R.C.M.P.
abbreviation
Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
R.C.M.P.
American
Or
RCMP
abbreviation
RCMP
British
abbreviation
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Since the 1980s, when the R.C.M.P. started using it, Mr. Big operations have been conducted more than 350 times in Canada and tend to follow the same playbook.
From New York Times ● Apr. 9, 2023
The commission blamed the delay on “a flawed decision-making process, particularly the failure to consider alternative scenarios based on the information about the replica R.C.M.P. cruiser and mounting reports about the perpetrator and his firearms.”
From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2023
The pair then drove to the Banff Gondola, a popular tourist destination, where the Alaska license again prompted someone to call the R.C.M.P.
From New York Times ● Aug. 7, 2020
Zehaf-Bibeau had applied for a passport and talked about travelling to Syria; R.C.M.P. officials suggested that difficulty in renewing his passport may have played a role in the shooting.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 25, 2014
The R.C.M.P. wants to increase its minority recruits.
From Time Magazine Archive
According to the RCMP, indigenous women make up 10% of the population of missing women in Canada and 16% of female homicides.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2025
Police now believe Damien did not commit any of the homicides, Rhonda Blackmore, commanding officer of the Saskatchewan RCMP, told reporters at a news conference, according to CBC News.
From Reuters ● Apr. 27, 2023
Shandro has said he’s challenging the program through a dispute settlement system in the province’s contract with the RCMP.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 2, 2022
The Independent Investigations Office of British Columbia has confirmed it has been deployed to an incident involving police in Burnaby, however it would not confirm the stabbing or whether it involved RCMP.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 18, 2022
A Canadian news organization, PressProgress.ca, broke the story of the Alberta legislator’s letter to the RCMP.
From Salon ● Mar. 6, 2019
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