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Catholic church north of Edmonton destroyed in fire

EDMONTON — Firefighters were called to a burning Catholic church north of Edmonton around 3 a.m. on Wednesday.

As of 6 a.m., crews were still on scene extinguishing hot spots at St. Jean Baptiste Parish, but the Roman Catholic church on Morinville’s Main Street had been badly damaged and fire departments from neighbouring communities had been called in to help.

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