Alberta Health Services drops contempt of court application against Calgary pastor
CALGARY - Alberta Health Services says it has withdrawn its contempt of court application against a Calgary pastor who was arrested earlier this month on
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CALGARY - Alberta Health Services says it has withdrawn its contempt of court application against a Calgary pastor who was arrested earlier this month on
Posted: May 26, 2021 2:09 PM MT | Last Updated: May 26 Artur and Dawid Pawlowski, pictured during their arrest in Calgary on May 8, have been flouting public health restrictions for months, holding large church gatherings indoors, without masks, despite the pandemic.(Artur Pawlowski TV/YouTube) A judge says he won't make a decision about Calgary COVID restriction rule-breakers — which include a local pastor, a cafe owner and a mayoral candidate — until after he has heard all five contempt cases, the first of which got underway Wednesday. Court of Queen's Bench Justice Adam Germain pr...
A third Canadian pastor has been arrested after violating COVID-19 restrictions. Tim Stephens, the pastor of Fairview Baptist Church in southeast Calgary, was arrested Sunday after months of urging members of his congregation to break public health orders. Canadian police reported that the Baptist pastor was arrested for organizing a church service Sunday that âdid not comply with public health orders, including masking, physical distancing and attendance limits.â In a statement, authorities stated that police did not enter the church during the service. "The pastor acknowledged...
Artur Pawlowski, the pastor of Street Church in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, speaks after kicking law enforcement out of his church after they entered without a warrant to interrupt a Passover service. | YouTube/Artur Pawlowski TV A Canadian pastor who has repeatedly clashed with the local government officials over worship restrictions imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic is alleging that arsonists have targeted his home and set his garage ablaze. Appearing on Rebel Media Sunday, Pastor Artur Pawlowski of Street Church in Calgary, Alberta, recalled how the garage at his private residence wa...
The Rebel to Rabble Review: Anti-lockdown legal battles By iPolitics. Published on May 21, 2021 1:00am Anti-mask protesters in Peterborough, Ont., on Jan. 16 Rebel News supporters who dutifully opened their wallets to fill the coffers of the avowedly right-leaning media outlet’s Fight the Fines campaign can take heart in knowing that, while their latest bid to overturn an “anti-free-speech restraining order” may not have been entirely successful, their crowd-funded legal team might at least get the chance to cross-examine Alberta’s chief medical officer, Deena Hinshaw, in c...