Canadian fugitive ex-Olympian Ryan Wedding likely still has ‘network of hitmen,’ prosecutors warn [Video]

While the FBI hunts Canadian fugitive Ryan Wedding, U.S. authorities are warning he remains a threat and likely still has a team of contract killers at the ready.

Wedding, who competed for Canada as a snowboarder at the 2002 Olympic Games, is accused of running a violent, $1-billion US transnational criminal enterprise. He remains on the lam while facing murder and drug trafficking charges in California. 

Between them, Wedding and his top lieutenant, fellow Canadian Andrew Clark, are accused of orchestrating at least four killings in southern Ontario, including the mistaken-identity shootings of the Sidhu family in November 2023.

A court filing reviewed by CBC News shows U.S. prosecutors on Thursday sought extra protections for the identities of confidential informants and co-operating witnesses in the case, highlighting the risk they could face if their names were revealed.