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Residents at a Sherbrook Avenue apartment are dealing with an influx of unhoused people using the building to escape the elements. And one outreach organization argues a new city encampment policy is leaving people with few options. Vasilios Bellos has more.

Charges are being laid after a large drug bust in the West Kildonan and Garden City neighbourhoods.

The operators of a Vancouver service that bought and tested illegal drugs have been found guilty of drug trafficking. As Paul Johnson reports, the program once received government funding.

A court appearance was held on Monday for two men charged with possession and trafficking of a number of illegal drugs. As Kristen Robinson reports, the charges come after a multi-year investegation that police say broke up a large drug ring.

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

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.

: Janson Bryan Baker’s trial is underway six years after two Dieppe, N.B. seniors were murdered in their own home. In their opening statement, the Crown explained the couple was killed as part of an attempted murder of their son and that it was all part of retribution for allegedly betraying a drug trafficking ring....

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.

A lengthy investigation into a northern Manitoba drug trafficking ring has led to 23 arrests and warrants issued for four other suspects, RCMP say.

U.S. President Donald Trump has doubled down on his threats to order land strikes in Venezuela amid concerns of international drug trafficking. “It’s not only land strikes on Venezuela, it’s land strikes on horrible people that are bringing in drugs and killing our people,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Friday.

GTA lawyer Deepak Paradkar, who has been charged for his alleged role in a violent drug trafficking organization, proposed a strict release plan and testified he’s not a flight risk. Catherine McDonald reports.

U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said on Saturday that he “would have made the same call” in ordering a controversial follow-up strike on a suspected drug boat in the Caribbean that killed survivors. Hegseth, who made the comments while speaking to a defence industry forum, reiterated his claim that he was not present for...

The Canadian publisher behind a beloved children’s character is condemning a post made by the U.S. Defense Secretary over the weekend. It shows Franklin the Turtle shooting at drug traffickers. Nicole Di Donato has the details and the reaction.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Monday said Admiral Frank Bradley had ordered a second strike on an alleged drug trafficking vessel in the Caribbean in September. Further, she said she “rejected” a Washington Post report that has drawn scrutiny from Congress, claiming an order came from Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to “kill...

The United States continues to put pressure on Venezuela. On Monday, the White House declared the “Cartel de los Soles” to be a terrorist organization. Nathaniel Dove looks at the group of drug traffickers, amid reports the U.S. could escalate even further – and what both mean for Venezuelans.

In this segment from today’s “The Ben Mulroney Show,” Ben delves into the alarming rise of Ryan Wedding, an ex-Olympian-turned Canadian drug kingpin likened to Pablo Escobar, and the extensive drug trafficking network he allegedly leads. The Thunder Bay, Ont., native who competed for Canada as a snowboarder at the 2002 Winter Olympics has been...

Ryan James Wedding, the former Canadian Olympic snowboarder accused of leading an international drug trafficking ring, is facing new federal charges in the U.S. related to the alleged murder of a witness, the U.S. Justice Department and FBI announced Wednesday.

The United States is offering a $15 million reward for information leading to the arrest of Ryan Wedding, a Canadian accused of running one of the most violent trans-national drug trafficking organizations. Wedding is accused of ordering the murder of a federal witness in Colombia in January to try to avoid extradition. The Thunder Bay,...

The United States is offering a $15 million reward for information leading to the arrest of Ryan Wedding, a Canadian accused of running one of the most violent trans-national drug trafficking organizations. Wedding is accused of ordering the murder of a federal witness in Colombia in January to try to avoid extradition. The Thunder Bay,...

Lethbridge police have charged a 50-year-old man with sexual assault, exploitation and human trafficking following an investigation into the forced confinement and drugging of a 14-year-old girl. As Justin Sibbet reports, three victims have been identified, but officers fear there could be more.