Search for remains of missing Alberta teen expands as police deem death criminal

By Aaron Sousa The mother of an Indigenous teen in Edmonton who has been missing four months says she’s shattered by the loss of her boy. “I’ve carried this pain every single day since (Samuel) went missing,” said Alanna Bird, speaking Wednesday at an Edmonton police news conference. “I have prayed, I have hoped, I have leaned on my family, my community and my ancestors for strength. “No parent should ever have to go through this, and yet too many Indigenous families continue to face this same nightmare.” Samuel Bird, 14, was last seen in June when he left his mother’s home in the Alberta capital to visit a friend and never returned. At the time, officers said it was unusual for him to go without contacting his family. After…

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