Fire Destroys Catholic Church North of Edmonton, RCMP Say Blaze Suspicious

St. John Baptiste Parish Catholic church, as firefighters put out hot spots, in Morinville, Alberta, on June 30, 2021. Jason Franson/The Canadian Press

A Catholic Church in northern Alberta has been destroyed by what RCMP are calling a suspicious fire.

RCMP say in a release that officers were called to the blaze at St. John Baptiste Parish in Morinville, about 40 kilometres north of Edmonton, just after 3 a.m.