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.
Ontario Police ask for public's help locating transport truck involved in fatal hit-and-run on 401
Sgt. Kerry Schmidt says the truck was headed Eastbound on the 401 in the express lane when it struck a 67-year-old man who may have been outside of his vehicle.
The majority of the U.S. wants the Raptors to beat the Warriors
The NBA, more than any other league, is used to having regular customers in their NBA finals. In the previous five finals, the NBA Finals have featured only four teams out of 30 in the league (Golden State Warriors, Cleveland Cavaliers, San Antonio Spurs, the Miami Heat.)
Alex Trebek fights back—cancer in "near remission"
Trebek’s diagnosis came with a 9 percent survival rate. But Trebek planned all along to beat the diagnosis.
Breast implants recalled from Canada may cause cancer
On Tuesday, HC said it has suspended the licences of a European-based Allergan for its Biocell implants, after finding higher rates of non-Hodgkin lymphoma among patients with those implants.
Toronto Raptors start fundraiser for family of hit-and-run victim
The driver who hit Radiul Chowdhury in Toronto’s east end, surrendered to police Monday.
Manitoba NDP Leader seen posing with Soviet flag
The photo shows “at least seven” members of the Manitoba NDP, including leader Wab Kinew, the official Leader of the Opposition, posing alongside the flag of the former Soviet Union.
Quebecois-founded school in Japan attacked by knifeman, wounding 16, killing three
A man in his fifties carrying two knives screaming “I will kill you” attacked students waiting at a bus stop in Japan’s eighth largest city of Kawasaki yesterday, according to Japanese Media.
Man fined $30,000 for smuggling illegal cheese
According to the Canada Border Service Agency, 50-year-old Haissam Azaar entered Canada at the Thousand Islands crossing with thousands of kilos of undeclared cheese.
Ford government cancels Beer Store contract
The announcement comes after a long bout of negotiations between team ford and the Beer Store over Premier Ford’s promise to allow beer and wine in corner stores, opening up competition and allowing for the expansion to more grocery stores, as well as retailers.
Suspect in hit and run that hospitalized 4-year-old boy arrested
Police say the boy is facing life-threatening injuries, and was rushed to a trauma centre. Police say he sustained severe injuries to his upper body and head, and is in and out of consciousness.
Green Party MP’s 9/11 truther comments land him in hot water
Manly spoke about the issue in 2007 on the Unbought and Unbossed podcast hosted by conspiracy theorist Raymond Geisler. In those interviews, Manly says if you “speak up on certain issues” you open yourself up to attack.
Green Party calls for use of Alberta Oil—but there’s a catch.
The plan to make Canada energy independent echoes the ideas of Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer, who recently announced his own plan for Canada to have an energy corridor while in Calgary.
Toronto police respond to report of man with gun—it was a banana
According to the Toronto Police Twitter feed, the man was not carrying a gun. It was a banana.
Two men identified in the robbery of a Vancouver senior
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China has been secretly destroying the ozone layer
In the 1980's, countries from all corners of the map came together to sign the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, a treaty designed to reduce the production of chlorofluorocarbons (CFC) and similar chemicals