Coutts Border

• Nearly $3M in cocaine, meth seized from trucks entering Canada at Coutts border crossing

  A combined 228 kilograms of methamphetamine and cocaine worth nearly $3 million that was bound for Calgary was seized at the Coutts border crossing in two separate incidents.

  Crime

  Feb 25, 2025
  
• 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
  
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• Alberta man sentenced 10 months for charges laid during Coutts protest

  James Edward Sowery who was found guilty on charges of assault with a weapon and dangerous driving dating back to 2022, was sentenced to 10 months in prison on Monday.

  Canada

  Jan 29, 2024
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• Timeline of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and controversy over COVID court cases

  A timeline from January to April of the events surrounding Premier Danielle Smith and COVID-19 prosecutions cases, including a phone call with street pastor Artur Pawlowski.

  Politics

  Apr 10, 2023
• $3.6M in meth seized from commercial vehicle at Coutts border crossing: RCMP

  Border officers found and seized about 300 kilograms of methamphetamine inside several boxes in the rear of a commercial transport vehicle. 

  Canada

  Mar 23, 2023
• NDP says Alberta premier’s prosecutor review flawed, calls for outside investigation

  Smith has given multiple versions in recent weeks of what she has said to justice officials about COVID-19 cases.

  Canada

  Jan 26, 2023
• 3 men charged in Coutts blockade frustrated over trial delays

  Three men charged with participating in a protest blockade at the border crossing at Coutts appeared in court Monday as a judge heard about frustrations regarding their case.

  Canada

  Dec 12, 2022
• Alberta received no federal help to deal with protest blockade last winter: inquiry

  The commission was told Thursday that Alberta RCMP had the power to clear the convoy from the border, but it didn't have the tow truck co-operation it needed to get the job done.

  Politics

  Nov 10, 2022
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• Alberta judge denies bail for third suspect in Coutts border blockade

  A judge has denied bail for a third man charged with conspiracy to commit murder at a border blockade earlier this year in southern Alberta.

  Canada

  Jun 9, 2022
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• Coutts border crossing clogged up by travellers following lifting of COVID tests

  On Friday, travellers coming into Canada through the Coutts land border crossing were caught up in long lineups that took several hours to get through.

  Consumer

  Apr 2, 2022