Serious Incident Response Team

• Police watchdog in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia is hiring Indigenous investigator

  The creation of the new role comes after years of calls by First Nations leaders for more Indigenous representation in police oversight work. 

  Canada

  Jul 27
  
• Off-duty officer fatally struck pedestrian along Nova Scotia highway, watchdog says

  An independent police oversight agency says an off-duty officer struck and killed a pedestrian on Saturday along a highway in the greater Halifax region.

  Canada

  Mar 30
  
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• Officer in northwestern New Brunswick charged with sexual offences involving a minor

  A police oversight agency says a municipal police officer in Grand Falls, N.B., is facing multiple charges related to an allegedly inappropriate relationship with a minor.

  Crime

  Feb 10
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• Nova Scotia Mountie now facing seven charges of sexual assault: police watchdog

  Nova Scotia's police oversight agency says an RCMP officer facing a series of sexual assault charges has again been charged with the same offence.

  Canada

  Jul 2, 2025
• Nova Scotia RCMP officer faces another sexual assault charge

  Nova Scotia's police oversight agency has confirmed that an RCMP officer is again facing a charge of sexual assault.

  Canada

  Jun 23, 2025
• Officer who shot and killed Indigenous man in N.B. did not commit crime: watchdog

  New Brunswick's police watchdog says an RCMP officer did not commit a criminal offence when they shot and killed an Indigenous man in Elsipogtog First Nation last year.

  Canada

  Apr 3, 2025
• 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
• 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
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• N.S. RCMP officer charged with three counts of sexual assault, uttering threats

  On Jan. 11, investigators with the RCMP contacted the provincial agency after a woman alleged she had been sexually assaulted by one of their off-duty officers in 2023. 

  Crime

  Jul 11, 2024
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• New Brunswick RCMP corporal charged with trying to solicit minor for sexual offence

  New Brunswick's police watchdog is investigating after an RCMP officer was charged with a sex crime involving a minor.

  Crime

  Jun 12, 2024