Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Mike Hager
Publication Date: January 26, 2026 - 05:00
Stay informed
Inside Ryan Wedding’s alleged rise through the narcotrafficking world
January 26, 2026
Before Ryan Wedding was arrested last week as one of the FBI’s Top 10 most wanted fugitives, and before he was charged a decade earlier for masterminding a plot to sail thousands of kilos of cocaine up from the Caribbean to Canada’s East Coast, Canadian police viewed the former Olympic snowboarder as one of the many middling profiteers in Metro Vancouver’s massive underground cannabis trade.
It was 2006, and Mounties, acting on an anonymous tip given to the Vancouver police, raided a farm in the eastern suburb of Maple Ridge. There they found thousands of pot plants and dozens of kilograms of dried flower, worth roughly $10-million at the time.
Unpublished Newswire
On Jan. 3, U.S. forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife in an early morning raid that included attacks on the capital. He is awaiting trial in the U.S., accused by President Donald Trump of heading up a drug cartel.Who’s in charge of Venezuela after Nicolás Maduro’s capture? Latest updates on Donald Trump’s plans
January 27, 2026 - 20:40 | Globe Staff | The Globe and Mail
An autism charity that received more than $12-million from the Ontario government – including $3.28-million from its controversial Skills Development Fund – is facing a police investigation of its finances. The Ontario Provincial Police says its anti-rackets branch has launched a probe related to funding provided by the province’s Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services for Jake’s House for Autistic Children.
January 27, 2026 - 19:19 | Jeff Gray | The Globe and Mail
OC Transpo riders are packed on station platforms during the Tuesday evening commute due to a train that suddenly stopped around 5:30 p.m. on Line 1 near Pimisi station.
January 27, 2026 - 18:43 | | CBC News - Ottawa
Comments
Be the first to comment