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Premier Rachel Notley says the province has no jurisdiction over a toll charged to motorists detouring through the Morley reserve Monday after an accident closed a portion of the Trans-Canada Highway.

“What I’ve been advised by our transportation officials is that we were put into a position where that was the only possible detour that we could use, and that’s unfortunate, but that was what it was,” she told reporters in a scrum Tuesday evening.

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“We have to acknowledge that First Nations have rights on their reserve land akin to, or greater than, certainly private property owners. And you know, they are going to make those decisions and we don’t have jurisdiction on that.”

Many drivers were upset when they encountered blockades and were asked to pay $20.

“Hopefully we won’t be in a position where we have to detour on that specific point on the highway in the future,” Notley said.

The Highway 1 crash between a semi-trailer truck and a minivan claimed the life of an 86-year-old woman and injured six other people.