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VOCM News Morning Update September 27th · VOCM On Demand

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  Speaker 1: I'm Mahalia Artis. A man has been charged with violence
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  Speaker 1: against an intimate partner after an incident in the West
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  Speaker 1: End of St. John's. It happened just before the lunch
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  Speaker 1: hour yesterday. Officers arrested the 63-year-old, also charging him with
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  Speaker 1: property damage. He was taken to the lockup for court today.
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  Speaker 1: Another man faces several charges after a property in the
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  Speaker 1: West End of St. John's was damaged at daybreak yesterday.
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  Speaker 1: RNC located a 27-year-old who matched the description provided to
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  Speaker 1: them and took him in. He'll be charged with breaching
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  Speaker 1: probation and causing a disturbance. The annual Police and Peace
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  Speaker 1: Officers Memorial Ceremony is taking place at Confederation Building today.
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  Speaker 1: The annual event, which coincides with a similar one on
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  Speaker 1: Parliament Hill in Ottawa, pays tribute to those who have
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  Speaker 1: died in the line of duty. 21 police and peace
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  Speaker 1: officers have lost their lives in this province. The ceremony
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  Speaker 1: is at the monument site outside the main entrance of
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  Speaker 1: Confederation Building at 11 a.m. The third annual Trail Ray
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  Speaker 1: Trek half marathon is happening in the town of Conception
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  Speaker 1: Bay South today. Running from Seal Coast to Topsail Beach,
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  Speaker 1: the event is expecting as many as 500 participants to
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  Speaker 1: race along roads and trails in the area. Drivers are
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  Speaker 1: being warned to expect delays in road closures along the
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  Speaker 1: course and are asked to plan alternate routes where possible.
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  Speaker 1: The event will go until noon today. The recreational fishery
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  Speaker 1: officially closes today, marking the end of a historic season.
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  Speaker 1: The fishery opened back in July under a new seven-day-a-week
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  Speaker 1: model for most parts of the province. The expansion was
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  Speaker 1: granted following a healthy return of cod stock, something not
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  Speaker 1: seen in decades. However, not all areas were included in
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  Speaker 1: the expanded season. Parts of the west and southwest coasts
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  Speaker 1: were left off the list due to ongoing concerns over
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  Speaker 1: low stock numbers in that region. Ottawa says it will
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  Speaker 1: re-evaluate the numbers throughout the winter ahead of next year's fishery.
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  Speaker 1: A powerful storm is creeping along the U.S. northeast coast,
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  Speaker 1: causing high winds and knocking out electricity for thousands. Northeaster
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  Speaker 1: is affecting the Mid-Atlantic area and New England. At one point,
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  Speaker 1: around 100,000 customers were without power on Saturday. The National
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  Speaker 1: Weather Service warns that high winds, tides and heavy rain
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  Speaker 1: will continue through today. In New Jersey, New York, and elsewhere,
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  Speaker 1: some streets are flooded and some homes and businesses are inundated.
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  Speaker 1: The storm has led to flight cancellations and concert postponements
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  Speaker 1: and disrupted sports events. Officials are urging residents to use caution.
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  Speaker 1: Now for a look at your weather in St. John's
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  Speaker 1: Metro and the rest of the Avalon today. Sunny, northerly
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  Speaker 1: 30 and a high of 16. Tonight, some cloud, northerly
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  Speaker 1: 30 and a low plus 4 with a risk of frost.
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  Speaker 1: In Clarendonville and central Newfoundland, Sunny today, light winds, temperature
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  Speaker 1: to 11. Tonight, clear, light winds and a low plus 2.
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  Speaker 1: On the south coast, a mix of sun and cloud. Today,
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  Speaker 1: light winds and a high of 18. Tonight, clear, northeasterlies
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  Speaker 1: 30 and a low of 6. On the west coast
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  Speaker 1: and southwest coast and northern peninsula. Today, sunny, light northerlies
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  Speaker 1: and a high of 14. Tonight, clear, light winds and
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  Speaker 1: a low plus 5. That's your news. I'm Mahalia Artis.