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.
Montreal police officer suspended for eighth time
The woman then filed a complaint against Locas a couple of months later, stating that his actions during the traffic stop “made her fear for her safety.”
American police department to give coupons for “good behaviour”
Well, the lucky people down in Tempe, Arizona are going to be able to experience just that! Except besides a .223 calibre bullet into your heart’s left atrium, you’ll get a friendly Circle K coupon from an officer who wants nothing more than to make a friend!
First Nations Chief says Trudeau is “condescending” and “let Indigenous people and nations down”
Turtle’s announcement to run comes in the midst of frustrations within his community over frequent delays in delivering a mercury poisoning treatment centre.
Bernie Sanders brings diabetic caravan to Windsor, Ontario
Inside the Walkerville pharmacy, diabetes advocate Quinn Nystrom told media that diabetics are taking drastic measures to avoid paying the ludicrous insulin prices in the United States.
Four confirmed dead in B.C. floatplane crash near Port Hardy
According to Emergency Health Services, the crash happened at around 11 am this morning, as they are now caring after five other patients injuries.
Ontario man visited by police after tweeting about rescuing beloved walrus
Demers’ activism stems from what he saw in his time working for MarineLand, and the literally unlivable conditions the walruses have had to put up with. Demers cites the stunning fact that within the last two years alone, four walruses have died in the theme park’s captivity.
Two teen murder suspects may have left Manitoba town
ryer Schemelsky and Kam McLeod, the two teens who are being tracked down nationwide for murder charges, “may have left the area of Gillam, Manitoba” possibly with the aid of a third person who was not aware of who they were.
The oldest living captive western lowland gorilla, Trudy, dies at 63
Trudy, one of the world’s last wild-caught gorillas, had lived at the Arkansas zoo for more than 31 years.
VIDEO: Quebec man hurls racist comments at Muslim woman and her three-year-old daughter
Earlier today, Quebec Premier François Legault’s office “maintained there is no link between the incident depicted in the video and the government’s new secularism law,” according to CBC.
Montreal teen missing in Vermont woods found!
UPDATE: The boy has been found safe after finding a passerby and using their phone to call for help. A…
Student discovers Triceratops skull that’s over 65-million-years-old
A fifth-year biology student from California, travelling to North Dakota for a paleontology dig, probably thought he wouldn’t be discovering a 65-million-year-old Triceratops skull.
Swiss town denies woman’s Swiss passport for being an annoying vegan
A Dutch woman, who despite being fluent in Swiss-German and having children with Swiss citizenship, has been denied citizenship herself for her “annoying” campaigning.
Fetus found on Ottawa sidewalk
A fetus was found on a Little Italy sidewalk early on Thursday morning, according to Ottawa Police.
Poll: Gas prices keeping Ontarians off the roads this summer
According to the latest Ipsos poll conducted for Toyota Canada, just under half of Ontarians surveyed state that they’re less likely to take a summer road trip, thanks to the rising costs of gas province-wide.
Arkansas bans the term “burger” from veggie products because it “confuses customers”
Arkansas recently passed a “truth in labelling” law, which prohibits food-makers from being able to advertise their plant-based products as “meat, milk, or any other term that has been used or defined historically in reference to a specific agricultural product.”