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A woman waits for word during rescue efforts at the scene of the Algo Mall roof collapse in Elliot Lake, Ontario, June 27, 2012. Rescue workers waited on Tuesday for specialized equipment to arrive at a collapsed shopping mall in the northern Ontario town of Elliot Lake, anxious to restart a three-day-old search for survivors as hope faded that anyone would be found alive.Kenneth Armstrong/Reuters

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Dan Hefkey, Chief Emergency Management Ontario takes questions from concerned residents while speaking to them outside the Algo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake, Ont. on June 27 2012. Part of the rooftop parking lot collapsed leaving at least one person dead.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail

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An Ontario Provincial Police officer and his canine partner walk in the rain alongside the Algo Mall in Elliot Lake, Ontario, June 27, 2012. Rescue workers waited on Tuesday for specialized equipment to arrive at a collapsed shopping mall in the northern Ontario town of Elliot Lake, anxious to restart a three-day-old search for survivors as hope faded that anyone would be found alive.Kenneth Armstrong/Reuters

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Local residents react to the news that rescue workers have recovered a body at the Algo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake, Ont., on Wednesday, June 27, 2012, after the mall's roof collapse last Saturday.Chris Young/The Canadian Press

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Rescue workers wait to access the wreckage of the Algo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake, Ont., on Wednesday, June 27, 2012, as cranes remove debris caused by the mall's roof collapsed last Saturday.Chris Young/The Canadian Press

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Rescue workers wait to access the wreckage of the Algo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake, Ont., on Wednesday, June 27, 2012, as cranes remove debris caused by the mall's roof collapsed last Saturday.Chris Young/The Canadian Press

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Local residents react to the news that rescue workers have recovered a body at the Algo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake, Ont., on Wednesday, June 27, 2012, after the mall's roof collapse last Saturday.Chris Young/The Canadian Press

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A police dog handler and his dog trained to find bodies walks past an ambulance as news is released that rescue workers have recovered a body at the Algo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake, Ont., on Wednesday, June 27, 2012, after the mall's roof collapse last Saturday.Chris Young/The Canadian Press

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Pieces of the facade of building are pulled out by heavy equipment as partial demolition begins during rescue efforts at the Algo Mall in Elliot Lake Ontario late June 26, 2012. Rescue authorities said the chance that anyone remained alive under piles of concrete and metal was "very slim, " noting the last time any signs of life were detected was early Monday morning when audio equipment picked up sounds of breathing.Kenneth Armstrong/Reuters

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Local residents light candles at a memorial while rescue workers wait to access the wreckage of the Algo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake, Ont., on Wednesday, June 27, 2012, as cranes remove debris caused by the mall's roof collapsed last Saturday.Chris Young/The Canadian Press

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Rescue workers watch as a crane tears into part of the Algo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake, Ont. on Tuesday June 26, 2012.Chris Young/The Canadian Press

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Police officers watch as a specialized crane begins to tear down part of the exterior of the Algo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake, Ont. on June 26 2012.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail

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A crane tears into part of the Algo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake, Ont. on Tuesday June 26, 2012.Chris Young/The Canadian Press

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Crowds gather to watch as a specialized crane begins to tear down part of the exterior of the Algo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake, Ont. on June 26 2012.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail

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Rescue workers watch as a crane tears into part of the Algo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake, Ont. on Tuesday June 26, 2012.Chris Young/The Canadian Press

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A barrier blocks access to Ontario Ave. outside the Aglo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake, Ont. on June 26 2012.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail

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Emergency personnel head to the rooftop parking lot to get a closer look at the void left when a section of the roof collapsed at the Algo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake, Ont. on June 26 2012.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail

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Al Collette, deputy mayor for Elliot Lake, Ont., pauses at a candlelit memorial vigil for those hurt and the one victim who died when a section of roof collapsed at the Aglo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake, Ont. on June 26 2012.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail

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A heavy roller (left) and excavator grade a new ramp in anticipation of the arrival of a large specialized crane at the Algo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake, Ont. on June 26 2012.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail

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Roger Legacy leans against a tree, staring at the Algo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake, Ont. on June 26 2012 where one person has been declared dead and another trapped, but can't confirm condition.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail

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OPP officers move barricades to block of a section of Ontario Ave. outside the Aglo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake, Ont. on June 26 2012.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail

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Rejean Aylwyn (centre, glasses) is the father of Lucie Aylwyn, a woman presumed to still be trapped in the rubble at the Algo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake, Ont. on June 26 2012.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail

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Bill Needles (left) spokesman for Toronto's Heavy Urban Search and Rescue and Rick Hamilton, mayor of Elliot Lake, are photographed during a press conference at a community centre in Elliot Lake, Ont. on June 26 2012.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail

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Constable Dan Bailey takes Dare for a walk outside the Algo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake, Ont. on June 26 2012.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail

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Workers gather outside the Algo Centre in Elliott Lake on June 25, 2012.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail

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Crowds gather at a at a vigil set up outside the Algo Centre in Elliott Lake on June 25, 2012.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail

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Glenn and Susan Robitaille light candles at a vigil set up outside the Algo Centre in Elliott Lake on June 25, 2012.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail

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People keep watch outside the Algo Centre in Elliott Lake on June 25, 2012.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail

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Candles are lit at a vigil is set up outside the Algo Centre in Elliott Lake on June 25, 2012.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail

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A police official is interviewed as crowds gather outside the Algo Centre in Elliott Lake on June 25, 2012.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail

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Candles burn at a vigil is set up outside the Algo Centre in Elliott Lake on June 25, 2012.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail

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Police stand near the blocked entrance to the Algo Centre in Elliott Lake on June 25, 2012.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail

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A rescue worker walks towards the emergency staging post at the site of the collapsed roof of the Algo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake, Ontario on Monday June 25, 2012.Chris Young/The Canadian Press

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Local residents react to the news that authorities have called off a rescue bid for any survivors at the site of the collapsed roof of the Algo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake, Ontario, on Monday June 25, 2012.Chris Young/The Canadian Press

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The collapsed roof of the Algo Centre Mall is seen from a nearby hill in Elliot Lake, Ont. on June 24, 2012.Chad Valiquette/The Canadian Press

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The collapsed roof of the Algo Centre Mall.Jordan Dorion

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Heavy equipment is used in stabilization and rescue efforts at the Algo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake, Ont. on June 24, 2012.Terry Rowe/The Canadian Press

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A police car blocks a road to the Algo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake, Ont., on June 24, 2012.Chad Valiquette/The Canadian Press

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A teddy bear with a rose and handwritten note is seen near the Algo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake, Ont. on June 24, 2012.Terry Rowe/The Canadian Press

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Police officers talk in front of a emergency services tent next to the Algo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake, Ont., on June 24, 2012.Chad Valiquette/The Canadian Press

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A man is seen next to a column near the collapsed roof at the Algo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake, Ont. on June 23, 2012.Paul Kazulak/The Canadian Press

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Police tape blocks the entrance to the Algo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake, Ont., on June 24, 2012.Chad Valiquette/The Canadian Press

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The collapsed roof of the Algo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake, Ont. is seen on June 23, 2012.Paul Kazulak/The Canadian Press

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Jordon Dorion

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Cora Richer/The Canadian Press

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