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.
Air Transat to lay off 70 percent of their workforce due to coronavirus pandemic
Air Transat has announced they will be temporarily laying off roughly 70 percent of their workforce.
BREAKING: Rand Paul becomes first US senator with coronavirus
Kentucky Senator Rand Paul has tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus.
WATCH: Health minister says social distancing to last months, civil liberties in jeopardy
Health Minister Patty Hajdu warned that those Canadians failing to abide by self-isolation measures could put civil liberties in jeopardy on Saturday.
WATCH: Trudeau delivers daily coronavirus update, reassures Canadians amidst pandemic
Justin Trudeau addressed Canadians for the seventh day in a row as apart of his daily updates amidst the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
ZELLERS Twitter fan account wants chain re-opened, promises unlimited toilet paper
"You know who would still have toilet paper? Zellers," a viral tweet from the fan account reads.
Philpott is the pandemic-era health minister we need, but Trudeau kicked her out
Philpott’s resume is expansive, and is so perfectly fit for a role as a health minister, that it should be a point of great shame for the prime minister that he would lose out on her expertise.
Trudeau announces new restrictions against illegal immigrants, medical supply plan
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addressed media outside of his Ottawa home once again, this time giving details surrounding the finalization of the Liberals plan to boost production of medical supplies.
Portland woman pleads guilty after her trans group steals $10,000 from woman's march
A Portland woman has pleaded guilty to stealing over $10,000 from the Portland Woman's March today.
Jane Philpott returns to front lines with healthcare workers during coronavirus pandemic
Philpott, a retired physician by trade, has a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Western Ontario.
OAN reporter asks Trump great question, establishment journalists lose their minds
At the White House presser on Thursday, Chanel Rion of OAN asked the president a two-part question about whether or not the term "Chinese virus" was racist.
BREAKING: 1,100 Halifax shipyard workers temporarily laid off amidst coronavirus
Most employees at the Halifax Irving Shipyard will be temporarily laid off amidst the COVID-19 coronavirus, according to a statement from the shipyard's president.
BREAKING: FDA approves chloroquine to test as coronavirus treatment, will be available 'almost immediately'
US President Donald Trump has announced that chloroquine will be approved by the FDA for treatment in coronavirus.
WATCH: Israeli man walks dog with a drone to practice social distancing
The dog's owner is an Israeli man who needed to give his pup some air, but didn't want to risk infection. That's where the trusty drone comes in.
Coronavirus is a Chinese virus—it's not racist to say that
This is a Chinese virus, and more importantly, a Chinese pandemic that has now become the world’s problem.
WATCH: BC declares state of emergency amid coronavirus pandemic
British Columbia has declared a provincial state of emergency, becoming the third province to do so amidst the coronavirus pandemic.