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VOCM News Late-Day Update September 17th · VOCM On Demand

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  Speaker 1: I'm Zach Power in the news. This is not a debate.
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  Speaker 2: This is a sales pitch selling the unsellable, Mr.
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  Speaker 3: Speaker.
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  Speaker 1: That's exactly what this is. The MHA for Lake Melville
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  Speaker 1: rose in the House of Assembly today, roundly condemning the
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  Speaker 1: latest agreement with Quebec on Churchill Falls, outlining the reasons
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  Speaker 1: why he quit caucus and why he'll be voting against
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  Speaker 1: the deal. Keith Russell dropped a political bombshell just as
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  Speaker 1: the debate in the House of Assembly was just about
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  Speaker 1: to get underway on Monday, crossing the floor to sit
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  Speaker 1: as an independent. Today he had his opportunity to explain
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  Speaker 1: his reasons behind that decision, referencing the way in which
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  Speaker 1: the provincial government has treated the Innu Nation in a
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  Speaker 1: recent dispute over their historic presence in Labrador.
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  Speaker 2: We have to talk about this project being on Innu land,
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  Speaker 2: and Innu nations should be respected during this process, and
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  Speaker 2: they have not been, and I can say that this
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  Speaker 2: government has given them the ultimate disrespect and challenging their
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  Speaker 2: identity and their history in Labrador, Mr.
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  Speaker 3: Speaker.
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  Speaker 1: It all comes as the Premier says there's no doubt
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  Speaker 1: in his mind that the hydro deal will pass through
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  Speaker 1: the House of Assembly tonight. Tony Wakeham says the PC
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  Speaker 1: caucus is united in support of the agreement between Quebec
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  Speaker 1: and Newfoundland and Labrador. He claims the current version is
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  Speaker 1: better than the one that was scrapped, which was signed
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  Speaker 1: in 2024.
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  Speaker 3: Let me just ask one more thing to that. You know,
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  Speaker 3: you have a federal government here. The Prime Minister of
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  Speaker 3: the country has a plan to build Canada.
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  Speaker 4: Strong.
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  Speaker 3: Talks about the need for electrification. Talks about the need
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  Speaker 3: to build energy quarters. And the Liberal members in the
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  Speaker 3: House of Assembly are prepared to walk away from that.
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  Speaker 1: Batten down the hatches, an intense low-pressure system will bring
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  Speaker 1: strong northwesterly winds to parts of the eastern portion of
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  Speaker 1: the island on Saturday. Environment Canada meteorologist Ian Hubbard says
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  Speaker 1: the slow-moving system will start to intensify as it moves
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  Speaker 1: across the island early Saturday morning. A special weather statement
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  Speaker 1: has been issued for many areas of the province.
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  Speaker 4: Those winds are going to pick up from the northwest
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  Speaker 4: starting during the overnight hours Friday night into early Saturday
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  Speaker 4: morning and persist for part of the day on Saturday
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  Speaker 4: giving some pretty strong gusts with probably the highest gusts
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  Speaker 4: right now we're looking at maybe 100 to 110 kilometers
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  Speaker 4: per hour for parts of the East Coast and the
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  Speaker 4: Northeast Coast.
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  Speaker 1: That special weather statement issued for the Avalon, Northeast Coast, Clarenville,
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  Speaker 1: parts of St. John's as well. And finally, the RNC
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  Speaker 1: has increased patrols and is gathering more information as it
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  Speaker 1: investigates a reported assault in the Kilbride area. VOCM's Linda
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  Speaker 1: Swain has more.
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  Speaker 5: RNC say operational patrols, police dogs, a drone operator, forensic
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  Speaker 5: services and the criminal investigation division were sent to Kilbride
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  Speaker 5: to conduct an investigation. A search for what was described
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  Speaker 5: as a male suspect was unsuccessful, according to police. Investigators
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  Speaker 5: are offering their support to the complainant and are gathering
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  Speaker 5: information to determine the events of that night. Police have
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  Speaker 5: increased patrols in the area and officers are canvassing the
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  Speaker 5: neighbourhood for information or video footage. RNC say there is
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  Speaker 5: no general risk to public safety, but they ask people
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  Speaker 5: to remain vigilant and aware of their surroundings as a precaution.
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  Speaker 5: Anyone with information is asked to contact the RNC. Linda Swain, VOCM,
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  Speaker 5: Local News Now.
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  Speaker 1: And that's your news. I'm Zach Power.