Elsipogtog First Nation

• N.B. First Nation wants RCMP ‘held accountable’ after officer cleared in man’s death

  Elisopogtog First Nation community members are upset after SiRT found no grounds for criminal charges against an RCMP officer who shot and killed a man during a wellness check. 

  Apr 4, 2025
  
• New Brunswick RCMP dispute death of Indigenous man was wellness check gone wrong

  New Brunswick RCMP are disputing claims that the recent shooting death of an Indigenous man in mental distress happened during a police wellness check.

  Canada

  Sep 13, 2024
  
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• N.B. Liberal leader says death of Indigenous man during wellness check ‘inexplicable’

  A New Brunswick First Nation is calling for a "thorough investigation" after an RCMP officer fatally shot an Indigenous man during a wellness check.

  Canada

  Sep 10, 2024
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• Police watchdog investigating after N.B. Mountie fatally shoots Indigenous man

  New Brunswick's police oversight agency says an RCMP officer fatally shot an Indigenous man who the Mounties say was carrying weapons when he approached the pair on Sunday.

  Canada

  Sep 9, 2024
• Report says deck modification led to fatal capsizing of First Nation fishing vessel

  The report says the boat, based in Elsipogtog First Nation, accumulated water as it was struck by waves and that traps shifted on its deck, causing the vessel to roll over.

  Canada

  Nov 22, 2023
• Volunteers look forward to North American Indigenous Games in Nova Scotia

  Volunteers have been busy preparing for the arrival of around 5,000 young athletes between the ages of 13 and 19 ahead of the opening ceremony on Sunday.

  Canada

  Jul 14, 2023
• RCMP investigating homicide of 24-year-old in N.B. First Nation

  Police say an altercation occurred in Elsipogtog First Nation just after 3 p.m. on Friday, when a 24-year-old man was found 'in medical distress.'

  Crime

  Dec 3, 2022
• ‘It’s just sad’: Elsipogtog Youth Centre destroyed in suspicious fire

  Community members in Elsipogtog First Nation are reeling after its youth centre was destroyed in a suspicious fire Thursday morning.

  Fire

  Nov 12, 2022
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• Second degree murder charge laid in Elsipogtog First Nation homicide: RCMP

  The victim of the homicide has been identified as 36-year-old Alexander Matthew Peters of Elsipogtog First Nation.

  Crime

  Oct 11, 2022
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• N.B. police investigating homicide after man allegedly stabbed

  Police said that around 6 a.m. on Friday, an altercation was reported on Oak Street in the Elsipogtog First Nation, where police found a 36-year-old man with stab wounds. 

  Crime

  Oct 8, 2022