A 17-year-old girl is dead and a 19-year-old male suspect is in custody after a violent assault at a Catholic high school south of Edmonton on Monday morning. The attack, described by both the mayor and the school division as a stabbing, took place at Christ the King School in Leduc, Alta., about 35 kilometres south of Edmonton. School lockdown liftedBob Young, the mayor of Leduc, said all schools in the area were locked down following a stabbing in the morning. A news release from St. Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic school division (STAR) reported the death of a student after what it said was a "tragic stabbing incident." School working to support witnessesYoung commended police and the STAR school division for their prompt response.

Source: CBC News March 15, 2021 19:23 UTC