Alberta Border Protest

• Mischief trial hears RCMP tried to convince Coutts border protesters to quit

  An RCMP officer has described the tenuous, and often fraught, relationship police forged with protesters as they tried to end the COVID-era border blockade in Coutts.

  Canada

  Apr 10, 2024
  
• Bail denied for 4th suspect charged with conspiracy to commit murder at Coutts border protest

  Queen's Bench Justice Johnna Kubik ruled in Lethbridge court on Monday that Jerry Morin, who is 40, must remain in custody until his trial.

  Crime

  Jul 18, 2022
  
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• 2023 trial date set for men accused of conspiracy to commit murder at Alberta border blockade

  Four people were among 14 people charged in February after RCMP found a cache of guns, body armour and ammunition in trailers at the protest near Coutts, Alta.

  Crime

  Jul 11, 2022
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• Bail decision reserved for 4th suspect accused of conspiracy to commit murder in Coutts, Alta.

  Jerry Morin, who is 40, attended the two-day hearing in Lethbridge, Alta., by video. Queen's Bench Justice Johnna Kubik says she would give her ruling on July 18.

  Crime

  Jun 30, 2022
• Man charged with conspiracy to commit murder at Alberta border going directly to trial

  A lawyer for Christopher Lysak has told a Lethbridge judge that he is waiving his right to a preliminary hearing and he has elected to be tried by a jury.

  Crime

  Apr 11, 2022
• 13 accused in Coutts blockade weapons charges appear in court

  All 13 are currently facing charges of possession of a weapon and mischief to property over $5,000. Four were also charged with conspiracy to murder.

  Canada

  Mar 15, 2022
• Man charged with conspiracy to commit murder in Coutts border blockade denied bail

  Christopher Lysak, 48, appeared by video Wednesday from the Lethbridge Correctional Centre to hear Justice Vaughan Hartigan deliver his decision.

  Crime

  Mar 2, 2022
• 4 charged with conspiracy to murder after raid on Coutts blockade

  Eleven individuals were in a Lethbridge court facing weapons, mischief and conspiracy to murder charges, following a raid at the Coutts border blockade.

  Crime

  Feb 15, 2022
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• Anti-hate experts concerned about possible neo-fascist involvement at Alberta trucker convoy

  The Canadian Anti-Hate Network tweeted on Monday that gear seized by police at Coutts includes a plate carrier with Diagolon patches.

  Canada

  Feb 15, 2022
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• Border operations resume after Coutts blockade dismantled in southern Alberta

  A blockade that paralyzed a United States border crossing for more than two weeks ended Tuesday as trucks and other vehicles rolled out of a southern Alberta town.

  Canada

  Feb 15, 2022