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VOCM News Evening Update October 5th · VOCM On Demand

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  Speaker 1: I'm Zach Power. A man has been arrested and charged
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  Speaker 1: following a string of break-in enters on Heavy Tree Road
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  Speaker 1: in St. John's. VOCM's Beth Fagan has more.
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  Speaker 2: The RNC were called about three separate break-ins between 4
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  Speaker 2: and 4.15 Saturday morning. After responding to the first incident,
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  Speaker 2: police discovered a single vehicle crash along the same stretch
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  Speaker 2: of road. They say the abandoned vehicle, which had been
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  Speaker 2: reported stolen... fled from police after they tried to pull
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  Speaker 2: it over earlier in the night. It was believed that
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  Speaker 2: the driver was the same suspect from the break-and-enter. During
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  Speaker 2: the third break-in, there was a physical altercation after which
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  Speaker 2: the suspect fled on the homeowner's bike. The victim suffered
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  Speaker 2: minor injuries. Police dogs were used to track the suspect
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  Speaker 2: to Robert E. Howlett Drive, where the man was arrested
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  Speaker 2: after a brief struggle. Police say the suspect, who showed
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  Speaker 2: signs of impairment, initially provided them with a fake name,
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  Speaker 2: but was later identified as 31-year-old Christopher Connors.
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  Speaker 1: Metrobus is reducing weekday service on some routes, many of
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  Speaker 1: which they just recently expanded due to staffing shortages. VOCM's
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  Speaker 1: Mahalia Artis has more.
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  Speaker 3: Additional service was added to routes 9, 11, 18, and
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  Speaker 3: 23 last month to help achieve a 30-minute minimum service
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  Speaker 3: along the network. However, the company says they are experiencing
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  Speaker 3: recruitment challenges, particularly for mechanics and transit operators. meaning it
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  Speaker 3: is difficult to maintain the number of buses required for
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  Speaker 3: current service levels. As such, beginning on October 26th, routes 9, 11,
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  Speaker 3: and 23 will be reduced to 60-minute frequency on weekdays.
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  Speaker 3: Routes 14 and 18 will only offer 30-minute frequency on
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  Speaker 3: weekdays during peak hours.
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  Speaker 1: The federal government has pretty much shut the door on
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  Speaker 1: any new pharmacare players, but Newfoundland and Labrador says they're
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  Speaker 1: ready to talk should Ottawa go back to its original
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  Speaker 1: intent for the program. Four provinces recently signed on to
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  Speaker 1: the federal subsidy on some contraceptives and diabetes drugs, but
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  Speaker 1: Newfoundland and Labrador was not one of them. Now the
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  Speaker 1: Carnegie government has publicly said it's not interested in pursuing
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  Speaker 1: any new deals. Health Minister Jody Wall says that he
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  Speaker 1: would be interested in sitting down at the table.
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  Speaker 4: This lies solely with the Fed, so I'm always open
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  Speaker 4: to having conversations with the federal government. I believe the
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  Speaker 4: people of our province of Newfoundland and Labrador want the
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  Speaker 4: provincial and federal governments to work closely together.
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  Speaker 1: Hospitality Newfoundland and Labrador is welcoming the exposure given to
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  Speaker 1: the province through the promotion of a new Netflix series
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  Speaker 1: launched this week. A massive digital billboard in Times Square
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  Speaker 1: in New York City is advertising the series below and
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  Speaker 1: reads like a tourism ad, inviting people to visit Newfoundland
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  Speaker 1: and Labrador, featuring a rugged fisherman played by actor Josh Hartnett.
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  Speaker 1: Juanita Ford of Hospitality NL says the publicity is an
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  Speaker 1: invaluable source to the local tourism industry.
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  Speaker 4: I mean, there's such value in that earned media and
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  Speaker 4: stuff you can't really probably go out and buy directly
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  Speaker 4: because the influencer status.
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  Speaker 1: And that's your news. I'm Zach Power.