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• Subject of N.S. emergency alert killed in police shooting: SIRT

  Nova Scotia's police watchdog says a man, who had been the subject of an emergency alert, has died after being shot by police.

  Canada

  Jul 10
  
• N.S. suspect injured in police shooting day after armed person alert

  RCMP said they've referred the matter to the Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT), which investigates all serious incidents involving police in Nova Scotia.

  Crime

  Jul 9
  
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• Police watchdog clears RCMP officer in fatal shooting of woman in Eastern Passage

  Nova Scotia's police watchdog has cleared an RCMP officer of wrongdoing in the fatal shooting of a woman in Eastern Passage, N.S., last fall. 

  Canada

  Jun 19
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• Halifax police officer cleared of criminal wrongdoing in robbery suspect shooting

  SiRT has found 'no reasonable grounds' to believe a Halifax police officer committed a criminal offence when he shot a robbery suspect in January. 

  Canada

  May 14
• Fatal police shooting being investigated by watchdog in Nova Scotia

  SiRT is investigating a shooting involving members of the RCMP that resulted in the death of a man from Sipekne’katik First Nation in Nova Scotia on Tuesday morning. 

  Canada

  Jan 13
• RCMP’s actions didn’t cause death of man who jumped into N.B. river: police watchdog

  New Brunswick's police watchdog says RCMP officers' actions did not result in the death of a man who jumped into the St. Croix River last week.

  Canada

  Nov 21, 2025
• Woman dies after being shot by RCMP officer in Eastern Passage: police watchdog

  A woman has died after being shot by an RCMP officer who was responding to an assault call in Eastern Passage, N.S., according to the province's independent police watchdog. 

  Canada

  Oct 15, 2025
• SIRT investigating fatal Regina police shooting

  Saskatchewan's independent police watchdog is looking into an officer-involved shooting in Regina on Thursday night.

  Crime

  Sep 26, 2025
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• ‘Unsuitable for police service’: 3 Saskatoon cops fired following off-duty gathering

  Three officers with the Saskatoon Police Service have been fired after the force's investigation found they were not fit to remain with the law enforcement organization.

  Crime

  Sep 3, 2025
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• 6 Saskatoon Police officers suspended with pay following ‘off-duty’ incidents

  Five Saskatoon police officers have been suspended with pay following an off-duty incident in September.

  Canada

  Nov 8, 2024