Coutts

Demonstrators began parking their trucks and other vehicles last Saturday near the crossing at Coutts, Alta., in solidarity with similar events in Ottawa and other locations to protest COVID-19 vaccine mandates and broader public health measures. 

Chad Williamson, a lawyer representing the protesters, said they were opening one lane of Highway 4 in each direction. Demonstrators followed through in the early afternoon, vehicle tires grinding on the hard-packed snow as they departed.

Kenney said he heard reports that RCMP officers had been assaulted during the day, but Mounties could not confirm them.

The Canada Border Services Agency said the U.S. border crossing at Coutts, Alta., has remained open despite the blockade on Highway 4, but RCMP say only foot traffic is able to get through.

The mayor of a small Alberta border town says semi-trailers rolling through the community serve as a constant reminder of the pandemic's effect on the lives of community members.

When the mayor of a village in southern Alberta stares across the border, he sees family and friends who just happen to call Montana home.

FINMA says it investigated 22 breaches of money laundering requirements last year as the Alpine country seeks to combat the growing risk of corruption linked to assets from around the world.