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VOCM News Afternoon Update October 5th · VOCM On Demand

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  Speaker 1: Local news now, a VOCM News Update. I'm Sarah Strickland.
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  Speaker 1: The federal government has pretty much shut the door on
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  Speaker 1: new pharmacare players, but Newfoundland and Labrador is ready to
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  Speaker 1: talk should Ottawa go back to the original intent of
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  Speaker 1: the program. Four provinces signed on shortly after the federal
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  Speaker 1: subsidy on some contraceptives and diabetes drugs came into being,
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  Speaker 1: but NL was not one of them. Now, the Kearney
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  Speaker 1: government has publicly said it is not interested in pursuing
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  Speaker 1: any new deals, but will honour existing ones. Health Minister
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  Speaker 1: Jody Wall would be interested in sitting down at the
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  Speaker 1: table and talking pharmacare.
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  Speaker 2: This lies solely with the Fed, so I'm always open
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  Speaker 2: to having conversations with the federal government. I believe the
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  Speaker 2: people of our province of Newfoundland and Labrador want the
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  Speaker 2: provincial and federal governments to work closely together. And a
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  Speaker 2: good working relationship is key when we have all these
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  Speaker 2: initiatives in mind for the people of our province. So
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  Speaker 2: I'm willing to have that conversation any time with the
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  Speaker 2: federal government and to have that and to see if
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  Speaker 2: it can be moved forward. That currently right now lies
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  Speaker 2: in their court.
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  Speaker 1: Quebec voters will choose a new provincial government today. Eligible
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  Speaker 1: voters in the province's 127 ridings are heading to the
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  Speaker 1: polls today, and they'll have until 8 local time to
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  Speaker 1: have their say on the ballot. The leaders have crisscrossed
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  Speaker 1: the province over the last 40 days. The campaign has
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  Speaker 1: been dominated by questions of economic uncertainty, cost of living,
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  Speaker 1: and the looming prospect of a third sovereignty referendum. Hospitality
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  Speaker 1: Newfoundland and Labrador is welcoming the exposure given to the
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  Speaker 1: province through the promotion of a new Netflix series set
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  Speaker 1: to launch this week. A massive digital billboard in Times
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  Speaker 1: Square in New York City advertising the series below reads
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  Speaker 1: like a tourism ad inviting people to visit Newfoundland and
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  Speaker 1: Labrador and features a rugged fisherman played by actor Josh Hartnett.
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  Speaker 1: Chief Project Officer for Hospitality Newfoundland and Labrador Juanita Ford
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  Speaker 1: says the publicity is invaluable to the local tourism industry.
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  Speaker 3: I mean, there's such value in that earned media and
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  Speaker 3: stuff you can't really probably go out and buy directly
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  Speaker 3: because the influencer status of a major Hollywood movie star is...
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  Speaker 3: brings even more than you can even put into a
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  Speaker 3: marketing budget. It's great exposure for the industry itself, and
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  Speaker 3: it provides an opportunity for people to think and dream
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  Speaker 3: about coming to Newfoundland and Labrador.
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  Speaker 1: With British Columbia set to adopt permanent daylight time next month,
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  Speaker 1: new research suggests it may affect one's health. Here's Aaron Sousa.
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  Speaker 4: Evidence reviewed by a team of four BC researchers suggests
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  Speaker 4: it's better to move to permanent standard time and not
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  Speaker 4: daylight time. They say it's largely because it better aligns
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  Speaker 4: with the body's rhythm. Their analysis comes as BC and
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  Speaker 4: much of Western Canada is set to adopt permanent daylight
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  Speaker 4: time on November 1st. One researcher says starting your winter
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  Speaker 4: day in the dark could affect your ability to sleep
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  Speaker 4: or wake up in the morning and lead to health concerns.
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  Speaker 4: It could also impact youth and how well they do
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  Speaker 4: in school when classes start in the dark. Erin Sousa,
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  Speaker 4: the Canadian Press.
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  Speaker 1: That's your news. I'm Sarah Strickland.