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VOCM Morning Update August 27th · 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. The Bayvert Peninsula is mourning after two
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  Speaker 2: tragedies in one day. Area MHA Lynn Paddock says the
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  Speaker 2: area suffered the loss of two people yesterday, one in
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  Speaker 2: a house fire in Rattling Brook, the other while fishing
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  Speaker 2: in Westport. In a post to Facebook, Paddock says the
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  Speaker 2: fish harvester ran into trouble with a load of squid
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  Speaker 2: near his home wharf. It's the second fishing tragedy in
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  Speaker 2: the area this summer. Two men died last month after
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  Speaker 2: their vessel capsized near the small community of Harbor Round.
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  Speaker 2: Paddock sends his condolences to the families and friends of
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  Speaker 2: those lost in yesterday's incidents. At least three people are
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  Speaker 2: dead and 558 are missing after a glacial collapse that
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  Speaker 2: caused devastating floods in Tibet, while at least 162 people
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  Speaker 2: have been killed by flash floods in Nepal. Chinese officials
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  Speaker 2: say 260 of those missing in Tibet are foreigners, and
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  Speaker 2: two villagers have been rescued. Nepal says hundreds of people
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  Speaker 2: are missing, and those include at least 24 Canadians, along
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  Speaker 2: with dozens of people from India, the United States, Australia,
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  Speaker 2: and Britain. Quebec Premier Christine Frechette is expected to pay
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  Speaker 2: a visit to that province's lieutenant governor today, officially kicking
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  Speaker 2: off the Quebec election. Normally, a general election in our
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  Speaker 2: neighboring province would only garner marginal political interest in Newfoundland
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  Speaker 2: and Labrador, but arguably, this election is different. Expect the
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  Speaker 2: Churchill Falls Agreement announced in St. John's earlier this month
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  Speaker 2: to be among the province's election issues. Some questions had
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  Speaker 2: previously been raised about the future of the agreement should
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  Speaker 2: Quebecers choose to elect a new provincial government. However, the
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  Speaker 2: separatist Parti Quebecois, which last week was leading in the polls,
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  Speaker 2: is not expected to put the deal, which has yet
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  Speaker 2: to be finalized, in jeopardy. The party's separatist agenda also
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  Speaker 2: appears to have been put on the back burner for
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  Speaker 2: the time being, given the uncertainty created by the trade
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  Speaker 2: war with the United States. Ontario Premier Doug Ford says
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  Speaker 2: all options are on the table and he's willing to
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  Speaker 2: cut electricity exports to the United States if the trade
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  Speaker 2: war continues to escalate, but says he can't go it alone.
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  Speaker 2: Ford made the comments during a housing announcement in Bonn yesterday.
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  Speaker 1: We need a Team Canada approach and I'd be happy
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  Speaker 1: within the provinces to lead that approach. If this escalates
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  Speaker 1: and we can't get back to the table... and he
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  Speaker 1: keeps coming after us. All options are on the table,
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  Speaker 1: in my opinion, but I can't do it alone. We
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  Speaker 1: have other provinces that send electricity down to the U.S.
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  Speaker 1: We all have to be on the same page.
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  Speaker 2: A report issued Tuesday estimates the impact on American families
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  Speaker 2: from the counter-tariffs. Details now from ABC News White House
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  Speaker 2: correspondent Karen Travers.
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  Speaker 3: The Yale Budget Lab said that it's about $ 1, 100 right
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  Speaker 3: now for the typical American household per year, the impact
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  Speaker 3: of all the tariffs, and that includes what he had
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  Speaker 3: put into effect over the weekend. So this is having
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  Speaker 3: a real impact on American consumers in terms of what
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  Speaker 3: we're seeing in potential price increases.
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  Speaker 2: The College of the North Atlantic says it's premature to
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  Speaker 2: speak of its plans for skilled trades courses to meet
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  Speaker 2: anticipated increased demand for projects related to Churchill Falls. The
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  Speaker 2: institution was responding to an inquiry from VOCM News about
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  Speaker 2: plans to add or increase its skilled trades offerings given
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  Speaker 2: the planned megaprojects. It says it's committed to communities in Labrador,
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  Speaker 2: noting that its campuses serve as vital educational and community
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  Speaker 2: hubs in the region. CNA states it has a long
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  Speaker 2: history of responding to industry and community needs and will
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  Speaker 2: monitor the situation to ensure it can support the growth
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  Speaker 2: and prosperity of Labrador and the province as a whole.
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  Speaker 2: Marine Atlantic has taken ownership of its newest vessel. Last January,
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  Speaker 2: the Crown Corporation announced it had entered into a five-year
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  Speaker 2: lease with Stena to acquire the vessel, which has been
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  Speaker 2: named the Eel Rouge. Colin Thibault, the VP of Service
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  Speaker 2: and Innovation at Marine Atlantic, says the ship is currently
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  Speaker 2: in Gibraltar.
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  Speaker 4: Once that happens, we have some of our Marine Atlantic
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  Speaker 4: crew in Gibraltar. They will be part of the voyage
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  Speaker 4: to North Sydney. And that'll be the beginning of the
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  Speaker 4: familiarization process for the crew that are on board. So
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  Speaker 4: assuming we sign in the next few days, the vessel
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  Speaker 4: will be en route and it will probably take six
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  Speaker 4: to seven days to get to North Sydney.
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  Speaker 2: Thibault says the plan all along has been for the
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  Speaker 2: Eel Rouge to go into service mid-October when the Blue
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  Speaker 2: Petise goes on dry dock. Someone in this province is
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  Speaker 2: waking up $ 5 million richer. A ticket purchase online for
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  Speaker 2: last night's Lotto 649 draw ended up getting all the
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  Speaker 2: right numbers for the classic draw jackpot. Atlantic Lotto will
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  Speaker 2: have more details on the winner once they come forward.
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  Speaker 2: That's your news. I'm Sarah Strickland.