A police dog played a key role in an arrest made earlier this week for a man wanted across the country.

Egan, a police service dog, was able to locate 29-year-old Jonathan Boychuk in the backyard of a property on Red River drive Tuesday after the suspect had fled a traffic stop.

The stop was conducted by the Mounties on suspicion that Boychuk, the driver of the vehicle, was impaired.

Boychuk was wanted nation-wide for a parole violation, and now faces four additional charges; resisting arrest, being unlawfully at large, possession of a controlled substance and disobeying a court order.

Thompson RCMP say the investigation is ongoing.