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Calgary police not investigating death in Pond Inlet, Nunavut, but will review RCMP's investigation

That's after the RCMP originally told CBC News that Calgary Police would investigate them after a man died during an interaction with police on May 4. 

Nunavut RCMP originally said Calgary would investigate

Emma Tranter · CBC News ·
Brown and tan striped building, water, mountains.
The RCMP detachment in Pond Inlet, Nunavut. (David Gunn/CBC)

The Calgary Police Service says it is not investigating the Nunavut RCMP over a death Pond Inlet earlier this month. 

That's after the RCMP originally told CBC News that Calgary police would investigate after a man died during an interaction with police on May 4. 

In an email, a spokesperson for the Calgary police said they cannot conduct the investigation. 

"We can confirm that due to capacity restraints, the Calgary Police Service will not be investigating the incident that occurred in Pond Inlet on May 4, 2025. However, the [Calgary Police Service] will conduct a case review once the RCMP investigation is finalized," wrote Amy Castonguay, a spokesperson for the Calgary Police Service. 

The Nunavut RCMP has an agreement with Ottawa and Calgary police to investigate circumstances where people die in police custody. 

When asked, Nunavut RCMP would not comment further on the investigation, but said once an external investigator is available they will conduct an investigation if they determine it's necessary.

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Emma Tranter

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Emma Tranter is a reporter with CBC North in Yellowknife, mostly covering Nunavut's Kitikmeot region. She worked in journalism in Nunavut for five years, where she reported in Iqaluit for CBC, The Canadian Press and Nunatsiaq News. She can be reached at emma.tranter@cbc.ca.

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