A protest that closed the main crossing between Alberta and the United States may have ended this week, but there’s some concern it has created a different kind of division in the border community caught in the middle of the dispute.

With a population of just 250 people, Coutts, Alta., was thrust into the national spotlight when a convoy of truckers and their supporters set up on the main highway into the village on Jan.

29 to demand an end to mandated vaccines and other pandemic health measures. It ended in a cacophony of blaring horns as the blockade broke up and rolled out on Tuesday.

Mayor Jim Willett joked that there’s “no such thing as bad publicity,” but in an interview, he voiced worries that Coutts has become divided between those who supported the truckers and those who did not. “We’ve talked about polarization of the community.

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Holly Willoughby soaks up sun in selfie after testing positive for Covid-19

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Paper shortage hits electricity bills

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Covid cases in UK rise again as experts warn another BA.2-led wave soon

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Canadian home prices soar to new heights, averaging $800K

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Michigan man paid $300 in failed murder-for-hire of Sterling Heights woman, police say

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As Ukrainians fleeing war quickly enter U.S., Russians blocked at Mexican border

About three dozen would-be asylum seekers from Russia found themselves blocked from entering the U.S. on Friday while a group of Ukrainians flashed passports and were escorted across the border.

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B.C. to announce gas relief plan next week

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The weight of war on Ukraine’s children

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Focus BC: One-on-one with Premier John Horgan

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Chinese Ambassador meets with Foreign Minister, discusses China-SL FTA

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Covid updates: India adds 2,075 cases and 71 deaths in 24 hours

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Local Ukrainian-American who traveled overseas to help refugees shares harrowing experiences

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Canadian Paralympic athletes want money for medals like Olympians do

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Groups calls to add female candidate to list of 3 vying for Philadelphia school superintendent job

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David Tennant 'misses' Red Nose Day host Zoe Ball after dropping out of show due to Covid

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North Carolina investigating former Trump aide Mark Meadows' voter registration

Then-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows speaks to members of the press outside the West Wing of the White House on August 28, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) RALEIGH, N.C. - North Carolina state investigators are probing the voter registration of Mark Meadows, a former chief of staff to President Donald Trump, amid questions about him listing a home he never owned on voter records, the state attorney general’s office said Thursday.Attorney General Josh Stein's office asked the State Bureau of Investigation to look into Meadows' voter registration after a local prosecutor requested that state authorities oversee any probe of the matter, N.C.

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Studies show vaccines protect against serious Omicron illness

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Child struck by ambulance while riding bike in Skippack Township, police say

SKIPPACK TWP, Pa. - Authorities say a child suffered non-life-threatening injuries after being struck by an ambulance while riding his bike Friday afternoon.Emergency crews responded to 4046 Skippack Pike around 3:30 p.m.

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Russian state TV cuts away from Putin during speech at packed stadium

Russian state television suddenly cut away from President Vladimir Putin speaking at a packed Moscow stadium to mark the eighth anniversary of Crimea’s annexation on Friday, showing patriotic songs being performed at the event instead.

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Baby Theresa death investigation; mother of newborn ID'd, charged

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Police: Woman tased, assaulted while walking to bus stop in New Castle County

Authorities say the suspect got into a silver Jeep Wrangler with a hardtop, tinted windows and either a Delaware or Maryland temporary license plate. NEW CASTLE, Del. - Authorities in Delaware are searching for a man who they say tased and assaulted a woman as she was walking to a bus stop last week. Officers from the New Castle County Division of Police were called to the intersection of Buena Vista Drive and Liborio Lane on Tuesday for reports of an assault. A 31-year-old woman said she was walking to the bus stop when a man approached her and asked if her name is Alicia, according to police. When she said no, investigators say the man pushed a taser into her neck and forced her to the ground.

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Harassment of public health officials all too common in pandemic

More than a third of local and state public health officials who resigned or were fired in the first 10 months of the COVID-19 pandemic reported incidents of workplace violence such as threats, harassment, and intimidation, according to a mixed-methods US study yesterday in the American Journal of Managed Care.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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