One day after holding a news conference about the closure of an Edmonton shisha bar and denouncing the owner and business as a risk to public safety, city officials reversed the decision, CBC News has learned. "Therefore, on September 25, 2018, the city vacated the decision to cancel the business licence and notified the licensee immediately." (Nyala Lounge)Tesfay had been publicly accused by city officials of running an unsafe operation at his lounge and bar located at 108th Avenue and 98th Street. City restarts process to cancel licenceTesfay questioned why city officials would hold a news conference before the 14-day time period passed in which he could appeal the decision. After he paid a fine for overcrowding in July, city officials took the unusual step of sending out a media release about the move.

Source: CBC News September 26, 2018 18:04 UTC