Man charged following armed robbery at Yellowknife Dollarama | CBC News
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Police say they have arrested a 65-year-old man in connection with an armed robbery at Dollarama on Monday morning in Yellowknife.
Yellowknife RCMP said an intoxicated man entered Dollarama at around 9:30 a.m. brandishing a knife at staff before leaving on foot with merchandise from the store.
Police said they later found the man outside of Stanton Territorial Hospital. They said the man brandished a knife at officers.
Police then used a conducted energy weapon (a stun gun) and arrested the man.
The man has been charged with one count of robbery with a weapon, police said.
The man remains in custody.