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VOCM News Morning Update October 11th · VOCM On Demand

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  Speaker 1: Local News Now, a VOCM News Update.
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  Speaker 2: Clear skies and temperature 5 degrees in Metro on this
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  Speaker 2: Sunday morning. I'm Brian Medour. Police in central Newfoundland have
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  Speaker 2: arrested a man who they believe was breaking into vehicles,
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  Speaker 2: but not before a little adventure. Bradley Pinson was taken
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  Speaker 2: into custody early Friday morning by the RCMP after somebody
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  Speaker 2: was getting into vehicles parked in the area of the
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  Speaker 2: church on Station Road in Grand Falls, Windsor. When officers
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  Speaker 2: approached the vehicle in question, the suspect ran. Police caught
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  Speaker 2: up with the 61-year-old a short time later. He faces
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  Speaker 2: charges of possessing property obtained by crime under $ 5, 000, theft
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  Speaker 2: under $ 5, 000, and failing to comply with court orders. Memorial
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  Speaker 2: University says it has made what it calls meaningful progress
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  Speaker 2: in addressing recommendations made by the Auditor General on university operations,
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  Speaker 2: VOCM's Zach Power reports.
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  Speaker 1: The Auditor General raised issues in two previous reports in
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  Speaker 1: 2023 and 2025. Last January, Denise Hanrahan highlighted MUN's deferred
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  Speaker 1: maintenance liabilities of $ 481 million. She said at the time
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  Speaker 1: that the university had not effectively or efficiently managed its
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  Speaker 1: capital portfolio. It also raised concerns about lack of oversight
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  Speaker 1: within the administration and found that Munt's facilities were poor
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  Speaker 1: and near critical condition. In an article in the Gazette,
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  Speaker 1: the university says it's implemented 62% of the AG's recommendations
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  Speaker 1: and another 27% are in progress of being met. It
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  Speaker 1: says demolishing Coughlin College saved them about $ 8. 4 million in
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  Speaker 1: deferred maintenance costs. and it has done significant work in
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  Speaker 1: its underground tunnel system. Several policies have been updated, including
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  Speaker 1: policies concerning oversight of the university and its condition.
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  Speaker 2: Another team has dropped out of the provincial under-18 AAA
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  Speaker 2: Hockey League. The Traction Central Impact out of Grand Falls, Windsor,
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  Speaker 2: were the first to fold. Now the league has confirmed
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  Speaker 2: that the Tri-Penn Osprey and Harbour Grace are dropping out.
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  Speaker 2: The Osprey went 3-4 in the season and Rouse scored
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  Speaker 2: 38-19 over those seven games. The departure leaves the league
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  Speaker 2: as a three-team circuit with two teams in the metro
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  Speaker 2: region and one in Cornerbrook. And the Premier is assuring
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  Speaker 2: that more affordability measures are in the works as government
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  Speaker 2: benefits from revenue generated from rising oil prices. Provincial budgets
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  Speaker 2: set a benchmark oil price of $ 79 a barrel in
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  Speaker 2: its forecast. As of Friday, Brent crude was fetching in
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  Speaker 2: the range of $ 103 a barrel after peaking well above
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  Speaker 2: $ 130 in the spring. As of last month, Finance Minister
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  Speaker 2: Craig Pardee indicated that the province could benefit to the
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  Speaker 2: tune of $ 500 million because of the rising price of oil.
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  Speaker 2: Weather forecast, St. John's right through to Clareville, sunny and
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  Speaker 2: 9 today. Central, sunny and 8. South Coast, sunny and 10.
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  Speaker 2: West Coast, Southwest Coast, Northern Peninsula, Sun and 8. I'm
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  Speaker 2: Brian Medour.