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• Man charged in four robberies - St. Albert Gazette

  27-07-2017 23:22
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  Man charged in four robberies
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  St. Albert RCMP have arrested a man suspected of four robberies, two in St. Albert earlier this week. FILE PHOTO/St. Albert Gazette. A man has been charged with four counts of robbery including two robberies in St. Albert earlier this week. St. Albert ...
  
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• Canoeist's body recovered from Gregoire Lake

  27-07-2017 22:38 via edmontonjournal.com
  A man’s body was recovered Thursday morning by a search and rescue operation in Gregoire Lake Provincial Park. 
   
  The 35-year-old man was boating on Gregoire Lake Sunday when his canoe tipped. RCMP responded to the possible drowning around 11:30 a.m. that day. 
   
  Police are not releasing the man’s name. 
   
  An autopsy is scheduled with the Edmonton medical examiner, but RCMP say their preliminary investigation turned up nothing suspicious about the death.
  
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• Miranda Ayim stepping up for Canadian women's national basketball team

  27-07-2017 22:19 via edmontonjournal.com
  For nearly a decade, Miranda Ayim has been an integral part of Canada’s senior women’s national basketball program, but the nine-year veteran may be stepping into one of her most important roles yet.
  With the national team retirements of Lizanne Murphy, Tamara Tatham and Shona Thorburn this spring, Ayim’s 145 games of international experience will be invaluable.
  “We look at her as a role model. When they see her, they see what it takes to be a pro and what it takes to be
  
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• Nothing suspicious about Gregoire drowning death, RCMP say

  27-07-2017 22:01 via edmontonjournal.com
  A man’s body was recovered Thursday morning by a search and rescue operation in Gregoire Lake Provincial Park. 
   
  The 35-year-old man was boating on Gregoire Lake Sunday when his canoe tipped. RCMP responded to the possible drowning around 11:30 a.m. that day. 
   
  Police are not releasing the man’s name. 
   
  An autopsy is scheduled with the Edmonton medical examiner, but RCMP say their preliminary investigation turned up nothing suspicious about the death.
  
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• Terry Jones: Eskimos able to get past injuries to keep perfect record

  27-07-2017 21:56 via edmontonjournal.com
  He’s Nex Mannup and he’s been the Edmonton Eskimos MVP so far this season.
  Nex Mannup has come in, time and time again, often replacing an all-star and generally getting the job done well enough to keep the Eskimos undefeated and on the cusp of a great early season opportunity to grab the season by the throat Friday against Wally Buono’s 4-1 B.C. Lions.
  First, Nex Mannup came into replace veteran middle linebacker and 2014 CFL Award winner J.C. Sherritt.
  Now he’s in there
  
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• 10 things to do in Edmonton this week: Sasquatch Gathering, Le Plaisir, and Bruno Mars

  27-07-2017 21:18 via edmontonjournal.com
  Northlane
  They’re hugely popular in Australia, where their last three albums have cracked the Top 5 on the charts, but Northlane are making it their mission to spread their gospel of prog metalcore to North America as well. The five-piece band from Sydney is on the road with their latest effort, Mesmer, grabbing critical plaudits even as they move towards a more alternative and experimental sound. Opening are Intervals and Invent, Animate.
  When: Thursday, July 27 at 7 p.m.
  Where: Union Hal
  
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• Veterans Affairs considers aid options after war plaques stolen

  27-07-2017 20:59 via edmontonjournal.com
  Veterans Affairs Canada is assessing what support it can offer the community of Griesbach after 17 plaques honouring war veterans and the town’s military history were stolen from their concrete bases last week.
  Sometime between July 23 and July 25, thieves made off with the metal panels which Griesbach Community League president Brad Tilley estimated would cost between $2,000 and $2,500 to replace.
  It is money the community league doesn’t have, Tilley told the Journal Wednesday.
  Thie
  
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• Inflated online ticket sales a focus for Alberta consumer law review

  27-07-2017 20:53 via edmontonjournal.com
  Price caps and regulating online ticket sales are on the table as the province wrestles with Alberta’s consumer protection laws.
  Over the next two months, the government wants to hear from Albertan consumers about what they think is unfair — whether it’s grossly inflated online ticket resale prices for artists like The Tragically Hip, or the selling tactics of specific brick-and-mortar stores.
  Announcing consultations Thursday, Service Alberta Minister Stephanie McLean said bus
  
