Previous criminal convictions, a willingness to die for the cause and connections to a violent insurrectionist movement.
CBC News has learned new details about some of the men and women arrested in connection with the Coutts, Alta., border blockades on Monday.
Thirteen people were charged following incidents involving physical threats to RCMP officers’ safety and raids on trailers near the protest area, which resulted in the seizure of a cache of weapons and body armour.
The on-and-off blockade of the normally busy border crossing by people opposed to COVID-19 health restrictions, lasted more than two weeks before protesters pulled out on Tuesday
