Coutts Border Blockade

• 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
  
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• 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
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• 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
• 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
• 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
• Jury finds protesters not guilty of conspiring to kill Mounties at Coutts blockade

  A jury returned a verdict of not guilty late Friday for two men accused of conspiring to kill RCMP officers at the border blockade at Coutts, Alta.

  Canada

  Aug 3
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• Jury deliberations in Coutts blockade murder-conspiracy trial enter 3rd day

  There was no verdict reached after a full day of discussions Thursday into the guilt or innocence of the two men.

  Crime

  Aug 2
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• Fate of 2 Alberta men charged with murder conspiracy related to Coutts blockade in hands of jury

  The five-man, seven-woman jury was handed the case late Wednesday afternoon.

  Crime

  Aug 1