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By Marieke Glorieux-Stryckman Quebec\u2019s police watchdog says an officer with the Nunavik Police Service appeared in court Monday to face charges of assault and assault with a weapon. The Bureau des enqu\u00eates ind\u00e9pendantes, or BEI, says the officer appeared in court in Kuujjuarapik, a town on the shore of Hudson\u2019s Bay in northern Quebec. The agency says the alleged assaults took place on Aug. 26, 2025, in the village of Umiujaq, which is about 160 kilometres northeast of Kuujjuarapik. It says the officer was charged after a BEI investigation. A spokesperson said the case is expected to go to trial. The watchdog investigates all criminal allegations against police officers when the victim or complainant is Indigenous. It also investigates allegations of sexual offences involving on-duty police officers and cases where… <\/p>\n

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By Marieke Glorieux-Stryckman Quebec\u2019s police watchdog says an officer with the Nunavik Police Service appeared in court Monday to face charges of assault and assault with a weapon. The Bureau des enqu\u00eates ind\u00e9pendantes, or BEI, says the officer appeared in court in Kuujjuarapik, a town on the shore of Hudson\u2019s Bay in northern Quebec. The agency says the alleged assaults took place on Aug. 26, 2025, in the village of Umiujaq, which is about 160 kilometres northeast of Kuujjuarapik. It says the officer was charged after a BEI investigation. A spokesperson said the case is expected to go to trial. The watchdog investigates all criminal allegations against police officers when the victim or complainant is Indigenous. It also investigates allegations of sexual offences involving on-duty police officers and cases where... <\/p>\n

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