{
  "id": 4915119,
  "title": "Nunavik police officer charged with assault after Quebec watchdog investigation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/nunavik-police-officer-charged-with-assault-after-quebec-watchdog",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T18:35:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/uncategorized/2026/09/01/nunavik-police-officer-charged-with-assault-after-quebec-watchdog-investigation"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Quebec’s police watchdog, the Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes (BEI), has charged a Nunavik Police Service officer with assault and assault with a weapon. The alleged assaults occurred on August 26, 2025, in the village of Umiujaq, located approximately 160 kilometres northeast of Kuujjuarapik. The officer appeared in court in Kuujjuarapik to face these charges.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "Nunavik police officer charged with assault after Quebec watchdog investigation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/nunavik-police-officer-charged-with-assault-after-quebec-watchdog-4920242",
        "published": "2026-09-01T18:51:08.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}