Your World Tonight Olympian on the run, private health care in Alberta, combatting ticket scalping, and more
Nov 19, 2025
A former Canadian Olympian, now an FBI fugitive, has a $15 million reward for his capture. Alberta's Premier proposes allowing doctors to practice in both public and private health care systems concurrently. The UK plans to combat concert ticket scalping with new regulations, while Alberta inches closer to a deal on an oil pipeline to the B.C. coast. Meanwhile, Russia intensifies its attacks in Ukraine, and concerns about AI-driven market bubbles emerge. Plus, Curaçao makes history by qualifying for its first FIFA World Cup!
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Transnational Scale Of The Wedding Case
- Ryan Wedding is portrayed as a major transnational drug kingpin tied to Mexican cartels and massive cocaine shipments.
- U.S. and Canadian authorities are coordinating arrests and raised the reward to $15 million to capture him.
Lawyer Allegedly Advised A Murder
- Prosecutors allege Toronto lawyer Deepak Paradkar advised associates that killing a witness would dismiss the case.
- Paradkar was arrested and once maintained an Instagram account under the name 'Cocaine Lawyer.'
How Alberta Plans To Cut Surgical Waits
- Alberta will allow 'dual practice' letting doctors perform public and privately paid surgeries in public hospitals during off hours.
- The province argues this will reduce wait times without using public funds but critics warn it may create a two-tier system.