Toronto Police are asking for the public's help as they search for a missing 17-year-old girl.

Aliza Abdedin was last seen Thursday morning at 8:30 a.m. in the Markham Road and Stevenwood Road area.

She was walking to school with her younger brother, but decided to take a different route than usual. 

She is described as having a brown complexion with a medium build and dark brown shoulder length hair. She is five foot two and was last seen wearing a hooded brown winter coat, multi-coloured cargo pants, black boots and a black and green knapsack.

If you have any information, call police at (416) 808-4300 or Crime Stoppers at (416) 222-TIPS.