Amanda Jones takes over as head of federal police in Canada’s eastern Arctic
For the first time, a woman is in charge of the RCMP, Canada’s federal police, in Nunavut. Chief Superintendent Amanda
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Indigenous man launches $600M class-action lawsuit, claiming police mistreatment in Canada’s northern territories
A teen in Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories (N.W.T.), has launched a $600-million, class-action lawsuit against Canada’s federal police, the RCMP, in
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Canadian government to spend 90 million on police stations in Indigenous communities
The Canadian government will spend nearly $90 million to build and repair police stations in First Nation and Inuit communities.
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MLA to ask for review of police oversight in Nunavut, Arctic Canada
Nunavut MLA Adam Arreak Lightstone said he will be asking the territory’s Department of Justice to review how police oversight
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Policing infrastructure rejig in Canada’s northwestern Yukon territory
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and the Government of Yukon announced new plans this week for policing infrastructure in
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Canada’s federal police faces $1.1B lawsuit over bullying and harassment claims
Canada’s national police force is facing a mammoth $1.1-billion lawsuit — believed to be the biggest in the force’s history
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Former Canadian Mountie sues after developing PTSD while policing in the North
A former Mountie is suing the federal government, a doctor and a psychologist who worked for the Royal Canadian Mounted
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Police lift lockdown of Nunavut community
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Nunavut said Thursday afternoon that they have lifted the lockdown in the Arctic territory’s
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Canadian government ignores calls for Inuk commissioner on inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women
The long-awaited details of Canada’s National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls were released on Wednesday but
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Canadian Inuit women’s organization slams federal government
The president of Canada’s Inuit women’s organization is slamming the federal government over its handling of the upcoming National Inquiry into
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Domestic violence deaths preventable says coroner in Canada’s Northwest Territories
The Chief Coroner of Canada’s Northwest Territories says officials missed opportunities to prevent a woman in the community of Tuktoyaktuk
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Pot raids in Canada’s Arctic and Montreal net 1,000 plants, 22 kgs
Police in Quebec and Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut say they’ve busted up a major pot-smuggling operation. More than
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Police wives at remote Canadian posts honoured
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) are celebrating a time in its history when the “second man” at many remote
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