EDMONTON An Alberta pastor jailed for breaching COVID-19 restrictions will be released from jail while awaiting trial on a single remaining charge, according to his lawyers. James Coates, the pastor at GraceLife Church west of Edmonton, remains charged under the Public Health Act for holding services while ignoring COVID-19 health restrictions. He was facing several charges under the Public Health Act, but his lawyers now say all but one of those has been withdrawn by prosecutors and that he could be released as soon as Friday. The condition that Pastor Coates effectively stop doing his job as a pastor by adhering to unscientific and unconstitutional public health restrictions should never have been imposed on him by the RCMP, or by the Court, said his lawyer John Carpay.
Alberta pastor jailed for holding services during COVID, expected to be released in days, lawyers say
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Publishing date: Mar 10, 2021 • March 10, 2021 • 3 minute read • Calgary police say they re also looking for a suspect who allegedly brandished a metal rod and swung it around while demanding opioids during a pharmacy robbery at 5102 Rundlehorn Drive N.E. around 3 p.m. on Tuesday. Photo by Calgary Newsroom
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Two Calgary teens have been charged in connection with six pharmacy robberies across the city between January and March.
Calgary police say they’re also looking for another person who brandished a metal rod and swung it around while demanding opioids during a pharmacy robbery at 5102 Rundlehorn Drive N.E. around 3 p.m. on Tuesday.