Coutts Protest

• 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
  
• Alberta NDP demands answers on premier’s conversations with accused in COVID cases

  Smith said she contacted Artur Pawlowski to tell him she couldn't offer him amnesty, but NDP justice critic Irfan Sabir said full disclosure and an independent inquiry are needed.

  Canada

  Feb 10, 2023
  
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• Prosecutor says pastor’s fiery speech at Coutts blockade constitutes mischief

  Steven Johnston presented closing arguments Friday in the case of Artur Pawlowski.

  Crime

  Feb 3, 2023
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• ‘The eyes of the world’: Trial of Calgary pastor charged in Coutts border blockade underway

  A court has seen video of a Calgary pastor encouraging truckers to keep blocking the Canada-U.S. border to protest COVID-19 restrictions because the world was watching.

  Crime

  Feb 2, 2023
• Alberta RCMP charge 3 more people in relation to Coutts border blockade

  All three have been released and are scheduled to appear in Lethbridge Provincial Court on Oct. 4.

  Crime

  Sep 16, 2022
• Crown plans direct indictment for 1 of 4 accused in Coutts blockade

  It appears the Crown will attempt to streamline the cases of four men charged with conspiracy to commit murder at a border blockade protest in southern Alberta.

  Canada

  May 9, 2022
• Town of Fort Macleod reprimands councillor for involvement in Coutts blockade

  A member Fort Macleod's town council has been publicly reprimanded for his involvement as an organizer of the Coutts border blockade. 

  Politics

  Apr 11, 2022
• Bail decision reserved for Coutts blockade protester Christopher Lysak

  A judge reserved his decision on Tuesday over bail for Christopher Lysak, one of four people charged with conspiracy to commit murder after arrests at the Coutts border blockade.

  Crime

  Mar 1, 2022
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• Alberta at heart of unrest, protests: criminal anthropologist

  An RCMP raid in Coutts seized long guns, handguns, a machete, a large quantity of ammunition and body armour.

  Canada

  Feb 23, 2022
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• Village of Coutts readjusting as blockade ends: ‘We had literally been locked in’

  After more than two weeks of being the focus of a border blockade and international news, the village of Coutts, Alta., is trying to get back to normal.

  Canada

  Feb 16, 2022