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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 20, 2022

Mountie Fatally Stabbed On Duty in British Columbia

“This is an extremely difficult and tragic day for the B.C. RCMP and the members of the Burnaby detachment,” said Dwayne McDonald, the commanding officer in B.C., who offered “our heartfelt condolences to Const. Yang’s family, extended family, friends and colleagues.”

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 7, 2022

Timeline of Canadian Police Response to Saskatchewan Stabbing Spree

7:57 a.m. - RCMP releases names and photos of suspects: Damien Sanderson and Myles Sanderson. Damien Sanderson is described as five feet seven inches tall, 155 pounds with black hair, brown eyes. Myles Sanderson is described as six feet one inch tall, 200 pounds with black hair and brown eyes.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 20, 2020

18 Dead, Including One Police Officer, in Rampage Shooting in Canada

A gunman disguised as a policeman killed at least 18 people, including a female Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officer, in a mass shooting in Nova Scotia over the weekend.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 16, 2019

Senior RCMP Intelligence Officer Arrested on Espionage Charges

A senior intelligence officer with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police has been arrested and charged with espionage on behalf of a foreign power.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 2, 2018

4 Men Charged in Shooting that Critically Wounded RCMP Officer

Corporal Graeme Kingdon is now in stable condition.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 24, 2018

Video: RCMP Officer Speaks About Being First to Patrol with Permanent Blindness in One Eye

In 2012, First Constable Michael Jaszczyszyn of the Royal Canadian Mounted Patrol suffered the permanent loss of sight in his right eye due to a rare form of cancer. After training himself to fire his patrol rifle from his left side and practicing to improve his depth perception, Jaszczyszyn returned to patrol duties in December 2017. Since Jaszczyszyn returned to duty—changing RCMP policy in the process—two other Canadian officers with vision issues have also resumed active duty.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 25, 2018

Legal Weed Putting Some Canadian Police Dogs Out of Work

"Our interdiction dogs are often used to form grounds to continue searching or to arrest people," said Staff Sgt. Gary Creed, a senior trainer with the RCMP's police dog service in Innisfail, Alberta., where all of the national police force's dogs are trained. If they are trained to sniff marijuana, some of their evidence would not be admissible in court, he said.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 13, 2017

Canadian Officer Killed in Highway Crash

A Nova Scotia RCMP officer is dead and a man is in police custody following a three-vehicle collision near Memramcook, New Brunswick.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 13, 2016

Mountie Suing RCMP Over PTSD He Says Caused by Exposure to Child Porn Investigations

A Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer has filed a lawsuit alleging he suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder after being exposed to a “significant volume” of child pornography while working in a specialized unit.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 15, 2015

Video: Mountie Only Guilty of 'Not Using Enough Force,' Judge Says

An Alberta, Canada, provincial court judge said the only thing RCMP Const. Brendon Plamondon is guilty of is "not using enough force" when he arrested a 15-year-old girl.

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