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Selections from Wednesday's show


Stolen iPad, stolen memories

A St. John’s woman says someone stole her developmentally delayed son’s bookbag… and in it was an iPad filled with all his pictures. Roma Coish and her son Tyler talk about the theft and the gap it has created in his life.
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Revitalizing Port Union

A group of Toronto architecture students is heading this way, looking for and coming with ideas for the "Culture of Outports". project. Philip Evans is a partner with ERA Architects in Toronto and Edith Sampson is with Port Union’s William Ford Coaker Heritage Foundation.
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Senator’s Colin Greening’s dad

It hasn’t been a great week for some senators, but the Ottawa Senators are bucking the trend as they prepare for game four of their NHL playoff series. With left-winger Colin Greening fast asleep preparing for the matchup, Anthony reaches his dad Fred, who flew to Ottawa be there for the matchup.
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Selections from Tuesday's show


Oklahoma tornado

A massive tornado struck an area outside Oklahoma City Monday afternoon. It turns out that CBC NL’s meteorologist Ryan Snoddon was part of a group looking for such phenomena there when the disaster struck.
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Ryan Snoddon in Oklahoma City


CBS thrift store

Conception Bay South residents look forward to the opening of a Salvation Army Thrift Store, after losing the original store a year ago. Salvation Army major Lorne Pritchett explains how the new store will be able to meet the community’s needs better than ever.
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Intravenous needle returns

The AIDS Committee of NL had a problem: most of the needles dispensed to drug users weren’t being returned. The committee’s executive director Gerard Yetman explains how education was the answer.
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Selections from Monday's show


Gardening and healthy children

If you’re having a hard time convincing your kids to eat their greens, you’ll want to hear about a new idea that the staff at Eastern Health is trying out this spring. Registered dietician Lisa Dooley tells Anthony about promoting healthy habits with the help of a community garden.
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Corner Brook’s MMA lessons

Grappling the attention of some youth in Corner Brook, a former mixed martial arts fighter becomes a teacher. The CBC’s Jeremy Eaton takes in one of the weekly classes.
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Salvage community museum

A fundraising effort in the town of Salvage hopes to keep local communities connected to their fishing culture. Edythe Goodridge is committee chair of the Salvage Fishermen’s Museum.
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Salvage trails
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