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.
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
Anyone with information about Szalay’s whereabouts is asked to call 9-1-1 immediately. Anonymous tips can be made to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
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
Eleven children rushed to hospital after Edmonton school bus crash
Eleven school children were taken to the hospital after a school bus filled with 23 kids struck a retaining wall in Edmonton on Thursday morning.
Is Chicago OK? Is Chicago alt-right?
The City by the Lake is OK-sign sensitive. That appears to be true. So when a Chicago high school noticed that their yearbooks were riddled with teens making the OK gesture, the only solution was to replace every single yearbook, no matter the cost. That cost ended up being $53,000.
VIDEO: 74-year-old woman shoved to the ground during Trudeau protest
“You just pushed this old woman to the f*cking ground!” yelled one protestor in anger to the officer’s face, recording the incident
Trudeau government hires company to bring back garbage from Phillippines
The trash wars are coming to an end, as Ottawa has finally hired a company to bring back trash containers filled with rotting garbage that Phillippine President Rodrigo Duterte claims was sent to the islands by Canada.
Alberta wildfires worsen, 230 B.C. firefighters deployed
That fire, known to officials as the Chuckegg Creek fire, has consumed over 650 km² of forest. Citizens of High Level and other small communities affected by the blaze have been sent to reception centres in Slave Lake, High Prairie, Grande Prairie, as well as Misery Mountain Ski Resort.
Everybody hates Toronto because it sucks
This isn’t anything new. Toronto-hatred is seemingly a unifying trait across Canada. Is it Leafs fans boasting about how they still have the most Stanley Cup championships? Is it envy? Of course, living in Montreal doesn’t help, either.
Nazi SS emblem removed from Toronto home
The woman, who wants to remain anonymous for safety reasons, said that seeing the symbol was “disturbing,” then filing a complaint to the Toronto Police Hate Crime Unit during the Fall, hearing back from them around the end of October.
Alberta wildfires grow, evacuations in progress
According to the town of Slave Lake, 650 High Level residents have already registered at the reception centre. Officials have yet to update via Twitter, though one is expected at 9:30 AM, MDT.
Dwarf rights under attack yet again after hate crime allegations
An English pub in Spain is being investigated for what many are calling “hate crimes” after the watering hole advertised “midget strippers for hire.”