Thomas Daigle

Senior Reporter

Thomas is a CBC News reporter based in Toronto. In recent years, he has covered some of the biggest stories in the world, from the 2015 Paris attacks to the Tokyo Olympics and the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. He's reported from the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster, the Freedom Convoy protest in Ottawa and the Pope's visit to Canada aimed at reconciliation with Indigenous people. Thomas can be reached at thomas.daigle@cbc.ca.

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CBC Investigates

Montreal landlord accused of shipping meth to repay fugitive ex-Olympian

A Montreal landlord arrested last month in a pre-dawn raid on a Florida mansion has pleaded not guilty, after U.S. prosecutors said he shipped 20 kilograms of methamphetamine to repay a drug debt to ex-Olympian Ryan Wedding. A CBC News review of public records sheds new light on the dramatic case.

Canadian fugitive ex-Olympian Ryan Wedding seen in new FBI photo

The FBI has released a new photo of Canadian fugitive Ryan Wedding, a former Olympic snowboarder accused of running a transnational drug trafficking network. Wedding, 43, is charged with eight felonies in California, including murder in connection with a continuing criminal enterprise.

FBI says tips coming in on whereabouts of fugitive Canadian ex-Olympian Ryan Wedding

More than three weeks after the FBI appealed for information leading to the arrest of Ryan Wedding, investigators say tips have been coming in. But the manhunt continues for the former Team Canada Olympic snowboarder, who’s accused of leading a murderous, transnational drug trafficking operation.
CBC Investigates

Fugitive ex-Olympian Ryan Wedding was found — but not arrested — this year, docs show

U.S. authorities briefly learned of alleged drug lord Ryan Wedding’s precise location earlier this year, as they kept building a case against the former Canadian Olympian, according to newly unsealed Ontario court records obtained by CBC News.

Shooter still unidentified in Caledon murders allegedly linked to ex-Olympic snowboarder

Amid a recent string of arrests targeting a transnational criminal enterprise allegedly led by former Canadian Olympian Ryan Wedding, a family is still left with at least one key question about a double murder in Caledon last year: Who killed Jagtar and Harbhajan Sidhu?
CBC Investigates

Police sought to intercept packages sent by Kenneth Law after learning of alleged poison seller, docs show

Police sought to intercept packages – believed to contain suicide kits – shipped by a Toronto-area man in the days before his May 2023 arrest, according to an affidavit obtained by CBC News. The document provides a glimpse into police efforts to investigate Kenneth Law and prevent more deaths.

Police outline movements of woman charged in 3 Ontario murders

An alleged serial killer travelled "on foot and public transit" from one attack to another last week in Toronto, Niagara Falls and Hamilton, according to police. Court records show Sabrina Kauldhar, 30, has been convicted of violent offences in the past.
Updated

Man accused of plotting NYC Oct. 7 attack made refugee claim in Canada: immigration consultant

While a Pakistani man living in the Toronto area was allegedly planning a mass murder of Jews in New York, he was also seeking refugee status in Canada, according to an immigration consultant. The U.S. is now aiming to extradite Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, 20, after he was arrested last month in Quebec.

Here's why Jacob Hoggard's sex-assault trial jury didn't hear about his prior conviction

With the jury at Jacob Hoggard's sexual assault trial sequestered to deliberate on a verdict, it can now be reported that prosecutors and the defence agreed to avoid mentioning the disgraced singer's prior conviction. The former Hedley frontman was found guilty in 2022 for a "degrading rape."

3 more women accuse billionaire Frank Stronach of sex assault, bringing total to 13

Three more women have come forward to allege historical sex offences against the embattled Canadian billionaire Frank Stronach, CBC News has learned. He is facing five new charges, including sexual assault. In all, 13 complainants have told police they were assaulted by Stronach, who is now 92.