The Alberta government is on the attack after a second CBC story has been published regarding the Premier's office interfering with crown prosecutors around cases related to the Coutts protest last winter. The Alberta government is on the attack after a second CBC story has been published regarding the Premier's office interfering with crown prosecutors around cases related to the Coutts protest last winter. “The Premier calls on the CBC to retract its outrageous story and, further, that the CBC and the Official Opposition apologize." According to the CBC exclusive report, multiple sources told the outlet the Premier pressured the justice minister's office to get rid of COVID charges. Alberta's NDP responded to the Premier's statement Wednesday, saying because the allegations are coming from within the government, there must be an independent investigation into the matter.

Source: CBC News January 27, 2023 00:53 UTC