Category: RCMP

Police Say One Suspect Killed All Victims in Saskatchewan Stabbing Tragedy, Including Brother

SASKATOON—Police now believe one of the two suspects in the mass stabbings on the James Smith Cree Nation in Saskatchewan killed all the victims, as well as the other suspect, who was his brother. In the early morning hours of Sept. 4, nine people were stabbed to death on the James Smith Cree Nation, and…


Bear Expert Says BC Attack on Family Was Likely a Rare ‘Predaceous’ Incident

An expert in bear behaviour says an attack on a family in northeastern British Columbia that left two women with critical injuries appears to have been a rare example of a “predaceous” attack by a black bear. Ellie Lamb, director of community outreach for the Get Bear Smart Society, said that by knocking down the…


RCMP Between ‘Two Masters’ as Ottawa Battles Prairie Provinces on Gun Confiscation

The RCMP is caught between Ottawa’s intention to seize firearms and the provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, who contract with the force but don’t want to use it to have the guns seized. Two years ago, the federal government declared 1,500 previously legal guns illegal, and subsequently announced a buy-back program whereby owners would…


Bear Attacks Family in BC, Then Guards Two Gravely Injured Women From Rescue: RCMP

Police say two women are critically injured after a black bear attacked a family hiking near Dawson Creek in northeastern B.C., then guarded the victims from rescuers until it was shot dead. A statement posted to social media by the B.C. Conservation Officer Service says the family of four turned and ran when the bear…


Lifeguard Faces Criminal Charge After Man Drowns at Northern Alberta Pool

Alberta RCMP have charged a lifeguard with criminal negligence causing death after a drowning at a public swimming pool. They say officers were called to the drowning at the aquatic centre at MacDonald Island Park in Fort McMurray on Dec. 12, 2020. A 34-year-old man was taken to hospital and died six days later. Mounties say there…


Alberta Justice Minister Says RCMP in Province Not Supportive of Firearms Buyback Enforcement

After Alberta announced this week it would not cooperate with Ottawa over the buyback enforcement of “assault-style” firearms, its justice minister alleged on Sept. 28 that the RCMP division in the province is also not supportive. “Alberta has been informally advised that the Commanding Officer of Alberta’s RCMP does not support the use of provincial…


Jeremy MacKenzie, Leader of Online Group ‘Diagolon,’ Arrested in Nova Scotia: RCMP

Jeremy MacKenzie, the founder of the online group “Diagolon,” was arrested in Nova Scotia on Wednesday on charges related to an allegation of assault in Saskatchewan from last year. The Nova Scotia RCMP say he was arrested in Cole Harbour, N.S., on a Canada-wide warrant related to charges laid by the Mounties in Saskatchewan in July….


Military to Be Deployed to Nova Scotia to Assist Recovery After Fiona Lashes Region

Post-tropical storm Fiona, one of the strongest storms to ever strike Eastern Canada, left a trail of destruction in its wake early Saturday before lingering over western Newfoundland, where a record-breaking storm surge destroyed several homes. The devastation sent local officials scrambling amid widespread power outages and washed out roads, while Prime Minister Justin Trudeau…


RCMP ‘Did Their Best’ in Response to NS Mass Shooting: Department of Justice Canada

The RCMP’s response to the 2020 shooting rampage that left 22 Nova Scotians dead was far from perfect, but police did their best, the federal Justice Department said Friday. During the final day of public proceedings at the federal-provincial inquiry into the mass shooting, Lori Ward, general counsel for Department of Justice Canada, said there’s…


RCMP Arrest Three BC Residents, Alleged Associate Linked to Japanese Yakuza

Police in British Columbia’s Lower Mainland say an investigation into an international drug trafficking network has led to charges against three residents and an alleged associate in Japan, who is linked to the Yakuza crime syndicate. A statement from the RCMP’s federal serious and organized crime team says the investigation began in August 2019, when the Canada…