Roberto Wakerell-Cruz
Roberto Wakerell-Cruz is a Montreal-based journalist writer and podcast host. He is the main host of This Week In Canada a comedy and opinion news show.
BREAKING: Italy to be placed on FULL LOCKDOWN due to coronavirus pandemic
Italy, Europe's sixth largest country by population that also holds the title of most coronavirus cases outside of Asia, will be put on a full lockdown.
BREAKING: First coronavirus death in Canada
BC health officials have confirmed that the first Canadian to be diagnosed with coronavirus passed away in a senior care home in North Vancouver.
WATCH: Mexico City feminists accidentally firebomb THEMSELVES in pro-abortion protest
A viral video shows a protestor tossing a Molotov cocktail at the president's residency — an attempt which swiftly backfired.
Tim Hortons cancels Roll Up The Rim contest due to coronavirus
Canada’s most popular doughnut and coffee chain Tim Hortons will be cancelling its famous and beloved Roll Up The Rim To Win contest
Trump campaign sues CNN for libel over Russiagate
Donald Trump’s re-election campaign has sued CNN—a news network he has been vocally critical of—for libel on Friday.
Peter MacKay regrets criticizing Andrew Scheer’s social conservatism
Conservative Party leadership candidate Peter MacKay has regrets about how the public interpreted his comments about Andrew Scheer’s conservative values.
RCMP will not investigate railway derailments, report finds
The RCMP and Ontario Provincial Police will not investigate recent major accidents at Canadian Pacific and CN Railways.
WATCH: Trump says Warren has ‘a tremendous lack of talent,’ calls her unlikable
President Donald Trump believes that at the end of the day, it came down to Warren’s “lack of talent,” not her gender, that lost her the race.
WATCH: Brooklyn teens brutally beat 15-year-old girl
New York police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a group seen severely beating a 15-year-old girl on a sidewalk in Brooklyn.
BREAKING: Abducted 14-year-old found in Brampton barn, kidnappers still at large
Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders appeared in front of media at a press conference on Friday to provide details regarding the abduction of Shammah Jolayemi, the 14-year-old boy who went missing Thursday.
Manitoba REJECTS handgun ban: ‘Won’t make any difference whatsoever’
Manitoba officially refuses to ban handguns, joining Ontario, Saskatchewan, and Alberta officials in prioritizing lawful gun owners.
BREAKING: Train derailment in central BC, school evacuated
A train derailment in BC led to a local school being evacuated. It happened approximately 40 kilometres east of Prince George
Trudeau not yet considering travel restrictions for Canada amidst coronavirus
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is advising the public to stay calm amidst the coronavirus epidemic, which has now infected close to 100,000 worldwide.
Manitoba to drop sales tax by one percent to counter carbon tax
The government says they will be moving forward with cutting the provincial sales tax, along with a $25-per-tonne tax on July 1. The provincial sales tax will be dropped by one point, to six percent.
Supreme Court will not hear new challenges to Trans Mountain Pipeline
The Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project is one step closer to becoming reality, as the court has chosen not to hear the five challenges that would have been presented by environmental and Indigenous rights groups in British Columbia.