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James Coates. (Screenshot: GraceLife Church of Edmonton/YouTube) Article continues below advertisement ↴ An Albertan pastor heads to court this morning to stand trial for allegedly violating Alberta public health orders by holding worship gatherings in violation of gathering size limits. James Coates remained in police custody for over a month after being arrested in mid-February and refusing to agree to bail conditions. All but one of his charges were dropped in March, with the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms saying at the time that Coates and the JCCF wanted to contest ...

Trial of Pastor James Coates to proceed in Edmonton May 3, Pastor Coates’ Charter challenge to the constitutionality and legality of Dr. Deena Hinshaw’s lockdown restrictions

  Share Source: Facebook/Screenshot You likely remember Art Pawlowski, the pastor of the Cave of Adullam in Calgary, Alberta. Police showed up to shut down his service during Holy Week in the days leading up to Easter weekend earlier this month. Pastor Pawlowski gained fame after he sent the officers on their way with some choice language, ordering them to come back with a warrant if they dared show up again. Well, they have their warrant, and it informs police to be ready to arrest the pastor using "anything necessary," according to Rebel News. As Townhall reported about the initial incide...

Canada and Alberta flags | Getty Images 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...

Canada and Alberta flags | Getty Images 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...