五周前，一名来自埃德蒙顿的男子与他的年幼的儿子和女儿一起失踪，如今他因涉嫌绑架自己的孩子而被通缉。
An Edmonton father who was reported missing with his young son and daughter five weeks ago is now wanted on charges related to the alleged abduction of his children.
周三，埃德蒙顿警方在一份新闻声明中表示，已针对42岁的斯科特·麦克德米德（Scott Macdermid）发出了全国范围内的通缉令，指控他违反监护令，犯有两次绑架罪。
In a news release on Wednesday, the Edmonton Police Service announced that Canada-wide warrants have been issued for 42-year-old Scot Macdermid on two counts of abduction in contravention of a custody order.
根据相关法律，如果父母或监护人违反法院的监护或抚养判决，擅自带走或藏匿14岁以下的儿童，即构成绑架罪。
The charge is laid when it is alleged that a parent or guardian has taken or hidden a child under 14 years old in violation of a court custody or parenting order.
法庭记录显示，麦克德米德已被指控两次绑架自己的孩子：一次是他的6岁儿子，另一次是他的9岁女儿。
Court records show Macdermid has been charged with one count in connection with the alleged abduction of his six-year-old son and a second count in the alleged abduction of his nine-year-old daughter.
警方继续呼吁公众协助寻找麦克德米德以及他的两个孩子（6岁的乔治和9岁的莱斯利）。
Police continue to seek the public's assistance in locating Macdermid, along with George, 6, and Lesley, 9.
这起儿童失踪案最初于9月8日被曝光，当时埃德蒙顿警方发布了新闻声明，请求公众提供线索。
The case of the missing children first came to light on Sept. 8, when Edmonton issued a news release seeking the public's assistance locating Macdermid and his two children.
警方称，麦克德米德最后一次被看到是在8月28日，地点是位于埃德蒙顿东北部的曼宁购物中心（Manning Town Centre）。此后，调查人员发现麦克德米德和他的孩子们曾在阿尔伯塔省的劳埃德明斯特（Lloydminster）出现过，但警方表示他们离开该边境城市后的行踪仍然不明。
Police said he was last seen at Manning Town Centre, a shopping plaza in northeast Edmonton, on Aug. 28. Since then, investigators learned that Macdermid and his children were seen in Lloydminster, Alta., on the same day, but police said the father and his children's path of travel beyond the border city was unknown.
在周三的声明中，警方表示调查人员已经评估了现有证据，认为目前该案件尚未达到发布“安珀警报”（Amber Alert）的标准。
In Wednesday's statement, police said investigators have assessed the available evidence and determined that this investigation has not met the criteria for an Amber Alert at this time.
“‘安珀警报’只是警方可使用的工具之一，并非调查工作的全部内容，”埃德蒙顿警方儿童保护部门的罗伯特·戴维斯（Robert Davis）中士在声明中表示，“找到莱斯利和乔治仍然是我们的首要任务。”
"An AMBER Alert is one tool available to police, but it is not the investigation itself," Staff Sgt. Robert Davis with the EPS Child Protection Section said in the statement. "Finding Lesley and George remains our top priority.
“我们希望社区知道，我们正在努力确保这些儿童的安全。”在加拿大，警方只有在有充分理由相信儿童遭到绑架，并且情况表明该儿童处于立即的物理危险之中时，才会发布“安珀警报”（Amber Alert）。
"We want the community to know that we are working to locate the children safely." In order for police agencies in Canada to launch an Amber Alert in the disappearance of a child, investigators must have grounds to believe that a child has been abducted and the circumstances must suggest that a child is in immediate physical danger.