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VOCM News Morning Update September 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. The provincial government has launched a public
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  Speaker 2: engagement process as part of its review of the Personal
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  Speaker 2: Health Information Act. Richard Duggan reports.
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  Speaker 3: Earlier this year, concerned parents spoke out about the interpretation
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  Speaker 3: of a decades-old policy under the new digital core care system.
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  Speaker 3: The issue was in relation to parental access to the
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  Speaker 3: medical files of children between the ages of 12 and 15.
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  Speaker 3: The situation prompted government to initiate a review of the legislation. Now,
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  Speaker 3: government is looking for public feedback on the privacy rights
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  Speaker 3: and decision-making authority of young people, including the roles of children,
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  Speaker 3: their parents, guardians, and healthcare providers. The province is also
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  Speaker 3: seeking feedback on the findings and recommendations contained in the
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  Speaker 3: 2023 report on the legislation. The goal of the review
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  Speaker 3: is to address the concerns raised earlier this year. An
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  Speaker 3: online questionnaire is available through the EngageNL site, and there
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  Speaker 3: are options to provide written feedback as well. Government says
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  Speaker 3: the information gathered will inform potential legislative amendments during the
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  Speaker 3: fall sitting of the House of Assembly. More information can
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  Speaker 3: be found online at vocm.com.
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  Speaker 2: A pet owner has been charged after her roaming dog
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  Speaker 2: bit two people in Cornerbrook. RNC were contacted two weeks
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  Speaker 2: ago after two people were attacked by a large breed
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  Speaker 2: dog that was outside off-leash. The pair required medical attention
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  Speaker 2: for their injuries. A 45-year-old woman was charged under the
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  Speaker 2: Animal Health and Protection Act for failing to keep her
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  Speaker 2: dog safely tethered. Police are working with the city of
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  Speaker 2: Cornerbrook as part of the ongoing investigation. A local educator
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  Speaker 2: who has long extolled the virtues of physical activity is
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  Speaker 2: applauding the province of Manitoba's introduction of mandatory physical education
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  Speaker 2: at all levels in the K-12 system. The pilot health
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  Speaker 2: and physical education curriculum was announced by Manitoba Premier Wamp
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  Speaker 2: Canoe last week. The new policy makes in-person physical education
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  Speaker 2: mandatory for all students from kindergarten to grade 12, removing
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  Speaker 2: the ability of older students to opt out of gym class.
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  Speaker 2: Memorial University professor T.A. Loeffler calls it a very good move.
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  Speaker 4: We're teaching our students how to be physically active, how
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  Speaker 4: to be healthy. Not only takes care of their physical bodies,
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  Speaker 4: but also their mental bodies. And it also shows they're
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  Speaker 4: valuing that subject matter as much as the others.
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  Speaker 2: There's an increase in the price of diesel and home
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  Speaker 2: heating fuels. Diesel jumps six and a half cents per liter.
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  Speaker 2: Furnace and stove oil increases by 5.5 cents. Gas is
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  Speaker 2: down by 2 cents. A new report from RBC Economics
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  Speaker 2: says Canada's housing market appears to be finally taking steps
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  Speaker 2: towards a recovery. Here's Michelle Zedikian.
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  Speaker 1: The report says the process is unlikely to be uniform
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  Speaker 1: across the country, with prolonged market corrections in Ontario and B.C.
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  Speaker 1: having lasting effects on sentiment. RBC says the turnaround has
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  Speaker 1: come too late to prevent countrywide declines in home resales
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  Speaker 1: and prices this year, but it does see those metrics
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  Speaker 1: posting increases in 2027. However, it says a broad turnaround
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  Speaker 1: is not a guarantee given certain risks to the Canadian economy,
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  Speaker 1: like the U.S. trade war and conflict in the Middle East.
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  Speaker 1: Michelle Zadigian, The Canadian Press.
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  Speaker 2: The U.S. ambassador is scheduled to be in Gander for
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  Speaker 2: the 25th anniversary of the 9-11 terrorist attacks. Pete Hoekstra
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  Speaker 2: says the people of Gander showed the meaning of community
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  Speaker 2: during a dark time. Gander took in 38 diverted planes
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  Speaker 2: carrying 6,500 passengers when U.S. airspace closed after the September
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  Speaker 2: 11th attacks in New York. The town's care for travelers
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  Speaker 2: became the subject of the hit Broadway musical, Come From Away.
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  Speaker 2: A former CEO of Hospitality Newfoundland and Labrador has a
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  Speaker 2: new senior role within the provincial government. Craig Foley has
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  Speaker 2: been appointed as the new Deputy Minister of Tourism, Culture,
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  Speaker 2: Arts and Recreation. Foley will take over in the role
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  Speaker 2: on September 28th. A recent survey has found there's plenty
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  Speaker 2: of interest in Canada in both the CFL and NFL.
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  Speaker 2: The survey by sociologist Reginald Bibby found 7% of roughly 1,500
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  Speaker 2: respondents said they were CFL-only fans, while only 10% professed
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  Speaker 2: to be only NFL supporters. Meanwhile, another 10% stated they
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  Speaker 2: followed one or both leagues. Bibby says most people assume
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  Speaker 2: they are in competition for interest with the NFL winning,
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  Speaker 2: but there is considerable overlap. He says 27% of Canadians
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  Speaker 2: following pro football is at the same level as Major
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  Speaker 2: League Baseball and second only to the NHL. That's your news.
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  Speaker 2: I'm Sarah Strickland.