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The Toronto-area lawyer accused of advising alleged drug kingpin Ryan Wedding in the murder of a federal witness, in connection with a drug smuggling case, will remain out on bail. The Ontario Court of Appeals rejected the crown’s bid on Thursday to overturn the release of Deepak Paradkar, saying the superior court judge made no...

An international crackdown on the notorious Bishnoi gang by the FBI today involving organized crime groups charged with murder, extortion, and drug trafficking. As Catherine Urquhart reports, the indictments detail what allegedly led up to the assassination of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey three years ago.

There has been a big break in the crackdown on transnational criminal gangs based in India; gangs accused of extortion, drug-trafficking, kidnapping and targeted killings – including the murder of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey, B.C., three years ago. Acting together, the RCMP and FBI arrested three people in B.C., 13 in the...

A Kelowna startup company is looking at ways to map and monitoring backroads ahead of evacuation season. The City of Kelowna has set up a fence to block a back alley in the downtown area that is notorious for open drug use and safety issues

Las Vegas police said a woman was arrested after allegedly abandoning her two-year-old goldendoodle at a JetBlue ticket counter inside Harry Reid International Airport on Feb. 2. Officers said she failed to complete required paperwork to fly with the dog as a service animal and left it tied to a baggage sizer before heading to...

A U.S. military strike on a vessel accused of drug trafficking killed three people Saturday. The U.S. Southern Command said in a social media post that the boat was engaged in narco-trafficking operations in the Caribbean Sea.

On this edition, charges are withdrawn against a man accused of assaulting an alleged home intruder in Lindsay, Ontario. Also, impact statements from the family and friends of three siblings killed by an impaired teenager driver, the provincial government considers giving new powers to special constables to curb public drug use, and Canadian paralympic athletes...

An Ontario man accused of laundering hundreds of millions of dollars in assets for an international drug smuggling ring allegedly led by former Olympian Ryan Wedding has been denied bail.

Former Canadian Olympian and alleged drug kingpin Ryan Wedding has been taken into custody by U.S. law enforcement. Global’s Nivrita Ganguly reports on the details of his arrest and the timeline of allegations against the former professional snowboarder.

The FBI and RCMP held a joint news conference Friday to announce that 44-year-old Ryan Wedding, who lived in Coquitlam when he competed for Canada at the 2002 Salt Lake City Games, has been taken into custody in Mexico. Kristen Robinson reports.

FBI Director Kash Patel was at an airport in Ontario, Calif. where he confirmed Canadian Olympian-turned-alleged cocaine kingpin Ryan Wedding has been arrested. Patel said Wedding, 44, who is on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list, was captured in Mexico, where authorities believe he had been hiding for more than a decade.

Ahmad Zitoun, one of many Canadians facing charges tied to alleged drug kingpin Ryan Wedding, was in court Friday in Edmonton. A bail hearing was held as the man faces extradition to the United States. Jasmine King reports on what happened.

Edmonton man Ahmad Zitoun, one of many Canadians facing charges tied to alleged drug kingpin Ryan Wedding, was in court for a bail hearing. Statistics Canada data shows Alberta is moving ‘against the grain’ when it comes to the country’s job numbers. The Silver Skate Festival gets underway amid balmy conditions.

Seven Toronto police officers, including one retired member, have been arrested among 27 suspects following a major organized crime and corruption investigation, York Regional Police announced Thursday. Police revealed the results of Project South, a months long probe that uncovered allegations of bribery, breach of trust, drug trafficking and the unauthorized access and distribution of...

Former Canadian Olympic snowboarder and alleged drug kingpin Ryan Wedding is now behind bars in the United States. The B.C. man had been at the top of the FBI’s most wanted list, accused of running a multinational drug operation and masterminding a string of murders. Wedding was arrested in Mexico where he was believed to...

Former FBI agent Kenneth Gray joins Global’s Caryn Lieberman to talk about the circumstances surrounding alleged drug kingpin Ryan Wedding’s arrest, and where the case goes from here.

One of the biggest stories of 2025 was the international manhunt for alleged Canadian drug lord and former Olympian Ryan Wedding. Touria Izri explains how Wedding went from an Olympic athlete to being on the FBI’s most wanted list.

As Catherine McDonald reports, U.S. prosecutors allege Rolan Sokolovski used his business to launder proceeds of Ryan Wedding’s alleged drug trafficking network.

The U.S. military confirmed it conducted yet another strike against an alleged drug boat in the Eastern Pacific on Monday. The low-profile vessel was being operated by “Designated Terrorist Organizations” and travelling along “known narco-trafficking routes,” supposedly engaging in drug trafficking operations, according to the U.S. Southern Command.

Toronto jeweler Rolan Sokolovski is charged with allegedly laundering money for the Ryan Wedding drug trafficking organization and is requesting a publication ban in advance of his bail hearing. Catherine McDonald reports.