One of the protesters arrested following weeks of border blockades at the Coutts, Alta., crossing is facing a new charge stemming from an incident where a police barrier was breached by trucks and tractors.
Joanne Person, 62, is charged with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle stemming from an incident on Feb.1 when the situation at the protest turned violent.
On that day, RCMP had set up a checkpoint about 20 kilometres to the north of Coutts, in the town of Milk River.
As police approached a group of vehicles, some breached police barriers to join the demonstration.
The incident led Mounties to
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