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Mountie Google Doodle Marks 140th Anniversary Of North-West Mounted Police

Why Is There A Mountie On The Google Home Page?
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Google Canada’s home page marked the 140th anniversary of the formation of the North-West Mounted Police Thursday with a Google Doodle featuring a saluting Mountie.

Clicking on the icon takes you to search results for “North West Mounted Police RCMP.”

The force was renamed the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in 1920, when it merged with the Dominion Police to become a fully national police force. In 1949, the Newfoundland Ranger Force would be amalgamated into the RCMP, with that dominion’s joining Confederation.

Google has paid tribute to Canadian icons and history before.

Check out some of the most memorable Google doodles over the years:

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