EDMONTON – An Alberta man accused of killing two seniors will remain out on bail while his trial is ongoing.

The Crown asked for the review of Travis Vader’s bail conditions earlier this week after he was late for his murder trial for the fourth time.

Judge Paul Belzil did the review Friday and added a weekly random drug test and search of his residence, unless there is suspicion of a breach.

Vader, who is 44, has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the deaths of Lyle and Marie McCann, both in their late 70s, who vanished while on a camping trip in July 2010.

They were last seen fuelling up their motorhome in their hometown of St. Albert, a bedroom community north of Edmonton, as they headed out to British Columbia.

Two days later their motorhome was found burning in the bush west of Edmonton and the SUV they had been towing was later found hidden in some trees on a nearby rural property.

Their bodies have never been found.

On Wednesday, lawyer Brian Beresh said Vader was 30 minutes late for the trial because a vehicle he was using was “borrowed by someone else and not returned.”

Vader has been tardy three times before — he twice told court he had vehicle trouble and once said he slept in.

Justice Denny Thomas had warned Vader last week not to be late again and ordered him to appear before another judge for the bail review.

(CHED, The Canadian Press)