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VOCM News Morning Update September 11th · VOCM On Demand

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  Speaker 1: Local news now, a VOCM News Update.
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  Speaker 2: I'm Richard Duggan. In the news, it was 25 years
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  Speaker 2: ago today that an act of hatred changed the world forever.
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  Speaker 2: A number of U.S. passenger jets overtaken by terrorists were
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  Speaker 2: used as weapons targeting a number of iconic landmarks in
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  Speaker 2: the United States. VOCM's Linda Swain files this report. The
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  Speaker 2: commandos aimed aircraft at the Twin Towers in New York
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  Speaker 2: and slammed into the Pentagon in Washington.
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  Speaker 3: Meanwhile, the passengers of United Airlines Flight 93 thwarted plans
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  Speaker 3: to target a federal government building in Washington, D.C. by
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  Speaker 3: overcoming the hijackers. The plane crashed into a field in Pennsylvania,
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  Speaker 3: claiming the lives of everyone on board. As the world
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  Speaker 3: started to absorb the horror of the unfolding events, another
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  Speaker 3: story was developing here in Newfoundland and Labrador. Transatlantic flights
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  Speaker 3: bound for the United States were suddenly had to find
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  Speaker 3: a place to land when American airspace was shut down.
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  Speaker 3: Hundreds of flights started landing in St. John's, Gander, Deer Lake,
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  Speaker 3: Goose Bay and Stephenville. Newfoundlanders and Labradorians, aware of the
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  Speaker 3: predicament thousands of travellers and crew were suddenly in, opened
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  Speaker 3: their homes and their hearts, offering comfort and peace in
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  Speaker 3: an otherwise confusing and horrifying time. The largest number of
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  Speaker 3: aircraft landed in Gander, where the population doubled over the
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  Speaker 3: course of a single day. A quarter of a century later,
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  Speaker 3: and while the province reflects on the thousands of lives lost,
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  Speaker 3: those special acts of kindness are also being remembered and
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  Speaker 3: shared in ceremonies throughout Newfoundland and Labrador. That includes Gander,
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  Speaker 3: which inspired the runaway hit musical, Come From Away. Linda Swain, VOCM,
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  Speaker 3: Local News Now.
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  Speaker 2: The price of gas has dropped slightly this morning, but
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  Speaker 2: most other fuel prices are up considerably. Gas has decreased
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  Speaker 2: by 1.6 cents, but that's where the relief ends. Diesel
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  Speaker 2: prices have shot up by 10 cents. Furnace oil in
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  Speaker 2: the island and stove oil in Labrador are both up
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  Speaker 2: by nearly 9 cents. The price of propane has also increased,
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  Speaker 2: but only slightly at less than a cent. A program
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  Speaker 2: which helps those who lost their primary residence in the
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  Speaker 2: Conception Bay North wildfires and who did not carry insurance
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  Speaker 2: is being extended. VOCM's Beth Fagan reports.
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  Speaker 4: The Temporary Housing Assistance Program is being extended until March
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  Speaker 4: 31st so that residents who lost their primary residence can
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  Speaker 4: continue to receive financial support for temporary housing. As well,
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  Speaker 4: government has directed the Canadian Red Cross to focus on
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  Speaker 4: the province's $ 3. 1 million portion of the appeal fund on
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  Speaker 4: supporting long-term housing solutions for those households. As part of
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  Speaker 4: the recovery efforts, officials from the CBN Wildfire Response and
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  Speaker 4: Recovery Team and from the Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation
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  Speaker 4: will be scheduling one-on-one sessions with each of the households
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  Speaker 4: in question in the coming weeks to discuss options. Beth Fagan,
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  Speaker 4: VOCM Local News Now.
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  Speaker 2: A 40-year-old man accused of impaired driving is now facing
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  Speaker 2: additional charges after refusing to comply with a breath demand
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  Speaker 2: and being in violation of release conditions imposed by the
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  Speaker 2: courts in Nova Scotia. Springdale RCMP were alerted around 2.45
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  Speaker 2: on the afternoon of the first day of school about
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  Speaker 2: a man driving erratically. Patrols located the described vehicle a
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  Speaker 2: short time later outside a local home. Police asked the
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  Speaker 2: Nova Scotia man for a breath sample, but he refused
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  Speaker 2: and would not identify himself when they tried to take
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  Speaker 2: him into custody. His license was suspended and he's been
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  Speaker 2: charged with refusal, resisting or obstructing a police officer. and
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  Speaker 2: failing to comply with the conditions of a release order.
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  Speaker 2: He's scheduled to appear in court in November. The provincial
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  Speaker 2: government will not be using the Education Accord report as
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  Speaker 2: its blueprint for the system, according to the education minister.
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  Speaker 2: The report was released by the then-liberal government one year ago,
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  Speaker 2: touting it as a document that would help to transform
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  Speaker 2: and modernize the way things are done. However, it has
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  Speaker 2: since been revealed that the document contained AI-generated citations for
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  Speaker 2: non-existent sources, tainting its credibility in the eyes of some,
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  Speaker 2: including NLTA President Dale Lamb. Paul Dinh says there's a
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  Speaker 2: lot of good information in the accord, noting the input
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  Speaker 2: of many teachers went into it, But the issues with
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  Speaker 2: the report that have come to light are unfortunate.
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  Speaker 1: People will question the credibility of that now for forever, really,
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  Speaker 1: when you look at it. But, no, the accord, it'll
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  Speaker 1: help inform us. It won't form our blueprint going forward,
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  Speaker 1: but certainly there's portions of that report that certainly will
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  Speaker 1: be useful in moving forward.
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  Speaker 2: And the VOCM Cares Foundation has launched a new initiative
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  Speaker 2: to help ensure all students are included in school activities.
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  Speaker 2: The School Inclusion Fund has been created to help remove
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  Speaker 2: financial barriers that may prevent students from participating in school events,
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  Speaker 2: with the foundation noting that even small costs associated with
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  Speaker 2: school activities can create barriers for students and their families.
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  Speaker 2: Applications for the fund will be open to all public
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  Speaker 2: schools in the province on Monday and and will close
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  Speaker 2: on October 1st. More information can be found online at vocm.com.
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  Speaker 2: That's your news. I'm Richard Duggan.