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• Hamlets, Indigenous communities near Fort McMurray lack wildfire evacuation plans: report

  27-07-2017 20:03 via edmontonjournal.com
  Rural hamlets and Indigenous communities in the Fort McMurray region are in dire of need of emergency plans, according to a new report on the 2016 wildfire that devastated the Wood Buffalo area.
  The warning is part of a 178-page report completed by KPMG on behalf of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo looking at the wildfire response and recovery. It is one of dozens of lessons and observations compiled during the consultants’ investigation.
  The 2016 wildfire forced an emergency evac
  
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• Sherwood Park camp counsellor charged with child porn offences

  27-07-2017 19:28 via edmontonjournal.com
  A 19-year-old Sherwood Park camp counsellor has been charged with possessing and distributing child pornography following an 11-month investigation by Alberta’s internet child exploitation (ICE) unit.
  Investigators arrested the teenager, who had been employed as a day camp counsellor at the Strathcona Wilderness Centre for the past two years, at a Sherwood Park residence on July 13 and seized several electronic devices. His last day at work was July 12.
  RCMP’s National Child Exploita
  
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• Graham Thomson: Say hello to the new party, much like the old party

  27-07-2017 18:28 via edmontonjournal.com
  One of the big questions surrounding the new United Conservative Party is, what does it stand for?
  After all, it’s a party that has yet to have a founding convention.
  Well, if former Wildrose leader Brian Jean has his way, the UCP will pretty much be Wildrose 2.0.
  On Wednesday, Jean held his third news conference in as many days to announce a policy platform, this one on “Protecting Freedom and Democracy.”
  Among its planks: enact legislation to allow MLAs to be recalled, ban th
  
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• Photo Enforcement Locations - August 2017

  27-07-2017 17:13
  The City of St. Albert is sharing its photo enforcement Site of the Day locations for August 2017.   Enforcement... Read Post
  
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• Highway reopens after tanker hauling jet fuel catches fire after crash west of Edmonton

  27-07-2017 15:04 via edmontonjournal.com
  Stony Plain — A tanker hauling jet fuel caught fire after a collision Wednesday on the Yellowhead Highway about 35 km west of Edmonton.
  RCMP Sgt. Jack Poitras said it wan’t known yet if there were any injuries.
  Residents in a few nearby houses were asked to evacuate in case the tanker exploded, he said.
  The highway was closed between Range Road 30 and Range Road 31.
  An RCMP officer at a roadblock speaks with a Parkland County firefighter as emergency services respond to a tanker fire
  
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• For Black Friday tornado widow, tragedy spanned continents

  27-07-2017 14:17 via edmontonjournal.com
  Flairene Carreiro wore black for months after her husband died.
  Manuel Carriero, known to friends and family as Mel, was carried off when the July 31, 1987, tornado struck the lumber yard where he was collecting supplies for a landscaping job. Manuel and his brother, Bill, had a few moments to exchange words when they realized what was happening. Then he was gone.
  Carriero was one of 27 people killed on Black Friday, when the most destructive tornado in Alberta’s history carved a deadly pa
  
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• Thursday's letters: Let kids have fun on Talus Dome

  27-07-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Re. “Public art deserves to be respected,” Letters, July 25
  Some public art is meant to be touched. Some public art can be climbed on, sat upon, or interacted with in any number of ways.
  In this case, the public art is a huge, virtually indestructible lump of welded steel spheres. If some children can enjoy themselves by climbing on it, at least it is providing joy in some way.
  There is some public art, such as the Trevi Fountain, for example, that obviously should not be climbed on.
  
