Coutts Border Blockade

• Alberta men convicted in Coutts border blockade urge Appeal Court to toss verdicts

  Chris Carbert and Anthony Olienick were found guilty by a jury last year and sentenced to 6 1/2 years for mischief and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.

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  Sep 11, 2025
  
• Man jailed for role at COVID protest in Coutts gains bail pending appeal

  The blockade tied up traffic at the Canada-U.S. border crossing for two weeks in early 2022.

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  Jun 30, 2025
  
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• Protester at 2022 Coutts border blockade gets 90-day community sentence

  Alex Van Herk will perform 100 hours of community service and be on one year's probation for his role in the Coutts blockade.

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  Mar 7, 2025
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• Sentencing date for final accused in 2022 Coutts blockade to be set in two weeks

  A sentencing date is expected to be set later this month for the last of three men to be sentenced for their part in the 2022 Coutts border blockade.

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  Feb 10, 2025
• Two Alberta men sentenced for roles in 2022 Coutts border protest

  Two men have been sentenced for their role in the Coutts border blockade in Alberta in 2022.

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  Jan 10, 2025
• ‘A reality that I face’: Coutts protesters face jail for part in 2022 blockade

  The Crown has recommended a nine-month sentence for Van Huigenbos and six months for Janzen because he played a lesser leadership role in the blockade.

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  Jan 10, 2025
• Crown seeks prison time for pair accused of mischief at Coutts border protest

  One of two men who became the faces of a blockade at a key Alberta border crossing in 2022 offered a public apology Thursday at the end of sentencing arguments.

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  Jan 9, 2025
• 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.

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  Oct 29, 2024
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• Protesters convicted of mischief at Alberta blockade to be sentenced next year

  The sentencing was originally scheduled for late September.

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  Oct 17, 2024
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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.

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  Sep 27, 2024