8-Year-Old Edmonton Boy Found Unharmed, Amber Alert Cancelled

8-Year-Old Edmonton Boy Found Unharmed, Amber Alert Cancelled
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EDMONTON—The Edmonton boy at the centre of an amber alert that spanned two Alberta cities has been found safe, and police are crediting an off-duty officer from Calgary with spotting the child and his mother.

Edmonton police said in a news release that the Calgary officer spotted the pair thanks to the amber alert, and that RCMP from Okotoks, south of Calgary, took the woman into custody.