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“Freedom activists” seeking “removal” of Trudeau, head east from Alberta

Jeannette Rocher September 25, 2023

Several dozen people calling themselves “freedom activists” met in Medicine Hat at a trucker stop Monday. Some of the group, who are against the use of SOGI (which is the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Read More

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Pawlowski found guilty on two border blockade charges

Naveen Day May 3, 2023

A judge has found Calgary street preacher Artur Pawlowski guilty of mischief for his role in protests against COVID-19 mandates near the Coutts border last year. Justice Gordon Krinke also found Pawlowski guilty of breaching Read More

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One year anniversary of convoy to Coutts observed, funds raised

Naveen Day January 30, 2023

It’s been a year since the sound of honking horns made its way to the Coutts border in protest of public health mandates. And now, a convoy has done it again. This time, it’Read More

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Alberta freedom activist released from custody following rally from supporters

Naveen Day August 25, 2022

A short-lived protest outside of the RCMP detachment in Fort MacLeod ended in victory on Thursday evening. More than 200 protesters gathered to demand the release of freedom activist Alex Van Herk. He was released shortly Read More

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Criminal defence lawyer calls Tamara Lich detainment ‘egregious abuse of

Naveen Day July 6, 2022

One of the Freedom Convoy organizers Tamara Lich will be remaining in an Ottawa jail until at least Friday. The judge, Paul Harris, stated he had a lot of notes and needed time to consider Read More

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Group offers self-representation advice to those charged, ticketed due to

Naveen Day June 13, 2022

A group focused on due process of law is working to educate and empower individuals who have been ticketed or charged due to protesting COVID mandates, to self-represent. The organization, Stand4Thee says there is Read More

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Freedom Convoy spokesperson says bank apologized

Hal Roberts May 31, 2022

A spokesperson for the Freedom Convoy protest, Benjamin Dichter, said he received an apology from the office of the CEO of Scotiabank Brian Porter. This was in response to freezing his bank account during the Read More

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Canadian infantryman James Topp marches across Canada towards Ottawa

Naveen Day April 6, 2022

A Canadian Infantryman is walking across Canada with the intent to reach Ottawa and speak with Canada’s federal leaders about the country’s COVID 19 mandates. James Topp passed through Lethbridge over the weekend and Read More

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Pastor Artur Pawlowski back in court next month, attorney says

Angela Stewart March 29, 2022

Calgary street Pastor Artur Pawlowski remains behind bars and his attorney, Sarah Miller, says she and her client will be fighting the recent charges that were laid following the incident that took place near the Read More

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Evangeline Lilly asks PM Trudeau to unify Canadians

Bridge City News February 18, 2022

Actress Evangeline Lilly calls on PM Trudeau to make unifying Canadians his priority right now. She seems to be asking him to employ the most Canadian of all virtues: diplomacy, negotiation and compromise – virtues that Read More

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Coutts border blockade affects village and country

Angela Stewart February 16, 2022

For more than two weeks access to the Coutts border crossing had been blocked as protesters wanted to send a simple message to politicians, drop the COVID-19 mandates. As Angela Stewart explains, the blockade not Read More

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Truckers leave Coutts border

Angela Stewart February 15, 2022

It appears as though most of those who were protesting government mandates have left the Coutts Border crossing. It was a place that was previously blocked by protesters supporting the Freedom Convoy and those who Read More

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Milk River and Coutts rallies over the weekend

Jeannette Rocher February 14, 2022

Alberta RCMP say they have arrested 13 people and confiscated a number of firearms near the rally at the Coutts border. Police say a small organized group within the larger Coutts protest was apparently going to Read More

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Americans show support for Canadians from other side of border

Jeannette Rocher February 13, 2022

U.S. citizens gathered over the weekend in Sweetgrass, Montana, many of which drove five or six hours from different parts of the state, to show their support for the Freedom Convoy taking place in Read More

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Civil Rights Lawyer on GiveSendGo funds for convoy truckers

