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VOCM News Morning Update October 3rd · VOCM On Demand

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  Speaker 1: Local news now, a VOCM News Update.
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  Speaker 2: Mainly cloudy skies in Metro on this Saturday morning. Temperature
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  Speaker 2: 16 degrees, but that is going to fall this afternoon.
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  Speaker 2: I'm Brian Medour.
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  Speaker 1: St.
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  Speaker 2: John's Regional Fire Department reminding the public to charge electronic
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  Speaker 2: devices properly as Fire Prevention Week kicks off tomorrow. VOCM's
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  Speaker 2: Beth Fagan has the story.
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  Speaker 3: Portable devices like phones, tablets, tools, and e-scooters all carry
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  Speaker 3: rechargeable lithium-ion batteries, which the department says can explode or
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  Speaker 3: catch fire if not charged properly. They're reminding the public
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  Speaker 3: to use only approved chargers that come with the device
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  Speaker 3: or are approved by the manufacturer. They say to always
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  Speaker 3: charge devices on a desk or table, never on a bed, couch,
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  Speaker 3: or pillow, and to unplug it if it gets hot
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  Speaker 3: or starts to swell. They say to plug in large-scale
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  Speaker 3: items like e-scooters and tools outside and far from exits.
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  Speaker 3: And if your device does catch fire, call 911. The
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  Speaker 3: department is hosting a number of events to celebrate Fire
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  Speaker 3: Safety Week, a full list of which can be found
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  Speaker 3: at vocm.com. Beth Fagan, VOCM, Local News Now.
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  Speaker 2: Anyone gassing up today, in for a jolt. All types
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  Speaker 2: of gasoline skyrocketed by 10 cents at midnight. Diesel fuel
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  Speaker 2: went down by about 3 cents. Furnace and stove oil
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  Speaker 2: also dropped by about 2.5 cents. The latest round boosts
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  Speaker 2: regular unleaded gas in the Avalon Peninsula back up to
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  Speaker 2: 225 per litre. New Brunswickers going to be able to
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  Speaker 2: get flu shots and COVID-19 vaccines beginning October 13th. Provincial
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  Speaker 2: government is offering the shots free of charge to everyone
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  Speaker 2: aged 6 months and older. The province says the vaccine
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  Speaker 2: is strongly recommended for people at risk of severe infection
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  Speaker 2: due to age or underlying health conditions. The front man
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  Speaker 2: for the Irish descendants, remembering how one of their most
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  Speaker 2: popular songs first blew up on VOCM's Irish Newfoundland show,
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  Speaker 2: Con O'Brien received a Lifetime Achievement Award during the MusicNL
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  Speaker 2: Awards Gala Thursday night. One of their most beloved tunes
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  Speaker 2: is their version of Ratlambog. O'Brien recalls the strong reaction
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  Speaker 2: the song got when it was first released.
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  Speaker 1: It was on the Irish Newfoundland show, of course, and
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  Speaker 1: the reaction to that song that morning, they got so
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  Speaker 1: many calls at the switchboard. I remember my cousin used
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  Speaker 1: to work in there, Nancy Fitzpatrick, and they had to
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  Speaker 1: play the song. I thought it was 11 times, but apparently,
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  Speaker 1: Greg says, I think it was 12.
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  Speaker 2: Newfoundland Regiment wraps up its season-opening homestand this weekend, a
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  Speaker 2: pair of games against Naranda Huskies. The team split its
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  Speaker 2: first four games Puck drops at the Mary Brown Center
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  Speaker 2: tonight at 7 and tomorrow at 3. Up next, your
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  Speaker 2: weather forecast.