She joined her husband in Canada. 2 months later, she was murdered | Tech solutions could mean a brighter food future in N.L., advocate says | Furniture can make a house a home, but a furniture bank says it can't keep up with demand
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Good morning, these are your top stories for Wednesday, October 02, 2024.
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She joined her husband in Canada. 2 months later, she was murdered; Baran Abed \(left\) and Mahdi Pourbaghi at the St\. John's International Airport this summer\.

She joined her husband in Canada. 2 months later, she was murdered

October 2 , 2024 at 05:30:00 a.m. NDT • :

The Iranian community in St. John's is devastated by the slaying of a 33-year-old woman whose life was violently cut short in July, just two months after she arrived in Canada. Police say her husband — who was also found dead — is the only suspect. Now, as she awaits her final journey home, a web of questions lingers over her husband's past.

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Tech solutions could mean a brighter food future in N.L., advocate says; NL Eats executive director of community outreach Mehnaz Tabassum says the fourth food forward conference was about technological solutions\.

Tech solutions could mean a brighter food future in N.L., advocate says

October 2 , 2024 at 08:00:00 a.m. NDT • :

Mehnaz Tabassum, a founder of the non-profit group N.L. Eats, says Newfoundland and Labrador needs to embrace technological innovation to boost its food security, including using artificial intelligence and hydroponics.
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Furniture can make a house a home, but a furniture bank says it can't keep up with demand; Amy Tulk is the executive director of the Home Again Furniture Bank\. She says the group constantly faces a waitlist of between 80 and 100 people and families in need of furniture for their homes\.

Furniture can make a house a home, but a furniture bank says it can't keep up with demand

October 2 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. NDT • :

A St. John's furniture bank says people across the Northeast Avalon are having trouble stocking their home with the basics.
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He's a running star, but Carolyn Stokes got to feed him Cheezies. Meet Joshua the goat; Joshua the goat ran several kilometres in a human running race\.

He's a running star, but Carolyn Stokes got to feed him Cheezies. Meet Joshua the goat

October 1 , 2024 at 07:00:00 p.m. NDT • :

Joshua the goat made a spur-of-the-moment decision to join the 250 runners as they passed by Taylor's Pumpkin Patch during the T'Railway Trek Half Marathon in Conception Bay South. Jeremy Taylor of Taylor's Pumpkin Patch talks about Joshua's run, his newfound fame, and his social nature.

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People share their reasons for talking about truth and reconciliation ; There was music, dancing and friendship in Happy Valley-Goose Bay at a truth and reconciliation event\.

People share their reasons for talking about truth and reconciliation

October 1 , 2024 at 04:16:22 p.m. NDT • :

Pauleta Tremblette says being candid with children is the best way to talk about residential schools. Sharing her culture includes all parts of it. Wally Andersen, a member of the Nunatsiavut Government, recalls his family's legacy with the dark chapter of Canadian history that saw families torn apart.
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Yes buoy! A piece of ocean science history caught off Newfoundland's south coast; The 64-year-old drifting buoy was deployed in the Bay of Fundy in 1960\.  

October 1 , 2024 at 01:15:02 p.m. NDT • :

Yes buoy! A piece of ocean science history caught off Newfoundland's south coast

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MV Calvert is part of the offshore fleet that can catch northern cod — here's a look aboard; The bridge of the MV Calvert, an offshore fishing vessel owned by Ocean Choice International\.  

October 1 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. NDT • :

MV Calvert is part of the offshore fleet that can catch northern cod — here's a look aboard

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Residents of Random Island shaken by weekend shooting; This BMW was found burning in the Newfoundland community of Makinsons\. Police believe the same vehicle was used in a shooting in Robinson's Bight on Random Island, about 150 kilometres away\.  

October 1 , 2024 at 07:15:32 p.m. NDT • :

Residents of Random Island shaken by weekend shooting

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Labrador residents say 'inhumane' food prices force families to go hungry; A 20-pack of Pogos in Nain is \$32\.59\.  

October 1 , 2024 at 06:21:40 a.m. NDT • :

Labrador residents say 'inhumane' food prices force families to go hungry

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Police apprehend inmate who escaped from HMP on foot; RNC says Todd Boland escaped from Her Majesty's Penitentiary on Tuesday morning\.  

October 1 , 2024 at 10:45:46 a.m. NDT • :

Police apprehend inmate who escaped from HMP on foot

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