By The Canadian Press

First for Alberta – Cameras allowed in court room to broadcast 2nd degree Murder Verdict

Sep 14, 2016 | 6:23 AM

EDMONTON – A judge will allow a news camera to broadcast his verdict Thursday in the murder trial of a man accused of killing two Alberta seniors.

Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Denny Thomas says it will increase the public’s confidence in the judicial system, but he adds it’s a one-time ruling.

The C-B-C, the Edmonton Journal, Global News, C-T-V and The Canadian Press had asked the judge to allow the camera in court.

They argued there is public interest because of the cost of the extensive police investigation and trial.

Travis Vader has pleaded not guilty to two counts of first-degree murder in the 2010 deaths of Lyle and Marie McCann, who vanished on a camping trip.

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The McCanns, in their late 70s, were last seen fuelling up their motorhome in their home town of St. Albert, just north of Edmonton, before heading to British Columbia. Their burning vehicle was found two days later in a remote area west of the city.