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.
New report from Ethics Commissioner finds Justin Trudeau inappropriately pressured Jody Wilson-Raybould
A report from the Office of the Conflicts of Interests and Ethics…
Firefighter’s young kids die in daycare blaze while he’s at false alarm
The neighbouring Erie Fire Department responded to the daycare fire where they would pull out five children and one adult from the blaze, where all five children were tragically pronounced dead. Sources say the ages of the victims range between eight months and eight years old.
TV-headed prankster drops off old televisions on neighbours’ porches
A Virginia neighbourhood has been disrupted by a TV-headed man leaving behind TVs on their doorsteps.
Man’s missing dentures found in his throat eight days after surgery
Six days after the surgery, the man ended up back at the hospital after experiencing difficulty swallowing, pain throughout his neck and throat, and coughing up blood. He hadn’t been able to eat any solid food since he underwent the original surgery.
CNN’s Chris Cuomo gets trolled after saying “Fredo” is the “n-word” for Italians
For those unfamiliar with The Godfather franchise, to be a “Fredo” is to be the blacksheep in the family, and as defined by Urban Dictionary, “the one that is the goof and the screw-up. Named after Fredo Corleone,
RCMP lay charges on 70-year-old Saskatchewan woman for cocaine trafficking
Police have not released how much cocaine was seized, but the woman was indeed taken into custody as a result of the search.
RCMP confirm that murder suspects committed suicide
A completed autopsy on the two bodies confirm their identity, and the results have found that the teens committed suicide by gun.
Petition for Joe Rogan to host the Presidential Debates gains thousands of signatures
Rogan has already had Democratic candidates Andrew Yang, Tulsi Gabbard, and Bernie Sanders on the platform, as well as 2016 Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson.
Trump trolls Trudeau with hand-written message on torn-out magazine cover
The letter went through typical clearance protocol, via the National Security Council. Staffers reportedly believed that this was an odd form of communication with a foreign leader, but allowed it to go through, as it was done in good fun.
Best countries for quality of life in 2019: Canada is number one in the world
For the fourth year in a row, Canada has topped the list in overall quality of life, according to a study conducted by U.S. News.
Justin Trudeau went for a walk in Montreal and nobody cared
This Saturday, our Prime Minister decided to stroll down Montreal’s St. Denis street in broad daylight in what appears to be an attempt to garner some good, unrehearsed photo-ops with every day Canadians.
Irish rugby team kicked out of Blue Jays game for having too much fun
The video shows the team making their way through the halls of the Rogers Centre, while loudly chanting “Fields of Athenry,” a traditional Irish folk ballad.
Premier Ford calls mental health patient who killed his roommate an “animal”
The comments were made in reference to Zheng Cong, who was charged with a fatal stabbing that took place in 2014, a crime that he was found not criminally responsible.
Man shot multiple times after drive-by in Toronto
A man has been hospitalized after being shot multiple times during a drive-by shooting in the Etobicoke region of Toronto.
STUDY: Canadians spend up to one-week gossiping per year
A new study by Office Pulse took 150 white-collar workers from Canada, and the word on the street is that offices are still gossipy as ever.