Convicted in his brother's death, Labrador man wants to stop revolving door for Indigenous offenders | Stung by byelection loss, Furey has strong words for Trudeau and carbon tax | Conception Bay South schools closed due to water main break
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Good morning, these are your top stories for Wednesday, April 17, 2024.
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Convicted in his brother's death, Labrador man wants to stop revolving door for Indigenous offenders; Johannes Semigak, 35, is serving time at the Labrador Correctional Centre in Happy Valley-Goose Bay for the death of his brother Thomas Tuglavina, in 2020\.

Convicted in his brother's death, Labrador man wants to stop revolving door for Indigenous offenders

April 17 , 2024 at 05:30:00 a.m. NDT • :

Johannes Semigak, 35, has spent nearly all of his adult life in jail. After causing the death of his brother, the Inuk man has embarked on a journey of learning about intergenerational trauma, relocation and addiction.
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Stung by byelection loss, Furey has strong words for Trudeau and carbon tax; A man wearing a navy suit and tie stands in front of a microphone

Stung by byelection loss, Furey has strong words for Trudeau and carbon tax

April 17 , 2024 at 06:03:08 a.m. NDT • :

Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey says a number of factors could have played into the Fogo Island-Cape Freels district going from red to blue in Monday's byelection — including views on the federal carbon tax.
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Conception Bay South schools closed due to water main break; Conception Bay South amalgamated in 1973 and is turning 50\.

Conception Bay South schools closed due to water main break

April 17 , 2024 at 08:09:26 a.m. NDT • :

Conception Bay South is dealing with a major water main break that's left much of the town with little or no water. Nine schools are closed.
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Boot camp for your brain! This program wants to diversify the tech sector; Melissa Sariffodeen, co-founder and CEO of Canada Learning Code, explains the 12-week program aims to give people the skills they need to be a software engineer\.

Boot camp for your brain! This program wants to diversify the tech sector

April 16 , 2024 at 04:50:33 p.m. NDT • :

Code to Career is a 12-week subsidized program for people who are typically underrepresented in the tech sector — like women, Black and Indigenous people. It teaches people how to create technology and the so-called language that software engineers use in the job. The CBC's Lukas Wall learned more.

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What's better than a boat full of Newfoundlanders? When it's a cruise in the Caribbean; By chance, a large chunk of a recent Caribbean cruise ended up being Newfoundlanders — and they took over the ship's deck one night for their very own party\.

What's better than a boat full of Newfoundlanders? When it's a cruise in the Caribbean

April 16 , 2024 at 07:29:28 p.m. NDT • :

A gaggle of Newfoundlanders found themselves at home — far, far away from home — after boarding a Caribbean cruise with hundreds of other passengers from the party-loving east coast province.
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Doctor testifies on erectile dysfunction at lawyer's trial in defence attempt to cast doubt on allegations; Robert Regular arrives at Supreme Court in St\. Johns Tuesday\. He has been granted permission by the court to sit alongside his defence team, instead of in the prisoner's dock\.  

April 16 , 2024 at 06:09:33 p.m. NDT • :

Doctor testifies on erectile dysfunction at lawyer's trial in defence attempt to cast doubt on allegations

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'Significant' snowfall possible for parts of Newfoundland on Thursday; A pedestrian left footprints through fresh snow Thursday, Jan\. 17, 2013 in downtown Winston-Salem, N\.C\. The Piedmont Triad region is expecting up to four inches of snow over night as Winter Storm Iago moves through the region\.  

April 16 , 2024 at 08:11:06 a.m. NDT • :

'Significant' snowfall possible for parts of Newfoundland on Thursday

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Law office staff take stand for defence at lawyer's sexual assault trial; Robert Regular's current law office in Conception Bay South\.  

April 15 , 2024 at 05:42:13 p.m. NDT • :

Law office staff take stand for defence at lawyer's sexual assault trial

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New MHA-elect says Fogo Island-Cape Freels win sends a clear message to the governing Liberals; Jim McKenna was chosen by the voters of Fogo Island-Cape Freels in Monday's byelection\.  

April 16 , 2024 at 11:51:09 a.m. NDT • :

New MHA-elect says Fogo Island-Cape Freels win sends a clear message to the governing Liberals

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St. John's senior receives full refund after airing automatic coin subscription concerns; Lloyd Walker, 92, had his money refunded, in full, following a CBC News investigation into his interactions with the Bradford Exchange\.  

April 16 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. NDT • :

St. John's senior receives full refund after airing automatic coin subscription concerns

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