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• Opinion: Trump-style vitriol infecting Alberta politics

  27-07-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  I work in politics, so I’ve received my share of threats.
  But I never thought I’d get one from my own MP.
  On Monday night, Kerry Diotte, the member of Parliament for Edmonton-Griesbach, got on Twitter to tell Progress Alberta, the place where I work, that we should “be afraid — very afraid.”
  What exactly should I be afraid of, Mr. Diotte?
  Should I be afraid that your friends at The Rebel, an organization you are disturbingly cozy with, will turn their online trolls
  
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• ITU World Triathlon comes to Edmonton, impacts traffic

  27-07-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  As world-class athletes race through the city’s streets as part of the International Triathlon Union (ITU) World Triathlon Series Friday and Saturday, commuters should be prepared to change their routes due to road closures.
  For the safety of spectators and participants alike, there will be a number of road closures southwest of downtown and around the University of Alberta this weekend, the City of Edmonton said in a news release.
  The following roads will be closed on Friday, July 28, fro
  
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• Edmonton high school student set for expedition to High Arctic

  27-07-2017 08:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Devon Island in Canada’s High Arctic, north of Baffin Island across Lancaster Sound, is the world’s largest uninhabited island. Huge areas are covered in ice sheets hundred of metres thick. The rest is mostly a plateau ecosystem of rocks stripped bare by frost, used by NASA as a research station because of its similarity to the surface of Mars.
  The remote island is also where Edmonton high school student Cassandra Pryer is most excited to visit during her upcoming expedition to the H
  
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• Beans, peas, lentils and chickpeas: Harness the power of pulses

  27-07-2017 08:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Diabetes, heart disease and obesity are huge health problems facing the world today.
  What ties these medical Goliaths together is the fact they can be taken down by a diminutive food group known botanically as pulses. These are the dried, edible seeds of pod plants, such as chickpeas, lentils, beans and peas.
  Pulses are nutritional powerhouses “packed with protein, vitamins and dietary fibre,” says Debra McLennan, food and nutrition co-ordinator and registered dietitian at Alberta Pu
  
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• Fire Ball ride at K-Days closed after fatal accident in Ohio

  27-07-2017 06:23 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Fire Ball ride at K-Days is closed until further notice.
  North American Midway Entertainment, which provides the rides for K-Days, decided to close the Fire Ball on Wednesday night after a malfunction in Ohio earlier in the day killed one person and sent seven others to hospital, including three people in critical condition.
  “Our thoughts are with those affected by the tragic accident in Ohio this evening,” Lori Cote, Northlands communications manager, said in a statement Wednesd
  
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• Mayor Don Iveson launches re-election campaign, promises 'innovation corridor' along LRT route

  27-07-2017 05:34 via edmontonjournal.com
  Mayor Don Iveson kicked off his re-election campaign Wednesday evening saying he is “betting on Edmonton” and running to make the city fiercely competitive in business.
  “The economy is going to be my top priority,” he said, laying out a new plan for an “innovation corridor” along the LRT line between the Northern Institute of Technology, downtown and the University of Alberta.
  Empty offices downtown can be repurposed to provide start-up space and room to grow.
  
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• Tanker hauling jet fuel catches fire after crash west of Edmonton

  27-07-2017 05:30 via edmontonjournal.com
  Stony Plain — A tanker hauling jet fuel caught fire after a collision Wednesday on the Yellowhead Highway about 35 km west of Edmonton.
  RCMP Sgt. Jack Poitras said it wan’t known yet if there were any injuries.
  Residents in a few nearby houses were asked to evacuate in case the tanker exploded, he said.
  The highway was closed between Range Road 30 and Range Road 31.
  An RCMP officer at a roadblock speaks with a Parkland County firefighter as emergency services respond to a tanker fire
  
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• Random screening of electronic devices added to security procedure at Edmonton airport

  27-07-2017 04:59 via edmontonjournal.com
  Anyone flying out of a Canadian airport will have one more thing to worry about after the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) implemented new random security checks of electronic devices.
  Matching changes introduced in the United States last week, Canadian air travellers can now expect random checks of any electronic devices larger than a cellphone, Mathieu Larocque, a spokesman for CATSA, said after a news conference Wednesday at Edmonton International Airport.
  This change, phased
  
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• Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation hosts pow wow competition at K-Days

  27-07-2017 04:54 via edmontonjournal.com
  Aboriginal dancers take part in the pow wow competition, hosted by the Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation, at the Northlands Expo Centre, in Edmonton on Wednesday July 26, 2017.
  Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation hosts one of Canada’s largest competition pow wows at the Northlands Expo Centre, in Edmonton Wednesday July 26, 2017
  Fancy dancer Jenisa Cardinal, 8, dances backstage as she prepares to take part in the pow wow competition, hosted by the Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation.
  K-Days pow wow.
  K-Days pow wow
  
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• Veteran describes confrontational dealings to Veterans Affairs critic

  27-07-2017 04:29 via edmontonjournal.com
  Veterans need more help transitioning out of the military and communicating with the Department of National Defence and Veterans Affairs Canada, a Conservative critic said at a meeting Wednesday in Edmonton.
  About a dozen veterans met with John Brassard, the Opposition critic for veterans affairs, and Edmonton-Griesbach MP Kerry Diotte at the Norwood Legion.
  Kris Barker served for 12 years with the 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry.
  He said there is a disconne
  
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• Paula Simons: Is Edmonton 'homeless quarter' good social policy?

