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.
Canopy Growth and Drake team up on new cannabis venture
Canopy Growth Corporation, formerly Tweed Marijuana, is teaming up with Toronto-based rapper and recently-named artist of the decade Drake.
Grenade threat at Ontario Salvation Army being investigated
Ottawa explosive specialists removed a suspected hand grenade from a ByWard Market homeless shelter over the weekend, Ottawa police confirmed Thursday.
Thirty-seven killed in attack on Canadian mining convoy in Burkina Faso
Thirty-seven civilians have been reported dead, with an additional 60 wounded in an attack by an unidentified gunman on a convoy transporting workers of Semafo, a Canadian gold mining company in Burkina Faso, reports Reuters
UPDATE: Ontario father charged with death of two sons, ages 9 and 12
Peel police are investigating following the discovery of two dead children at a Toronto-area home, in what police are calling the 24th and 25th homicides in the city of Brampton in 2019.
WEXIT: Wheatland County passes ‘Alberta First Referendum’ calling for independence
Residents of a southern Alberta county passed a resolution calling for changes to the confederation on Tuesday, all with the threat of holding an independence referendum.
TOO MUCH WEED: Government has over 30 times more marijuana than it’s able to sell
Canada is sitting on massive stashes of marijuana inventory that many analysts believe could cause massive price crashes in the industry.
Toronto man charged with 54 sexual assault-related offences
Toronto Police have announced that Mohammed Naufal Hadi Mohamed, 51, of Toronto, was arrested and charged as a part of a sexual assault investigation.
Over 160 Canadian flags stolen from veteran cemetery in Ontario
Residents in Windsor and across Canada are outraged after roughly 160 Canadian flags were taken from the World War I section of one of the city’s largest cemeteries.
Jagmeet Singh rips on Pharrell for ‘unaffordable’ development plans in Toronto
Rapper, producer, and GQ cover model Pharrell Williams has partnered with a team of condominium developers to build two residential towers in Midtown Toronto.
LGBT rainbow poppy causes controversy as critics say it disrespects veterans
People are attempting to introduce the “rainbow poppy” for Remembrance Day.
WEXIT: Poll shows separatist sentiment booming in western provinces
The poll surveyed 1,516 voting-age Canadians online between Oct. 24 and Nov. 1, 2019.
WATCH: Two anti-Chinese racist incidents take place in Vancouver area
Two more videos of racist rants have surfaced showing people in Vancouver-area telling others to leave Canada.
WEXIT: Five potential national anthems for Western Canada
Some national anthem ideas for an independent Western Canada if Wexit happens.
Pamela Anderson called “racist” for Native American headdress photos
Canadian model and sex icon Pamela Anderson has come under fire after posting photos of herself with a Native American headdress.
Toronto’s shootings and stabbings continue, 11 incidents reported by police
Nearly a dozen more dangerous shootings and stabbings reported in Toronto last weekend.