Suspicious package found in north Edmonton deemed non-threatening

EDMONTON -- A transit centre in north Edmonton was evacuated for about two hours Saturday morning due to a suspicious package.

Police responded around 9:20 a.m. to the Northgate Transit Centre due to the package, forcing the closure of roads in the area of 137 Avenue between 97 Street and Northgate Mall.

The package was examined and found to be non-hazardous.

No one was injured.

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  Police were called about a suspicious package on May 9, 2020. (Brandon Lynch/CTV News Edmonton)