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Sentencing hearing for leaders of Coutts blockade
They were charged for their roles in the blockade that tied up cross-border traffic for two weeks in early 2022.Mounties told the jury that, as the protest dragged on, officers increasingly turned to the men to negotiate.The fate of Canada's largest proposed carbon capture and storage project is even more uncertain after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's resignation announcement this week amplified existing unknowns around the future of energy and climate policy in Canada, experts say.
But industry watchers say the project's future is cloudy due to current political turmoil and the likelihood that a new federal government will be elected this year.An increasing number of overdose deaths in Ontario involves the use of more than one drug, with the combination of opioids and stimulants proving to be especially dangerous, a new report says.
Ford said he was all right but the vehicle he was in got"hammered" when it was hit by another car Wednesday on Highway 401.
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Three Men Sentenced for Role in Coutts Border BlockadeThree men convicted of mischief for their roles in a two-week blockade at the Canada-U.S. border in Coutts, Alta., are awaiting sentencing. Alex Van Herk, Marco Van Huigenbos, and Gerhard (George) Janzen were found guilty in April for their involvement in the protest against COVID-19 restrictions.
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