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.
BREAKING: Pfizer and BioNTech to submit emergency use authorization request for COVID-19 vaccine to FDA
Pfizer and Biotech said in a statement that they hope to see their vaccine be potentially available by mid-to-late December.
BREAKING: Manitoba government forces retailers to block off access to non-essential items in new measures
Businesses will have to remove public access to items deemed non-essential by the province by 12:01 am on November 21.
Forest fires in Canada peaked in 1989 and have been on 'substantial' decline in recent years, says new study
The study says that the six worst years of forest fires in terms of total area burned all occurred before the year 2000.
'Eyes will be plucked out' if west continues to criticize China, says Chinese ambassador
After criticism from the Five Eyes, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman warned that "eyes" would be "plucked out" if the countries weren't "careful" in how they conducted themselves.
Government employees given over $36 MILLION in office chairs and other work-from-home equipment
Less than 10 percent of departmental staff worked from the office as usual, with Cabinet recommending that employees steer clear of office work to avoid getting ill.
Trudeau's failed UN campaign cost taxpayers $2.4 million, not including overseas investments
The $2.4 million figure doesn't include the nearly $2 billion in overseas aid sent to prove to the UN that Canada is deserving of the seat.
Ontario not meeting emissions targets, AG says level of non-compliance is 'surprising'
Lysyk found that Ontario is not focused on the targets set two years ago that aimed to reduce emissions by 30 percent below the province's 2005 levels by 2030.
WATCH: Liberal Minister has embarrassing hot mic moment, reveals her salary
The Minister for Women and Gender Equality appeared via Zoom during an NDP motion, during which her microphone caught her saying: "The question they're going to ask me—How much do I make now? Like, 250?"
BREAKING: Liberals to pick and choose which blacked-out WE documents they will send to law clerk
The Trudeau Liberals will be providing a select few unredacted documents to the non-partisan parliamentary law clerk, who will then be tasked with deciding what information should be blacked out to protect party secrets.
BREAKING: Poilievre scolds Trudeau Liberals for giving speeches about cartoon characters to hold up WE investigation
"They've given a speech on the cartoon character Polkaroo. Imagine your a small business owner and you turn on the television to find out what the finance committee is doing to save your business, and you see a Liberal MP giving an extensive speech on the cartoon character Polkaroo."
WATCH: Trudeau tells UN that pandemic is opportunity for global 'reset'
Video from Justin Trudeau's September 29 announcement that they would be pledging an additional $400 million to humanitarian aid spending has reemerged, noting Trudeau's use of the word "reset."
UPDATE: Ubisoft 'hostage situation' a false alarm
There are reports of dozens of people being held hostage near the Ubisoft building on Saint Laurent in Montreal's Mile End area.
BREAKING: Trudeau says Canadians may not be able to gather during holidays due to COVID
"Whether or not we're able to do that falls on all of us doing what we what we need to do," said Trudeau on Friday.
Trudeau's Remembrance Day hypocrisy! - This Week in Canada Episode 24
Welcome back to This Week In Canada! In this episode, we talk about the Whole Foods controversy with poppies, Justin Trudeau's hypocrisy with rallies, China demanding respect from Canadians, and Trudeau's destroyed WE Charity documents.
UN report calls Alberta oil industry impact on Indigenous community 'disturbing' while ignoring its benefits
The oil industry has helped Indigenous-owned companies secure more than $5 billion worth of contracts from oil sands companies in the Wood Buffalo Region.