ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — The Saskatchewan farmer who killed his severely disabled daughter has again lost his bid for an extended leave from his British Columbia halfway house.

The National Parole Board says it stands by an decision last November to deny Robert Latimer's request to live on his own during the week and only stay at the halfway house on weekends.

But the board has granted Latimer's request for continued day parole and additional leave to visit his family in Saskatchewan.

Fifty-six-year-old Latimer had also requested the board remove travel restrictions that specify he remain in Canada within the boundaries fixed by his parole officer.

But the board says the issue is beyond its purview and will not be addressed.

Latimer is serving a life sentence for second-degree murder in the 1993 death of his 12-year-old daughter Tracy, who he killed with carbon monoxide.