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First female chief of Canada's national police force, the Mounties, to retire

FILE PHOTO: Royal Canadian Mounted Police Commissioner Brenda Lucki attends a news conference in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, May 7, 2018. REUTERS/Chris Wattie

Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Commissioner Brenda Lucki said on Wednesday she is stepping down as head of Canada's national police force.

Lucki will exit the top job on March 17, she said in a statement. Appointed in 2018, she was the first woman to head the force popularly known as the Mounties.

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