  27-07-2017 04:17 via edmontonjournal.com
  In 1929, as the Great Depression hit Alberta, the Rev. Harold Edwardson and his wife Hillie, opened a small soup kitchen and homeless shelter just north of downtown Edmonton.
  That original shelter had room for about 12 men who were down on their luck. But within a year, the Edwardsons were looking for more space to cope with the demand. Even after the Second World War ended, they kept expanding. In 1954, the Hope Mission was granted a development permit to build a single men’s hostel on th
  
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• Say hello to the new party, much like the old party

  27-07-2017 04:04 via edmontonjournal.com
  One of the big questions surrounding the new United Conservative Party is, what does it stand for?
  After all, it’s a party that has yet to have a founding convention.
  Well, if former Wildrose leader Brian Jean has his way, the UCP will pretty much be Wildrose 2.0.
  On Wednesday, Jean held his third news conference in as many days to announce a policy platform, this one on “Protecting Freedom and Democracy.”
  Among its planks: enact legislation to allow MLAs to be recalled, ban th
  
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• Connor McDavid expects Battle of Alberta to heat up

  27-07-2017 03:48 via edmontonjournal.com
  He bounced tennis balls off a racquet against world-ranked Genie Bouchard, attempted to throw more strikes into a net than Blue Jays pitcher Aaron Sanchez, and wore a wide grin through it all.
  Aside from the bitterness of not getting a shot to represent Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympics, life is good for young Connor McDavid these days. His Edmonton Oilers are on the upswing, he won the Hart and Art Ross Trophies for being the NHL’s MVP and leading scorer, and he signed a record eight-yea
  
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• Alberta Cancer Foundation launches largest early-bird lottery

  27-07-2017 03:37 via edmontonjournal.com
  The 18th annual Alberta Cancer Foundation Cash and Cars Lottery kicked off Wednesday morning, offering the largest early-bird prize in its history.
  “We’ve started to think of ways to make this the most exciting lottery ever, so our early-bird prize is the biggest it’s ever been, worth $485,000,” said Sean Capri of the Alberta Cancer Foundation.
  The prize package, with a ticket sale deadline of Sept. 14, includes a 30-foot 2018 Coachmen RV, a 4,720-square-foot fully servic
  
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• McLellan raises the bar for Oilers heading into Next season

  27-07-2017 03:35 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton Oilers head coach Todd McLellan knows expectations have risen dramatically in the past year.
  Having ended a 10-year playoff drought this spring and reached within a game of the Western Conference Final, McLellan knows where the bar is set heading into the 2017-2018 NHL season.
  It’s similar to where it was during his time as the San Jose Sharks head coach.
  “In Year 3, we have a much better idea of how our players are going to react to different types of coaching and motivatio
  
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• Edmonton inmate testifies now-deceased sex-assault victim lied about attack

  27-07-2017 03:35 via edmontonjournal.com
  A man convicted in a high-profile sexual assault case argued for a mistrial Wednesday, and court heard he plans to launch a second mistrial attempt in August.
  Lance David Blanchard called upon a fellow Edmonton Remand Centre inmate to give evidence to discredit the testimony of the now-deceased victim.
  The woman’s evidence, given during a 2015 preliminary hearing, was used to convict him a year later.
  The case gained attention in the spring when Justice Minister Kathleen Ganley ordered a t
  
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• Eskimos equipment manager nearing 1,000th game

  27-07-2017 03:25 via edmontonjournal.com
  Friday’s game at Commonwealth Stadium is all about the battle for the No. 1 spot in the Canadian Football League.
  But when the Edmonton Eskimos put their 4-0 record up against the B.C. Lions, who come in at 4-1, there will be a much larger figure reached.
  And if long-time Eskimos equipment manager Dwayne Mandrusiak wasn’t so humble, he’d probably grant interview requests on his four-digit accomplishment, rather than see it as a distraction to the team’s push for its first
  
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• Stats show Eskimos' Mike Reilly's the CFL's top-rated passer, or is he?