Angela Stewart February 11, 2022

After the Ontario Government filed an injunction to have the $8-million from the Freedom Convoy’s Give Send Go campaign frozen, an Alberta Civil Rights lawyer says he doesn’t believe Canada has jurisdiction over Read More

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Milk River business owner says protest has not affected them

Angela Stewart February 9, 2022

One business owner in the town of Milk River says the trucker protest near the Coutts border hasn’t had a negative impact on their businesses. The owner of DC Metal Craft and the Gift Read More

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Traffic getting through at Coutts protest

Angela Stewart February 8, 2022

The trucker protest continues along the Coutts border crossing but lanes have reopened and the traffic is moving smoothly. BCN Video Journalist Angela Stewart has the latest.Read More

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RCMP on Coutts protest

Angela Stewart February 8, 2022

RCMP say they will be taking further action to put an end to the protest at the Coutts border. Police say they want to resolve the situation down at the border in a safe and Read More

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Lethbridge holds weekend Freedom rally and convoy

Jeannette Rocher February 6, 2022

As in many other Canadian cities, some citizens of Lethbridge gathered this past weekend to express their desire to have all COVID-19 related mandates and restrictions lifted immediately. A convoy of vehicles was staged in Read More

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Car hits four protesters in Winnipeg

Jeannette Rocher February 5, 2022

We’ve obtained dash cam footage from the evening of February 4th in Winnipeg, of the moment when what appears to be a white Jeep S-U-V attempting to pass a truck and driving into standing Read More

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‘Being mindful of emergency services’: Lethbridge County

Angela Stewart February 3, 2022

The City of Lethbridge and Lethbridge County have seen an increasing number of blockages and slow-moving vehicles in our region. More people seem to be showing their support for the truckers involved in the Freedom Read More

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Fifth day of protests continue at Coutts border

Angela Stewart February 2, 2022

A number of truckers here in Alberta who are also fighting the provincial and federal mandates have the Coutts border crossing blocked. No way in or out. BCN’s Angela Stewart was there and has Read More

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Medicine Hat barber giving back to truckers

Angela Stewart February 2, 2022

A Medicine Hat barber is giving the gift of fresh buzz cuts to the truckers in Ottawa. Calvin Isaac Maltin, Owner of Isaac Barbershop, will be heading to our nation’s capital where he plans Read More

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Coutts cafe speaks about convoy at border

Angela Stewart February 1, 2022

The owner of Hills of Home Cafe in the village of Coutts says the convoy at the border has been actually helping her business as lots of people have been ordering food from the restaurant. Read More

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NDP calls on UCP to file injunction to end Coutts

Angela Stewart February 1, 2022

The Alberta NDP is calling on the UCP government to apply for an immediate injunction to put an end to the trucker blockade at the Coutts border crossing. BCN’s Angela Stewart heard from a Read More

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Village of Coutts Mayor on border blockade

Angela Stewart January 31, 2022

The Mayor of Coutts, Jim Willetts says he wants to see the protest in his area come to a peaceful conclusion. Willett says he knows of a number of residents in the village who are Read More

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‘It’s time to stop the mandates’: Truckers block Coutts border

Angela Stewart January 29, 2022

It is not just in Ottawa where people are protesting. Truckers headed to the Coutts border crossing here in Alberta with a slow roll and a powerful message for our politicians. BCN’s Angela Stewart Read More

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Manitoba trucker speaks out

Hal Roberts January 28, 2022

Manitoba trucker, Elmer Penner, who is taking part in the Freedom Convoy 2022 which is heading to Ottawa says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau needs to resign. Penner also says the federal government needs to scrap the Read More

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Freedom Convoy in Manitoba

Hal Roberts January 25, 2022

The Freedom Convoy which recently passed through Alberta and Saskatchewan has now made its way to Manitoba. Organizers are hoping to have around 50 thousand truckers join in by the time the group reaches Ottawa this Read More

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