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“They wanted to know how we dealt with that, releasing (information) to the public not knowing the extent of the incident, could there potentially be multiple attacks, etc. Just how we handled it.”

Knecht said the Canadian Football League contacted Edmonton police about a joint presentation for both leagues. Knecht said it was eventually decided the presentations would happen separately.

The service completed a post-incident review of its response last week, he said.

“We can always learn from what we did or didn’t do,” he said. “And we want to share our practices with … other jurisdictions.”

Knecht could not immediately say exactly where the conference is taking place, but believed it was in the San Diego area.

Edmonton hosts the Grey Cup later this year.

No terrorism charges

Sharif faces a string of charges in connection with the attack, including multiple counts of attempted murder. While city police officials initially described the events as acts of terror, no terrorism charges have been laid.

Knecht said he’s in “ongoing discussions” with the RCMP’s Integrated National Security Enforcement Teams (INSET) about the investigation.

“The INSET people are aggressively investigating,” he said. “They’ve put it forward to the federal prosecutor, and I think it’s in that forum right now. That’s a discussion between I think the investigating unit and the federal prosecutor.”

“From what I know of the investigation, I think the evidence is there to lay a (terrorism) charge.”

He added the service checked in on the victims of the attack this week.

“Everybody is moving forward with their health,” he said. “A couple of people still have some issues — one will have long-standing issues as we understand it, but hopefully she’s on the road to recovery and the doctors even say she’s doing much better than they anticipated. So that’s all good news.”

jwakefield@postmedia.com