last week. Glovertown
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  Speaker 1: RCMP received numerous calls about an incident on J.R. Smallwood
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  Speaker 1: Boulevard around 10 a.m. on Thursday. The woman involved in
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  Speaker 1: the altercation allegedly made threats against another person with a
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  Speaker 1: weapon in hand. There were no injuries. The accused is
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  Speaker 1: facing charges of assault with a weapon and uttering threats.
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  Speaker 1: She was released on conditions to appear in court at
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  Speaker 1: a later date. The president of Memorial University is enrolling
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  Speaker 1: out the possibility of more job losses when MUN's next
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  Speaker 1: budget cycle begins. The university has eliminated more than 100 positions,
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  Speaker 1: resulting in a $ 12. 7 million annual savings. Memorial is currently
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  Speaker 1: grappling a major budgetary deficit in excess of $ 20 million,
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  Speaker 1: and a number of decisions have to be made to
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  Speaker 1: address that shortfall. While no further workforce reductions are planned
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  Speaker 1: for this fiscal year, President Janet Morrison can't guarantee that
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  Speaker 1: there won't be more layoffs come next fiscal year.
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  Speaker 2: Memorial does not have multi-year revenue commitments from the government.
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  Speaker 2: And we're working towards that. I have very much appreciated
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  Speaker 2: the collaboration that I've experienced with government since starting a
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  Speaker 2: year ago. But in the absence of that, we have
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  Speaker 2: revenue uncertainty. And again, we're doing everything we can to
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  Speaker 2: better control our future. But that chronic insecurity and unpredictability
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  Speaker 2: leaves us in a bit of a tricky spot around
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  Speaker 2: making commitments beyond this fiscal.
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  Speaker 1: And that's your news. I'm Zach Power.