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VOCM Morning Update September 8th · VOCM On Demand

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  Speaker 1: Local news now, a VOCM News Update.
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  Speaker 2: I'm Sarah Strickland. Ottawa's retaliatory tariffs on American goods are
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  Speaker 2: now in effect. Here's Lisa Laporte.
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  Speaker 1: Duties of between 15 and 50 percent kicked in just
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  Speaker 1: after midnight Eastern time after Washington hit Canada with 50
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  Speaker 1: percent duties on multiple goods.
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  Speaker 3: U.S.
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  Speaker 1: President Donald Trump launched tariffs last month on goods ranging
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  Speaker 1: from hockey sticks and cement to honey after trade talks
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  Speaker 1: between the two nations broke down. The new Canadian tariffs
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  Speaker 1: impact American goods including dairy products, plywood and sunscreen. The
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  Speaker 1: Carney government pledged to match last month's U.S. tariffs dollar
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  Speaker 1: for dollar after negotiations for a trade deal froze and
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  Speaker 1: each side blamed the other for last-minute demands.
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  Speaker 2: The Privacy Commissioner is recommending that NL Health Services release
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  Speaker 2: information related to the core care contract as requested through
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  Speaker 2: access to information, in part because a lot of the
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  Speaker 2: information is already publicly available. Linda Swain reports for VOCM News.
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  Speaker 4: The complainant disagreed with the health authority's decision to withhold
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  Speaker 4: some of the information being sought by relying on Section
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  Speaker 4: 39 of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
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  Speaker 4: That section deals with the disclosure of information harmful to
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  Speaker 4: the business interests of a third party. The complainant argued
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  Speaker 4: there is a significant public interest in release of the
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  Speaker 4: entire contract. The Privacy Commissioner found that some of the
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  Speaker 4: information that was being withheld was already publicly available, and
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  Speaker 4: because of that, is recommending that NLHS release any information
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  Speaker 4: now known to be public within 30 days. The office
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  Speaker 4: is also asking that NLHS reconsider its decision on the
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  Speaker 4: remainder of the information released by releasing any information it
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  Speaker 4: determines does not meet the test for Section 39.
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  Speaker 2: The gymnastics club in Glovertown has ceased operations and called
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  Speaker 2: in the RCMP. Police are investigating allegations of fraud within
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  Speaker 2: the Hurricanes Gymnastics Club. In a Facebook post, board members
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  Speaker 2: say while the club will be closed for the upcoming season,
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  Speaker 2: this is not the end of the journey for the athletes.
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  Speaker 2: They encourage the young ones to keep working hard and
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  Speaker 2: say the Hurricanes will return as a strong, thriving organization.
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  Speaker 2: The teachers' union says its members need professional learning on
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  Speaker 2: the fast-moving technology that is artificial intelligence. A policy guide
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  Speaker 2: on the use of AI in the classroom was being
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  Speaker 2: drafted back in 2024. Union President Dale Lamb says teachers
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  Speaker 2: need the latest tools and skills in order to best
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  Speaker 2: prepare students.
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  Speaker 3: Teachers need meaningful professional learning to be provided. It can't
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  Speaker 3: be an add-on. It can't be something done at the
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  Speaker 3: end of the day. It really requires thought and it
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  Speaker 3: requires a lot of strategy. Because we're tasked with making
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  Speaker 3: sure the youth are prepared for a world with artificial intelligence.
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  Speaker 2: Traffic is going to be a whole lot busier tomorrow
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  Speaker 2: as students head back to class for the start of
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  Speaker 2: the new school year. Drivers are being reminded to watch
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  Speaker 2: for school buses, be prepared for delays, and never pass
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  Speaker 2: a school bus with its arm extended and the lights flashing.
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  Speaker 2: School zones are another area where speeds will need to
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  Speaker 2: be reduced. A registered education savings plan works best when
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  Speaker 2: parents start investing earlier, but experts say a late start
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  Speaker 2: in opening an account can still be beneficial. Canadian press
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  Speaker 2: reporter David Augustine has more.
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  Speaker 5: A registered education savings plan can provide government grants and
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  Speaker 5: tax-deferred investment growth to help families cover education costs after
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  Speaker 5: high school. Starting early offers the greatest benefit, but opening
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  Speaker 5: an RESP later can still be worthwhile because investments can
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  Speaker 5: continue to grow tax-free until money is withdrawn. If a
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  Speaker 5: child does not pursue further education, contributions can be withdrawn
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  Speaker 5: or redirected.
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  Speaker 2: This Friday marks the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks
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  Speaker 2: on the United States on September 11, 2001. While Gander
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  Speaker 2: has dominated the public discussion thanks to the success of
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  Speaker 2: Come From Away, All communities in the province that had
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  Speaker 2: runways big enough to accommodate transatlantic jets also saw a
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  Speaker 2: sudden influx of passengers when American airspace was shut down.
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  Speaker 2: John O'Leary was working in Memorial University's phys ed department
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  Speaker 2: at the time, and he remembers the plane people coming
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  Speaker 2: in from all over the world. many of whom were
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  Speaker 2: accommodated at the university. He recalled one man from Dallas who,
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  Speaker 2: as a joke, had worn a pair of Dutch clogs
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  Speaker 2: on his flight home from Holland, never expecting that he
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  Speaker 2: wouldn't get home for days and days.
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  Speaker 6: So his feet were in baths, and the way Montfisette operated,
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  Speaker 6: we outfitted on our teams with new equipment every year
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  Speaker 6: because they changed every year, right? So we had a
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  Speaker 6: supply room of used sneakers and boots and basketball shoes
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  Speaker 6: and stuff, and this guy's feet were a bloody mess.
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  Speaker 6: I took him downstairs, and I showed him. I said,
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  Speaker 6: what size feet do you wear? And he said, well,
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  Speaker 6: I'm normally around size 9 or 10. I said, well,
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  Speaker 6: the smallest I got here was size 15. You know
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  Speaker 6: what he said? He said, I'll take them.
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  Speaker 2: That's your news. I'm Sarah Strickland.