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RCMP arrest Ontario man for allegedly trying to leave Canada to join terrorist group • Apr. 26, 2025, 3:38 AM ET (CBC)
RCMP drones search for young boy who fell into Guysborough river • Apr. 24, 2025, 4:28 AM ET (CBC)
Intruders broke into remote lodge near Manitoba-Nunavut border, hunted caribou over winter months: RCMP • Apr. 24, 2025, 4:11 AM ET (CBC)
B.C. woman shot in face, suspect dead and up to 30 people out of their homes in apartment attack and fire • Apr. 23, 2025, 6:42 AM ET (CBC)
15-year-old's suspected drug overdose likely involved hydromorphone and cough medicine, RCMP say • Apr. 22, 2025, 11:47 PM ET (CBC)

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Also Known As Mounties • RCMP • North West Mounted Police
Date 1873 - present
Headquarters Ottawa
Related People Sir George Arthur French

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