After executing a slow roll to the U.S.-Canada border town of Coutts, Alberta, to mark the third-year anniversary of the blockade, supporters gathered in Lethbridge to raise funds for the people jailed as a result of their participation in the anti-COVID-19 mandate blockade known as the Coutts border blockade.
"Everybody wants to move on from COVID, but with no accountability," says Alex Van Herk whose sentencing got delayed while his co-accused were given prison sentences for their role in the Coutts blockade during the "freedom convoy" in 2022.
On the 923rd day of their remand custody, Justice David Labrenz is set to sentence the two Coutts protesters to over six years in jail (before reductions).
Trial by jury is set to begin tomorrow for the two men who have been held in remand for over 840 days on charges of conspiracy to murder RCMP officers during the anti-COVID mandates protest in Coutts, Alberta.
“The Charter is not protecting you, the courts are not protecting you, so wake up!” urges longtime former Conservative MP Art Hanger outside the Lethbridge courthouse, where the trial of the Coutts 4 is being held.
Marco Van Huigenbos, now facing up to 10 years in prison after being convicted of mischief over $5,000 along with two others in the Coutts blockade, fires back at Alberta Premier Danielle Smith for her 'deflecting' comments about the verdict.
2 of the 4 accused have pled guilty to less serious charges and walked free from Lethbridge Remand Centre after spending more than 720 days.
A large convoy in support of the 4 accused assembled in southern Alberta on Saturday.
January 8th, 2024, is the date when the announcement regarding the specific day for delivering this crucial decision will be made.
Chris Carbert, part of the "Coutts 4," has spent 639 days in remand custody. A bail hearing will take place on…
Frustration mounts as the slow-moving 3-day pre-trial for the 4 protesters, famously known as The Coutts 4…
(Update: This video and article have been updated to comply with the most recent publication bans in place.)
On October 20, 2023, in Lethbridge, Alberta, the "Coutts 4" face a crucial court hearing after spending over 600 days in pre-trial custody.
Artur Pawlowski was sentenced to 61 days in jail, but the judge credited him for the time he already served, allowing him to walk out as a freeman.
Despite the last-minute cancellation by the local authorities, the small village of Beiseker became the meeting…
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