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.
Canadian economy shrinks 0.1% in October
Canada’s national economy made a step backwards to the tune of 0.1 percent, as real gross domestic product shrank for the first time in eight months.
CHRISTMAS TRAGEDY: Two teens killed by alleged drunk driver in Toronto
Tragedy struck as two pedestrians were killed by an alleged drunk driver in Scarborough yesterday night, only three days before Christmas.
Here are Canada’s FIVE BIGGEST LOSERS of 2019
It’s fair to say Canada had its share of winners and losers. So here is our year-end list of the five greatest losers of 2019.
Cancel culture has become a parody of itself and should be ignored
Cancellation has gone from being a career-ending blindside to a badge that means “I was alive before 2014,” and nothing more. Let’s ignore it.
WHACK JOB: Police seek help locating Dollarama masturbator
Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a man who appears to have masturbated in the aisle of a Dollarama on December 13 in Sherbrooke, Quebec.
Former Nike contractor sues company for not using the right pronouns
A computer engineer and former employee of Nike’s has filed a civil rights lawsuit against Nike for what they says is gender identity-based discrimination.
NOT GUILTY: All charges dropped against Joshua Boyle
The case against Joshua Boyle has been dismissed, after a judge dropped accusations of Boyle assaulting his wife, Caitlan Coleman.
Supreme Court overturns decision that allowed U.S. Super Bowl ads in Canadian broadcast
Canadians hoping to tune in to American Super Bowl commercials again this year are in for a letdown.
Petition calls out Liberal government for ‘egregious’ proposed gun laws
A new petition to the Canadian government from concerned gun owners has reached just under 30,000 signatures in just two days.
‘IT’S OKAY TO BE WHITE’ signs called ‘atrocious’ by Scottish politicians
The city of Perth, Scotland was terrorized by what some are calling “unacceptable” and “racist” propaganda.
SNC-Lavalin to pay $280 million fine, plead guilty to corruption charge
Controversial engineering firm SNC-Lavalin will plead guilty to a corruption charge, say federal prosecutors in a Montreal court on Wednesday.
Arrest made in Toronto-area serial rapist case
Toronto Police have announced that they have arrested Dipesh Patel, 34, after months of investigating.
Liberals announce carbon-tax rebate decrease for four provinces
The Trudeau government has announced their decision to decrease carbon tax rebates in three provinces.
Rona Ambrose considering Conservative leadership bid
Former Conservative politician Rona Ambrose is considering the possibility of running for the party’s leadership.
WATCH: Trans activists protest city’s Transgender Remembrance Day because it’s not good enough
Trans rights groups in Olympia, Washington made their voices heard at a city hall event, as the group claimed having police present was violence.