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.
Trudeau seeks Trump’s help in China dispute
. On Tuesday, China made suspended its imports of Canadian meat. Canola, peas, and soybeans have also been in China’s crosshairs, as imports of all three from Canada have taken substantial hits.
Canada Day will be a scorching 34°C for the GTA
According to Environment Canada, this coming Saturday is going to hit a very toasty 29 C, but it’s going to feel like a sweltering 34 C.
Toronto committee asked to approve $108M in hotel contracts for refugees
An estimated 800 hotel rooms will be provided to the refugees coming to Toronto, Newmarket, Brampton, and Pickering from July 1, if needed, according to shelter, support, and housing spokesman Greg Seraganian.
China to suspend import of Canadian beef
The Chinese government cited the use of counterfeit veterinary-health certificates for meat that contained a banned food additive.
RCMP charge 24-year-old Alberta man with arson
The fire was extinguished with help from neighbouring fire departments, and no injuries were reported.
Statistics Canada: One-in-five Canadians are heavy drinkers, opioid use remains high
Statistics Canada does point out that the proportion of heavy drinkers has remained the same for the past three years now.
Parents charged after Houston infant dies with over 90 fractures after she was brought home from hospital
Jazmine Robin, who was born prematurely, was 10 weeks old when she was allegedly murdered only 12 days after leaving the hospital.
HYPOCRISY: Twitter roasts Trudeau for dining with plastic cutlery
Team Trudeau's social media team tweeted a damning photo of the PM at a lunch with plastic utensils. Despite his clear message that Canadians needed to do better and take action.
Yes, Canada should be a safe haven for the Pacific’s climate change refugees
If we’re going to accept refugees by the tens of thousands, let’s at least make it a bit easier on ourselves. These cultures tend to have incredibly low crime rates, tend to have some knowledge of English and even French, and could be a prime candidate for seamless assimilation.
Doug Ford’s chief of staff, Dean French, has resigned
According to multiple sources, Dean French, the chief of staff to Ontario Premier Doug Ford has resigned.
British Foreign Minister suspended after grabbing Greenpeace protestor
Few things scream “bad optics” for a politician quite like publicly and enthusiastically assaulting a middle aged woman. Unfortunately for British Foreign Minister Mark Field, his communications manager must have skipped over that in his media training.
RCMP seek public’s help locating missing three-year-old B.C. boy
RCMP are seeking the public’s help in locating a missing three-year-old boy in B.C
MLB could be back in Montreal as early as 2023
The Tampa Bay Rays are beginning to explore the possibility of splitting home games with Montreal.
Longtime Conservative MP Mark Warawa passes after battle with cancer
He is survived by his wife, as well as his five children.
Alberta to be hit with 10 cm of snow. It’s June, by the way.
Environment Canada has now issued a snowfall warning for parts of Alberta, with large parts of the province under a rainfall warning.