Two years ago, the trial of two men charged with murder during a border blockade in Coutts, Alta., was scheduled for a full day of evidence but ended up being a full day of legal arguments without a jury.
Anthony Olienick and Chris Carbert are on trial for allegedly plotting murder during protests in early 2022.
The RCMP arrested them after finding guns, body armor and ammunition in the trailer.
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Greg Tulloch, an RCMP sergeant who served as a liaison to the protesters, was due to finish his testimony on Friday, but the court instead spent the entire day discussing the publication ban.
The media is not allowed to report anything that happens when the jury is not in the courtroom.
The blockade paralyzed traffic at the busy Canada-U.S. border crossing for two weeks, and protests have intensified over what some see as unfair and unnecessary government restrictions and vaccine mandates to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
In opening statements, a prosecutor told the jury of five men and nine women that the two men conspired to kill the police officers and were planning violence they believed was inevitable.
The trial is due to resume on Monday.
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