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Edmonton's Andrew Knack criticized police chief for Israel trip, along with Canada's oldest mosque

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Since last week, Edmonton has been embroiled in a controversy that should be impossible for a city that underwent an ISIS attack less than a decade ago. On one side, diaspora groups and progressive politicians; on the other, Police Chief Warren Driechel, who dared to take a professional development trip to one of the most terrorism-stricken developed countries in the world: Israel.

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It all began when CityNews recapped Driechel’s journey in a brief Wednesday Q&A. It was part of a semi-regular delegation organized by the professional organization for North America’s big-city police chiefs; Dreichel’s seat on the tour was paid for by the organization and........

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