Man released in noose incident

EDMONTON – Police in Edmonton have released a man who was taken into custody after two women wearing hijabs were taunted in what investigators have said could be a hate crime. No charges have been laid but police say the man is still a person of interest in the case. The women were waiting at a light-rail transit station at the University of Alberta on Nov. 8 when they were approached by a man who pulled a rope out of his pocket, fashioned a noose and said “this is for you.” He then sang O Canada in front of the women, who captured what happened on a cellphone.