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Canada-wide warrants issued for Scot Macdermid’s alleged abductions

By Drooid · Oct 1, 2026, 2:28 AM UTC · How we work

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Police have issued Canada-wide warrants for Scot Macdermid on two counts of alleged child abduction.
Charges were filed on Sept. 4 for abducting his 6-year-old son George and 9-year-old daughter Lesley.
Macdermid was last seen at Manning Town Centre in northeast Edmonton on Aug. 28, then in Lloydminster on the Alberta-Saskatchewan border.
Police ask the public not to approach the family and to report any sightings to Edmonton police or Crime Stoppers.

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Police have issued Canada-wide warrants for Scot Macdermid on two counts of alleged child abduction.
Charges were filed on Sept. 4 for abducting his 6-year-old son George and 9-year-old daughter Lesley.
Macdermid was last seen at Manning Town Centre in northeast Edmonton on Aug. 28, then in Lloydminster on the Alberta-Saskatchewan border.
Police ask the public not to approach the family and to report any sightings to Edmonton police or Crime Stoppers.