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.
Washington Redskins to review team name after pressured by major corporations—Nike removes their merch online
A 2016 Washington Post poll of 504 Native Americans found that nine of 10 were not offended by the Redskins name.
Man arrested at Trudeau residence was active Canadian Armed Forces member
The man arrested was an active Canadian Armed Forces member. No further information has been provided. This story is developing.
Bloc leader says Singh has created a social crisis based on 'hatred'
Bloc Quebecois leader Yves-Francois Blanchet accused Jagmeet Singh of creating a "serious" social crisis and being responsible for "hatred."
#CancelCanadaDay trends on Twitter as activists plan nationwide protests
Indigenous rights groups such as Idle No More say the protests are in place to "honour Indigenous, Black, migrant, women and trans lives lost."
BREAKING: FCC moves forward with ban on Huawei and ZTE technology in US
The move will ensure that US companies no longer have the ability to purchase equipment from the Chinese-government owned Huawei.
WATCH: Protestor fires multiple times into SUV during BLM demonstration
A zoomed-in video shows one protestor pulling a firearm and shooting at the SUV.
Anti-pipeline blockades cost VIA Rail $373,000 a day
Revenue dropped substantially “mainly due to the interruption of service caused by the February blockades...” the report reads.
Barstool owner RIPS cancel culture after woke mob calls him a racist over Kaepernick comments
The video was posted after the woke mob discovered that Portnoy made off-colour jokes about NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, calling him "an ISIS guy."
Reddit bans over 2,000 subs, forcing users to migrate to more fringe environments like 4chan's /pol/
Within minutes of the bans, posts could be seen from Redditfugees, who are now in a position where they have to share a platform with potential white supremacists.
BREAKING: Trudeau hints at plan for second wave as WHO says pandemic is 'not even close to being over'
Director-General of the World Health Organization Dr. Tedros told media on Monday that the coronavirus "is not even close to being over," expressing concern over the virus' acceleration in certain regions across the globe.
Trudeau Health Minister refuses to take responsibility for depleted pandemic stockpile
“The federal government isn’t really in the business of providing personal protective equipment for provinces and territories,” said Hajdu.
Motion to defund Toronto police to be discussed by city council
That motion goes directly against the words of Ontario Premier Doug Ford, who said that defunding the police went against his beliefs.
BREAKING: Spanish scientists detect coronavirus in waste water from March 2019
The virus was found in Barcelona waste water from January 15, 2020, over a month before the first case of COVID was reported in the European country.
Quebec restaurants charging illegal 'COVID fees' as province reopens
Some restaurants have introduced a "frais COVID," or a "COVID surcharge" on their tabs, causing uproar from patrons across La Belle Province.
BREAKING: Trudeau touts 'significant success' in returning detained Canadians home as two Michaels remain detained in China after 564 days
Trudeau said that his government's efforts to help Canadians detained abroad has shown "significant success" over his tenure is prime minister.