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.
Bombardier sells train division to French-based Alstom
Bombardier Inc. has announced that it will be selling its rail-building unit to the French-based Alstom SA. The sale marks Bombardier’s departure from the rail business.
WATCH: Extinction Rebellion digs up Cambridge Trinity College lawn
Climate activist group Extinction Rebellion has dug up a lawn at a Cambridge University college due to their participation in developing nearby countryside.
Anti-pipeline protestors block Niagara Falls bridge to US
Roughly 200 people stopped traffic at the Niagara Falls Rainbow International Bridge on Sunday afternoon, as pro-Wet’suwet’en protestors caused yet another blockade that has congested streets.
Hospital won’t let man bring ’emotional support Trump’ cutout to dialysis treatment
A Florida dialysis patient has a question. He can’t bring his “emotional support Trump” to the dialysis facility with him for his treatment.
Protestors occupy office of Trudeau minister who advocated for media censorship
Roughly 50 Greenpeace and Extinction Rebellion Quebec activists have occupied the offices of Minister of Canadian Heritage Steven Guilbeault in Montreal.
Trudeau govt spent nearly $10,000 on Cirque du Soleil tickets for foreign investors
The Trudeau government spent nearly $120,000 on tickets to events, concerts and galas in only six months time during 2019.
Scheer ROASTS Trudeau for inaction during #ShutDownCanada
“Justin Trudeau has failed to act,” Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer said regarding the #ShutDownCanada protests that have stalled Canada’s economy.
Woman arrested for racist Facebook comments apologizes to Indigenous Canadians
A northern Manitoba woman who was arrested for Facebook comments made against Indigenous people is now asking for the public’s forgiveness.
#ShutDownCanada protests could cause cities to run out of chlorine for drinking water
The ongoing #ShutDownCanada protests, which have put Canadian trains to a grinding halt, could impact drinking water due to chlorine shortages.
Canadians want less social conservatism, more fiscal conservatism: Poll
Many conservatives are turning their backs on social conservatives and are instead setting their sights on a fiscal focus, according to a new poll by Nanos Research.
Deputy PM blocked from entering Halifax City Hall by anti-pipeline protestors
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs Chrystia Freeland was blocked from entering Halifax city hall by anti-pipeline protestors.
Ontario public schools to shut down starting Feb. 21 due to teacher strikes
The four largest education unions in Ontario are planning on striking starting Feb. 1—a shutdown that will cause a full shut down of Ontario’s education system.
Terrorist tied to Trudeau arrested
The attempted assassin who was invited to a state dinner at Justin Trudeau’s infamous India trip was arrested in British Columbia on Monday.
Two bar owners found guilty of gang rape in Toronto
Two men will serve nine-year prison sentences for raping a 24-year-old woman in a now-closed bar in Toronto’s Little Italy.
Trudeau, Bill Blair fail to submit private interest reports to ethics commissioner
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has missed the deadline for filing financial disclosure statement with the ethics commissioner “due to an oversight,” his office has confirmed.