People in Kimmirut, population 411, were shocked at the news.The fact is, as the Globe editors are all too aware, Nunavut has the highest per capita homicide rate in Canada.
"In a small town like this, especially," said Ooloota Lyta, who works as a receptionist in the hamlet's town hall.
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UPDATE: Charges laid in Mountie murder
The RCMP charged Pingoatuk (Ping) Kolola of Kimmirut, Nunavut, on Wednesday with first-degree murder in the shooting death of RCMP Constable Douglas Scott.
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