Category: Alberta pastor

Public Health Charges Stayed Against Pastor Arrested for Feeding Homeless, Holding Outdoor Church Services

December 20, 2022
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Charges laid against pastor Artur Pawlowski for failing to comply with an order under the Public Health Act were stayed by the Crown on Dec. 16. Pawlowski, of Calgary’s Street Church, was charged for attending an outdoor Walk for Freedom protest in Calgary on Dec. 13, and for feeding the homeless with his church on…

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Alberta Pastor Tim Stephens Arrested a Second Time

June 15, 2021
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Pastor Tim Stephens of the Fairview Baptist Church in Calgary has been arrested for the second time for allegedly holding worship services that defy the Alberta Health Service’s (AHS) public health orders. The Calgary Police Service (CPS) arrested Stephens at his home on Monday, a day after he held an outdoor church service for his…

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Jailed Alberta Pastor to Be Released From Jail but Must Pay $1,500 Fine

March 22, 2021
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STONY PLAIN, Alta.—A judge has ruled a jailed Edmonton-area pastor can be released immediately but has to pay a $1,500 fine. Judge Jeffrey Champion says James Coates, who preaches at GraceLife Church, has to pay the fine within 12 days. Coates has been in jail for 35 days for not following a condition of his…

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Alberta Pastor Jailed for Violating COVID-19 Health Orders to Be Released: Justice Centre

March 17, 2021
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EDMONTON—A group that supports an Alberta pastor jailed after being charged with violating COVID-19 public-health orders says it expects him to be released in the coming days. Crown prosecutors have dropped all but one charge against James Coates and have agreed to his release without bail conditions, the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms said Wednesday….

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