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Author: Jill Mahoney
Publication Date: January 12, 2026 - 18:09
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Toronto-area jeweller accused of laundering funds for Ryan Wedding made money on crypto, poker
January 12, 2026
A Toronto-area jeweller who is accused in the United States of laundering funds for a violent international drug-trafficking network allegedly run by former Canadian Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding testified Monday that he made substantial amounts of money from trading cryptocurrencies and playing poker.
Rolan Sokolovski, 37, appeared in a Toronto court on Monday as part of a hearing to determine whether he can be released on bail ahead of his extradition proceedings. He is pledging to post $2-million in bail.
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Canadian businessman Kevin O’Leary is slamming singer Billie Eilish over her “stolen land” anti-ICE comment at the Grammy Awards.
“As grateful as I feel, I honestly don’t feel like I need to say anything, but, that no one is illegal on stolen land,” Eilish, 24, said on stage Sunday as she received the award for song of the year.
“It’s just really hard to know what to say and what to do right now,” the singer continued.
“And I just I feel really hopeful in this room, and I feel like we just need to keep fighting and speaking up and protesting, and our voices really do matter, and...
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Wayne Eyre, the former chief of the defence staff, recently said Canada shouldn't rule out acquiring nuclear weapons, but experts and the defence minister dismiss the idea.
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