RCMP announces winners of Name the Puppy contest [Video]

The winners of the RCMP’s 2025 Name the Puppy contest have been announced.

The contest is held each year to provide names for puppies being raised at the RCMP’s Police Dog Services Training Centre (PDSTC) in Innisfail, Alta.

This year’s contest ran this year from Feb. 19 to March 19 and drew more than 10,000 entries, the RCMP said.

Children between the ages of four and 14 were asked to submit their name suggestions online. All of the names had to begin with the letter ‘A,’ and one winner was chosen from each of Canada’s 13 provinces and territories.

Here is a list of this year’s winning names, along with the name of the person who submitted it and the province or territory they live in:

• Ace – Maxime Bellencourt (Yukon)
• Argo – Rachael Marche (Newfoundland & Labrador)
• Arctic – Emmett Campbell (Prince Edward Island)
• Anouk – Madison Zamrykut (Manitoba)
• Action – Chance Jerome (Alberta)
• Agent – Samuel Bailey (Quebec)
• Atim – …