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Coutts arrests speak to larger Canadian concern: federal safety minister
OTTAWA - Canada's safety minister says a group with allegedly violent motives that was arrested at a border blockade in southern Alberta speaks to broader concerns. Police earlier this week charged 13...
Feb 16, 2022

Police presence to remain near Coutts
Coutts, AB -- RCMP officers will stay in the Coutts area following the blockade disbandment at the border crossing. RCMP Deputy Commissioner Curtis Zablocki says it is necessary to make sure protester...
Feb 16, 2022

Blockade at Coutts border crossing officially ends
COUTTS, AB. -- The protest at the Coutts border crossing is over, but its impact will have lasting effects.The border is open in both directions again after more than two weeks of disruptions.Proteste...
Feb 15, 2022

Organizer disbands Coutts Blockade
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- Tractors, trucks and other vehicles have begun to roll out of a Coutts, ending a blockade that paralyzed a U-S border crossing for more than two weeks.Protesters had been restrictin...
Feb 15, 2022

Trudeau invokes Emergencies Act to battle blockades
OTTAWA, ON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday afternoon the federal government is initiating the Emergencies Act against the convoy blockades across the country.The announcement comes as...
Feb 14, 2022

CBSA temporarily suspends service at Coutts and freedom rally protest converges on Coaldale
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- As the truckers' blockade and protest against COVID mandates continues at the Coutts in Southern Alberta, the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) has suspended service at the bor...
Feb 12, 2022

Alberta defends its decision to ease COVID-19 protocols
Lethbridge, AB - Alberta Health Minister Jason Copping defended the government's position on easing restrictions across the province during a news conference Thursday, February 10, 2022. The Restricti...
Feb 11, 2022

Changes to COVID-19 border measures to be announced next week
OTTAWA - Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says the federal government will announce changes to COVID-19 measures at Canada's borders next week. Currently, the government advises against all non-essent...
Feb 11, 2022

University of Lethbridge Faculty on strike
Lethbridge, AB - The strike began today outside the U of L at 11:00 A.M. because the University of Lethbridge Faculty Association (ULFA) and University's board have not been able to come to an agreeme...
Feb 10, 2022

School Divisions prepare to remove mask mandates despite frustration with province
LETHBRIDGE AB. -- The Alberta Teachers Association is frustrated with the Alberta government's lack of communication about lifting COVID restrictions in schools. ATA President Jason Schilling says sch...
Feb 09, 2022