One of the men convicted from the Coutts 2022 border blockade has been granted bail pending his appeal. Chris Carbert, has been serving a 6 1/2 year sentence for convictions of mischief over $5,000 and possession of a weapon Read More
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Full BCN interview with Alex Van Herk and Defence Lawyer Darren Mahoney. Van Herk was given a 90-day-conditional sentence on March 7 at the Lethbridge Courthouse for his role at the 2022 Coutts Border Blockade.Read More
Alex Van Herk, one of three men found guilty of mischief at the Coutts Border Blockade, was sentenced to a 90 day conditional sentence with probation and community service required.Read More
Two men guilty of mischief from their roles at the Coutts Border Blockade were sentenced on Friday at the Lethbridge Courthouse. Former Fort Mcleod Councilor Marco Van Huigenbos was sentenced to 120 days and George Janzen Read More
Two men found guilty of mischief at the Coutts Blockade were sentenced on Friday. Marco Van Huigenbos was given a 120 day incarceration, while George Janzen was handed 90 days conditional with 100 hours of community service.Read More
The sentencing hearing for Marco Van Huigenbos, Alex Van Herk and George Janzen began on Thursday. All three were found guilty of mischief from their participation at the Coutts Border Blockade in 2022.Read More
Chris Carbert and Anthony Olienick were sentenced on Monday to 6 and a half years for their roles at the Coutts Border Blockade in 2022. They were both charged with unlawful firearms possession and mischief, and Olienick Read More
The sentencing hearing for Anthony Olienick and Chris Carbert saw the court hear sentencing pitches from the Crown and the Defense, including the Crown recommending a 9-year sentence for each men.Read More
The sentencing hearing for Chris Carbert and Anthony Olienick entered a second day, as the court discussed findings of fact in the jury’s final verdicts.Read More
The verdict was given to Anthony Olienick and Chris Carbert late Friday night, the two men were found not guilty in conspiring to murder RCMP officers at the Coutts border blockade in 2022.Read More
Closing arguments were heard on Tuesday from the defense lawyers of Anthony Olienick and Chris Carbert and the Crown at the Coutts 2 trial.Read More
The trial of Chris Carbert and Anthony Olienick continued on Tuesday as Carbert provided his defense before being cross-examined by the Crown.Read More
The court was presented with the witness testimony of Jaclyne Martin; partner of Jerry Morrin at the trial of Anthony Olienick and Chris Carbert.Read More
As the Coutts 2 trial enters the home stretch, Pastor Artur Pawlowski shared his thoughts on the trial of Anthony Olienick and Chris Carbert and a major lawsuit that he will launch later this week.Read More
The defense lawyer of Anthony Olienick has called the trial of the Coutts 2 men “un-Canadian” and accused the RCMP of lying under oath.Read More
The trial on Anthony Olienick and Chris Carbert reviews more data from the cell phones that were seized from the accused at the Coutts border blockade.Read More
As the trial of Anthony Olienick and Chris Carbert enters another week, the court is presented with evidence from phones that RCMP seized at the Coutts border blockade.Read More
The jury at the Coutts 2 trial was presented with footage of Anthony Olienick being questioned by police shortly after his arrest on February 14, 2022.Read More
The defense lawyers for Anthony Olienick and Chris Carbert are claiming the Crown’s evidence against the 2 men accused of conspiring for murder are unsupportive.Read More
An undercover Police Officer, who acted as a supporter at the Coutts border blockade in 2022, continued her testimony against Anthony Olienick and Chris Carbert on Thursday. However Olienick and Carbert’s lawyers questioned if her Read More
The three-week trial began today for three men charged for their role in the Coutts border blockade, over pandemic health restrictions. Marco Van Huigenbos, Alex Van Herk and Gerhard Janzen are charged with mischief over $5,000. Read More
A Fort Macleod town councillor who was charged during the Coutts border blockade last year is speaking out in support of the Coutts Four who have been in jail, and have not received bail, for Read More
The four men charged with conspiracy to commit murder during the Coutts border blockade last year were back in court Monday. Anthony Olienick, Chris Carbert, Chris Lysak and Jerry Morin were arrested in February 2022 after Read More
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
The three men who were allegedly involved in the Coutts border blockade and charged earlier this year were back in Lethbridge court on Monday morning. Angela Stewart has been covering this story and has Read More
A large group of protestors gathered at the Lethbridge Courthouse on Tuesday morning. Lethbridge Police were also on scene. The protestors were there in support of Marco Van Huigenbos, Alex Van Herk and George Janzen. Read More
