{"id":915620,"date":"2026-09-30T18:32:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T18:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/915620\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T18:32:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T18:32:14","slug":"canada-wide-warrants-issued-for-edmonton-father-now-wanted-for-abduction-of-his-2-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/915620\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada-wide warrants issued for Edmonton father now wanted for abduction of his 2 kids"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Edmonton father who was last seen nearly five weeks ago is now wanted Canada-wide in the abduction of his two children.<\/p>\n

Scot MacDermid, 42, and his two children, six-year-old George and nine-year-old Lesley, were last seen in Lloydminster \u2013 about two-and-a-half hours east of Edmonton \u2013 on the evening of Aug. 28.<\/p>\n

At the time MacDermid was spotted with a man<\/a>, whom police have since identified and spoken to.<\/p>\n

Edmonton police say they do not know where the father and his two children went after Lloydminster, but he may have been seen in Saskatchewan or Manitoba.<\/p>\n

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Lesley, 9, has been missing since Aug. 28, 2026. (Courtesy: Edmonton Police Service)<\/p>\n

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George, 6, has been missing since Aug. 28, 2026. (Courtesy: Edmonton Police Service)<\/p>\n

The Canada-wide warrants for MacDermid were issued last Wednesday. He\u2019s wanted for two counts of abduction in contravention of a custody order.<\/p>\n

Authorities say the criteria for an Amber Alert have not been met after investigators \u201cassessed the available evidence.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAn Amber Alert is one tool available to police, but it is not the investigation itself. Finding Lesley and George remains our top priority,\u201d explained Staff Sgt. Robert Davis with the EPS child protection section. \u201cWe want the community to know that we are working to locate the children safely.\u201d<\/p>\n

MacDermid is described as being five-foot-five, weighing 160 lbs., with brown hair and blue eyes.<\/p>\n

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