Nova Scotia's police watchdog says an RCMP officer did not commit a criminal offence when she shot and killed a woman who was in distress and armed with a knife in Eastern Passage last year.

The Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) said the Mounties were called to a disturbance on Cedar Lane in Eastern Passage on the afternoon of Oct. 14, 2025.

A news release said the first two officers on scene found a woman who appeared to be in distress and had a large knife.

She did not obey officers’ comman…