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Parts of 17 Ave. S.W. re-opened as Calgary police deem suspicious package to be safe

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Calgary police have re-opened parts of 17 Ave. S.W. that were closed for reports of a suspicious package in a Canada Post mailbox.

The call came in just before 10 a.m.

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Police cordoned off 17 Ave. and 8 St. S.W., as well as 8 St. between 16 and 18 Ave. S.W. as they investigated.

The package was deemed safe, although it wasn’t revealed what investigators found.

All the closed roads were re-opened to pedestrians and traffic around 2:30 p.m.

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