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A refugee who pleaded guilty to trafficking large amounts of methamphetamine and fentanyl and committing sexual assault has convinced an Alberta judge to give him more time to appeal his convictions by arguing he was misled into believing he would not get deported for serious criminality. Mahir Yahya Sharif, who has served three years for his drug and sex crimes, is facing deportation to Somalia after the Department of Immigration declared him a danger to Canada. Alberta Court of Appeal Justice Kevin Feth has granted Sharif more time, ruling that to deny him the chance to appeal “...