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VOCM News Afternoon Update October 24th · VOCM On Demand

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  Speaker 1: Local News Now, a VOCM News Update.
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  Speaker 2: It is a rainy Saturday in Metro. I'm Brian Medour.
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  Speaker 2: The province is going to cut some fees as part
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  Speaker 2: of its next hit on the cost of living to
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  Speaker 2: be unveiled Monday morning. I don't have details of the package,
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  Speaker 2: but the location tells us that the measure will have
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  Speaker 2: a lot to do with the expense of owning and
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  Speaker 2: driving a vehicle. There are dozens of categories of taxes
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  Speaker 2: and fees related to being on the road but the
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  Speaker 2: driver's license and vehicle registration costs hit most more frequently.
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  Speaker 2: News conference slated for Monday morning, 10.30, Motor Vehicle in
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  Speaker 2: Mount Pearl, according to Finance Minister Craig Party. He'll be
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  Speaker 2: joined by two MHAs. Loblaw says it is starting to
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  Speaker 2: notify around 2 million Canadians who are affected by a
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  Speaker 2: data breach. The grocer says the breach may have revealed
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  Speaker 2: their name, email address, home address, date of birth, loyalty
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  Speaker 2: card number, certain purchase order details, and partial payment card information.
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  Speaker 2: It notes the extent of the leak is different for everyone.
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  Speaker 2: Not all types of information were involved for every customer.
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  Speaker 2: It's offering complimentary credit monitoring and identity restoration services through TransUnion.
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  Speaker 2: Also noting that it has notified law enforcement and regulatory
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  Speaker 2: authorities and strengthened its security systems. Winnipeg police say they
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  Speaker 2: have suspended Crimestoppers in light of a massive data breach
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  Speaker 2: of the crime reporting system. The pause comes after CBC
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  Speaker 2: reported that one and a half million tips submitted to
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  Speaker 2: Canadian Crimestoppers programs over the last 25 years were stolen
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  Speaker 2: earlier this year. Winnipeg police say they learned that some
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  Speaker 2: city-related data was included in that breach. They're reviewing the
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  Speaker 2: additional safeguards and security measures that Crimestoppers is implementing. British
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  Speaker 2: Columbians going to the polls today in a provincial election.
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  Speaker 2: A five-week campaign saw the major parties fight over issues
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  Speaker 2: from health care to housing, the record deficit, and the
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  Speaker 2: increased cost of living. NDP leader David Eby called the
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  Speaker 2: snap election two years early, saying yesterday it was needed
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  Speaker 2: to end frustration with a stalled legislature in which the
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  Speaker 2: NDP held a one-seat majority. CEO of the Atlantic Lottery
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  Speaker 2: Corporation says he's open to establishing a casino in this province,
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  Speaker 2: but current legislation does not allow it. Newfoundland and Labrador,
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  Speaker 2: the only province in Canada without a casino. Dallas McCready
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  Speaker 2: says he's open to working with government if the province
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  Speaker 2: is agreeable.
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  Speaker 1: You know, that's a policy decision that's best left with
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  Speaker 1: the provinces. If they were to choose that model, we'd
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  Speaker 1: be happy to partner with them and operate that. But ultimately,
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  Speaker 1: that's a decision for the governments to make.
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  Speaker 2: Up next, your weather forecast.