Coutts Border Blockade

• Court of Appeal upholds mischief conviction for Alberta pastor Artur Pawlowski at Coutts blockade

  Calgary pastor Artur Pawlowski was convicted in 2023 of mischief and breaching a release order for his role in the blockade at the Coutts border crossing in early 2022.

  Crime

  Oct 29
  
• Protesters convicted of mischief at Alberta blockade to be sentenced next year

  The sentencing was originally scheduled for late September.

  Crime

  Oct 17
  
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• Sentencing delayed for 3 ringleaders convicted of mischief at Coutts blockade

  The three were charged for their roles in a blockade that tied up cross-border traffic between Canada and the United States at Coutts for two weeks.

  Crime

  Sep 27
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• Premier Danielle Smith praises jury system after Coutts protest verdict in Alberta

  Smith has expressed support and sympathy for COVID protesters like Anthony Olienick and Chris Carbert.

  Politics

  Sep 13
• Alberta men receive 6.5-year prison sentences for Coutts border protest

  A judge sentenced two Alberta men to 6 1/2 years in prison for their roles in the 2022 border blockade in Coutts.

  Crime

  Sep 9
• Crown recommends 9 years in prison for pair of protesters at Coutts border blockade

  A Crown prosecutor says two men convicted of mischief and weapons offences at the 2022 border blockade at Coutts, Alta., should spend nine years in prison.  

  Crime

  Aug 29
• Men convicted in Coutts blockade were ready for shootout with police, judge says

  An Alberta judge says evidence shows two men convicted for their roles at the 2022 border blockade near Coutts, Alta., were ready for a shootout with police.

  Crime

  Aug 27
• Coutts protester’s lawyer suggests jury rushed to judgment before long weekend

  The lawyer for a man convicted of mischief for his actions at the Coutts border blockade drew the ire of a judge Monday by suggesting jurors rushed to a verdict.

  Crime

  Aug 26
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• Crown prosecutors in Alberta may appeal not-guilty verdicts in Coutts murder-conspiracy case

  The blockade tied up traffic for two weeks in early 2022 to protest COVID restrictions, including vaccine mandates for truckers.

  Crime

  Aug 21
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• Sentencing hearing set for 2 men convicted of mischief, weapons charges at Coutts border blockade

  Two men convicted of mischief at the Coutts, Alta., border blockade are to learn their sentences later this month. 

  Crime

  Aug 12