Alberta Pastor Wins Appeal After Being Fined for Refusing Health Inspections During Pandemic

Alberta Pastor Wins Appeal After Being Fined for Refusing Health Inspections During Pandemic
A Court of King's Bench courtroom is shown at the Edmonton Law Courts building on June 28, 2019. Jason Franson/The Canadian Press
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Pastor Tracy Fortin and Edmonton’s Church in the Vine have been acquitted by the Alberta Court of Appeal after being fined for obstructing a public health inspection while church was in service during the pandemic. 
The decision quashes $80,000 in fines and was agreed to by both sides, according to the court documents.