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VOCM News Midday Update September 4th · VOCM On Demand

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  Speaker 1: Local News Now, a VOCM News Update.
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  Speaker 2: I'm Brian Medour. Two members of the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary
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  Speaker 2: have received national recognition for their work on a historic
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  Speaker 2: sexual violence case. Here's VOCM's Sarah Strickland.
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  Speaker 3: Constables Nadia Churchill and Tara Malloy were recognized with the
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  Speaker 3: Canadian Police Association's Award of Excellence for their work during
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  Speaker 3: the complex and extensive investigation into former teacher and volleyball
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  Speaker 3: coach Marcus Hicks. The investigation into Hicks began in the
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  Speaker 3: summer of 2023 at a home on Trails End Drive
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  Speaker 3: in Paradise. The investigation revealed that the man had been
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  Speaker 3: using numerous online aliases to coerce and sexually abuse dozens
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  Speaker 3: of victims, many of whom were underage. The investigation required
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  Speaker 3: officers to review an extensive amount of evidence, including tens
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  Speaker 3: of thousands of images and videos dating back more than
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  Speaker 3: 15 years. The investigation resulted in more than 150 criminal
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  Speaker 3: charges laid. Hicks, who was convicted in August 2025, is
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  Speaker 3: currently serving 18 and a half years in jail. The
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  Speaker 3: officers received the award of excellence during the Canadian Police
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  Speaker 3: Association's biennial conference in Victoria, B.C. on Thursday. Sarah Strickland, VOCM,
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  Speaker 3: Local News Now.
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  Speaker 2: Stats Canada says the economy lost 42,000 jobs in August,
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  Speaker 2: falling short of economists' expectations for a modest gain. Unemployment
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  Speaker 2: rate is unchanged, 6.4%. The drop in employment stops short,
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  Speaker 2: a strong run for the labor market, which added 181,000
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  Speaker 2: jobs from April through July. There were 20,000 fewer people
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  Speaker 2: working in the public sector last month, marking the third
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  Speaker 2: straight month of declines. The unemployment rate in Newfoundland and
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  Speaker 2: Labrador dropped significantly. It was 8.6% in August, that's down
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  Speaker 2: from 9.3% in July. Students entering Memorial University who are
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  Speaker 2: struggling with math despite graduating from the K-12 system will
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  Speaker 2: be offered some extra help thanks to funding being provided
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  Speaker 2: through the Hibernia Project. MUN President Dr. Janet Morrison says
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  Speaker 2: it's a trend that's been recognized at the university for
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  Speaker 2: some time and providing additional support in math can help
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  Speaker 2: improve student numeracy skills and ensure that the subject is
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  Speaker 2: seen as a pathway to success.
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  Speaker 1: For many students, first-year math can be a barrier, not
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  Speaker 1: just to completing their degree, but it undermines their confidence.
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  Speaker 1: and it can be kind of disruptive to moving through
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  Speaker 1: their program requirements. And so, you know, that in fact
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  Speaker 1: impacts about 25% of Memorial students who tend to, over
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  Speaker 1: the period of the last few years, have tended to
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  Speaker 1: retake first-year math.
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  Speaker 2: She says the Hibernia project has provided the university with $ 1. 9
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  Speaker 2: million for a three-year pilot. 1,200 students this fall will
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  Speaker 2: have access to small group tutorials. That's your news. I'm
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  Speaker 2: Brian Medour.