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A church pastor arrested last month and charged with violating COVID-19 rules on maximum gathering capacity will remain behind bars until the trial begins in early May, a Canadian judge has ruled.
The Edmonton Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Peter Michalyshyn ruled Friday that Pastor James Coates of GraceLife Church must remain in jail until his trial, scheduled to take place from May 3 to May 5, in Alberta Provincial Court in Stony Plain.
Pastor Coates was detained at the Edmonton Remand Centre on Feb. 16. He has refused to agree to bail conditions that he does not attend or conduct services at GraceLife Church unless they comply with government guidelines requiring capacity limits and social distancing.
BC top doctor has power to restrict access to a place during health hazard: lawyer
A lawyer for British Columbia’s attorney general says provincial public health orders do not single out or ban all in−person religious services.
Jacqueline Hughes told the BC Supreme Court that individual worship and drive−in events are permitted, subject to certain conditions, while weddings, funerals and baptisms may include no more than 10 guests.
She says provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry has the statutory powers during an emergency to issue orders she reasonably believes are necessary to prevent and mitigate further harm from a health hazard.
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