  27-07-2017 03:19 via edmontonjournal.com
  This just in: Mike Reilly is a good quarterback. But is he the best there is as of this moment?
  The Canadian Football League would suggest as much as the latest Top Performers of the Week were announced Wednesday and the Edmonton Eskimos pivot was alongside Calgary Stampeders running back Jerome Messam and defensive lineman Charleston Hughes in a clean Alberta sweep in Week 5.
  Reilly’s last-minute drive in a 31-28 win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats was the third game-winning, fourth-quarter
  
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• Soaring numbers at K-Days Tuesday after slow weekend start

  27-07-2017 03:11 via edmontonjournal.com
  At the midpoint of K-Days, Northlands president and CEO Tim Reid said Wednesday that attendance at the annual exhibition is picking up after a slow start, good crowds attended the inaugural K-Days Rodeo, and abortion rights protesters were asked to leave the fairgrounds Monday. 
  Attendance
  Attendance is starting to pick up after a slow opening weekend due to the weather, Reid said. But he said Tuesday was “a boomer of a day” with about 100,000 people on the grounds — one o
  
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• No need to fear proposed Strathcona County cannabis plant, CEO says

  27-07-2017 02:40 via edmontonjournal.com
  A planned Strathcona County medical marijuana facility will be an environmentally friendly operation with livestock, fruit trees and cannabis grown under natural light, the leader of the company said.
  People living near the proposed development southeast of Josephburg say the project is in the wrong location, could attract criminals and heavy traffic, and might cause other problems. But Canadian Rockies Agricultural Inc. chief executive Aaron Barr said he thinks their concerns can be alleviated.
  
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• Coach Todd McLellan bullish on unusually stable Edmonton Oilers defence

  27-07-2017 01:47 via edmontonjournal.com
  This in from Edmonton Oilers coach Todd McLellan, his press conference today where he gave thoughts on the Oilers defence, new forward Ryan Strome and the difficulties of keeping the core intact.
  On playing Adam Larsson and Oscar Klefbom this year: “In an ideal world we’ll keep them together. I thought they really grew up as a pair throughout the regular season. They could be counted on in a number of different situations, whether it was the need for offence or shutdown type situatio
  
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• UCP leadership candidate Brian Jean vows referendums on photo radar, equalization payments

  27-07-2017 01:43 via edmontonjournal.com
  If former Wildrose leader Brian Jean becomes leader of the United Conservative Party on Oct. 28, he’s promising to advocate for recall legislation, referendums on photo radar and equalization payments, and banning the use of union dues for partisan activities.
  Jean unveiled his most recent leadership planks Wednesday morning in Edmonton, many of which were policies the Wildrose Party pushed in the past.
  Equalization in particular has been a pet peeve.
  Late last year, he introduced Motion 5
  
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• Terry Jones: Can 'stacked card' bring UFC sizzle to Rogers Place?

  27-07-2017 01:25 via edmontonjournal.com
  It really wasn’t a fair question.
  But, then again, it seems to be THE question.
  Why doesn’t Demetrious Johnson have sizzle?
  Why doesn’t Amanda Nunes have sizzle?
  UFC 215 press conference day arrived Wednesday at Rogers Place to promote the ticket sales launch and the two headliners and defending champions were on the property.
  Since the day the pay-per-view headliners were announced, there’s been constant criticism around the UFC world about the lack of perceived star pow
  
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• Hope Mission wins right to rebuild 400-bed homeless shelter

  27-07-2017 01:15 via edmontonjournal.com
  Hope Mission won the right Wednesday to tear down and rebuild the 50-year-old Herb Jamieson Centre, despite community concerns the concentration of homeless services is damaging the neighbourhood.
  A decision from the city’s arms-length Subdivision and Development Appeal Board gives the not-for-profit agency the right to rebuild a structure with cots for 400 men at the 100 Street and 105A Avenue site.
  Hope Mission argued $16-million facility would improve safety by creating a new open-conce
  
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