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May 12, 2015
Smudge cheers for Team Canada
By Nancy Buckley
The Fairmont Hotel Macdonald in Edmonton, Canada, has an unusual employee who has become a social media celebrity and ambassador for the hotel: Smudge, a seven-year-old Yellow Labrador.
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