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Operators of a rural Alberta gas station and store east of Edmonton are facing criminal charges and public health charges after repeatedly refusing to follow Alberta’s COVID-19 rules, according to police.
In the RCMP’s account of the events, three people with the Countryside Services and Tempo gas station in Lindbrook spent months refusing to engage with health officials and police or follow public health rules before they were charged under the Alberta Public Health Act in March. They were given a court date in early May but didn’t show up, police said in a Tuesday news release.
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Police in Canada have placed metal fencing around a church that s led by a pastor who was jailed for holding worship services that violated provincial lockdown rules in order to physically shut it down until it “can demonstrate the ability to comply” with the ongoing COVID-19 restrictions.
Police on Friday put up additional fencing around GraceLife Church in Edmond, days after Alberta Health Services closed the building by fencing it off, ahead of Sunday worship, Edmonton Journal reported.
Officials have accused GraceLife of violating public health guidelines on multiple occasions by holding in-person worship services where attendees did not social distance or wear face masks. Last month, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police charged the church as an entity for holding worship services in February that exceeded the limit of 15% capacity.