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.
Rapidly spreading Alberta wildfires cause panic, evacuations
The fire is estimated to be over 23,000 hectares in size (230 km²) with experts stating that wildfire danger in the Peace River Forest Area has been labelled “extreme.”
Montreal gas prices reach B.C. level prices overnight
Gas prices in Montreal and Laval shot up over the $1.50 marker for the first time this year, just cents away from the record set in 2014 of $1.53 per litre.
Queen Victoria, John A. Macdonald statues vandalized again in Montreal
The Montreal May Anarchists took responsibility for the vandalizations, stating that they did it for “anti-colonial” reasons.
New Heinz sauce has a hilarious meaning in Cree
As it turns out, in certain Cree dialects, “Mayochup” can translate to “shitfaced,” or more specifically, “shit is on my face.”
PATIO TIME! It’s going to be 26°C this weekend in Toronto
According to the Weather Network, temperatures are going to be in the upper teens for the weekend, with Friday through Saturday looking mighty fine in Toronto and throughout the GTA. Sunday is going to hit up to 26!
Statistics Canada: Asylum claims have more than tripled since 2015
According to Statistics Canada, in 2015 when Trudeau’s Liberals won the federal election, there were about 16,000 asylum claimants. Just two years later, that number shot up to 50,000..
Canada loves cocaine, says new survey
Out of the 36 countries surveyed, Canada came in second place, trailing only Scotland. The median number for Canadians was 10, meaning that Canadians use a little booger sugar just under once a month.
Norovirus infects over 100 people at two Vancouver-area hotels
Over 100 people are ill thanks to a suspected norovirus outbreak at the Sheraton Vancouver Airport Hotel and the Hilton Vancouver Airport Hotel.
Trudeau caught in a lie regarding border security
“Every single person crossing our borders, whether legally or illegally, gets processed according to all our rules.” Is this statement true?
Two Ontario teens nearly overdose on drugs they believed was marijuana
Police say they responded to a call of two unconscious 18-year-old men outside of a Milton home around 2 p.m. Wednesday.
Trudeau says companies who spread “fake news” will face “meaningful financial consequences”
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is committed to going to war against Fake News, and says that his government is looking to hold companies for spreading misinformation, going so far as to say that those who don’t play by his rules would face “meaningful financial consequences.”
Scheer calls Trudeau “hypocrite,” shuns Liberal motion on declaring “climate emergency”
Scheer has gone so far as to say that Trudeau does not act like someone concerned about climate change.
Doug Ford booed at Special Olympics opening ceremony
“I haven’t heard that much energy in a long time,” said Premier Ford to the already booing audience.
Islamist claims he has landed in Canada to kill Asia Bibi
The video shows an unnamed man saying that he has “reached Canada,” criticizing Canada for “giving her an award” to “say the same words again.”
Asylum seeker sentenced for sexually assaulting vulnerable psych ward patient
Adejojo was sentenced to 52 months in prison this March for committing sexual assault in a psychiatric ward in Montreal, one that officials say they are unsure he ended up in.