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VOCM News Afternoon Update October 19th · VOCM On Demand

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  Speaker 1: I'm Zach Power. A novice driver on the West Coast
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  Speaker 1: had his license suspended after the RNC say that he
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  Speaker 1: consumed alcohol before getting behind the wheel. The vehicle was
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  Speaker 1: pulled over around 9.30 last night along Main Street in Cornerbrook.
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  Speaker 1: Drinking of any amount of alcohol before getting behind the
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  Speaker 1: wheel is illegal for anyone who had their license for
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  Speaker 1: less than a year or those under the age of 22.
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  Speaker 1: The man's vehicle was seized and his license has since
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  Speaker 1: been suspended. The extension of rate mitigation on the $ 13. 5
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  Speaker 1: billion debt owed to Muskrat Falls could be included in
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  Speaker 1: a new federal electricity strategy expected to be rolled out
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  Speaker 1: in the not-too-distant future. The federal energy minister says that
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  Speaker 1: the new strategy is being developed to make sure that
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  Speaker 1: the expansion of energy grids across the country is done
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  Speaker 1: in an affordable way. Minister Tim Huntsman was responding to
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  Speaker 1: questions about Muskrat Falls. Ottawa reached a $ 5. 2 billion rate
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  Speaker 1: mitigation deal with the provincial government in 2024 to cap
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  Speaker 1: electricity rates at 2.25% through 2030. Hodgson says that an
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  Speaker 1: extension of rate mitigation is something that he's not discussed
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  Speaker 1: with government. We'll have to talk about that in the future.
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  Speaker 1: That's not something I've been talking about with Minister Parrott.
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  Speaker 1: Stats Canada says the annual pace of inflation rose to 3.1%
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  Speaker 1: in September as the war in the Middle East continues
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  Speaker 1: to drive up the price of gasoline. The agency says
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  Speaker 1: the acceleration was led by a 27.8% spike in gas
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  Speaker 1: prices last month compared to a year earlier, despite the
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  Speaker 1: switch to a less expensive winter gas blend. Stat Canada
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  Speaker 1: says excluding gasoline, consumer prices increased 2.2% year-over-year in September.
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  Speaker 1: In Newfoundland and Labrador, inflation hit 4.7%, a jump from 4.3%
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  Speaker 1: last month. Inflation also hit St. John's harder in September,
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  Speaker 1: increasing from 4.3% to 4.6%. This is decision day for
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  Speaker 1: millions of Albertans as the polls open for the provincial referendum.
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  Speaker 1: Voters are being asked whether they want to stay in
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  Speaker 1: Canada or hold a second binding referendum on leaving confederations.
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  Speaker 1: The separatist question is just one of ten on the ballot,
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  Speaker 1: with the first nine focusing on immigration and constitution. Sticking
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  Speaker 1: in that province, Canadian Blood Services is encouraging people to
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  Speaker 1: give blood after a deadly fire at CFB Wainwright in Alberta.
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  Speaker 1: Strong and sudden winds sent flames from a fire tearing
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  Speaker 1: across the prairie landscape, killing four soldiers and sending 39
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  Speaker 1: others to hospital. The military has promised a full investigation
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  Speaker 1: into how the fire spread so quickly. CFB Wainwright is
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  Speaker 1: one of Canada's busiest bases and used mainly to train
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  Speaker 1: soldiers and prepare units for combat operations. And that's your news.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Zach Power.