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.
Kanye West releases gospel album Jesus Is King
In typical Kanye West fashion, the album was released after a string of delays and pushbacks, causing his loyal and often rabid fanbase to temporarily lose their cool.
Edmonton U-Haul attacker found guilty of attempted murder of police officer, pedestrians
Abdulahi Hasan Sharif, the man who stabbed a police officer and ran down four pedestrians in a U-Haul truck, has been found guilty of all charges laid against him.
Ottawa to be hit with flurries of snow tonight
We hope you enjoyed the one week of Autumn gifted to Canadians by mother nature, because a brutish winter is on its way. Environment Canada’s forecasts are calling for a 30 percent chance of “rain, showers, or flurries,” with temperatures expected to hit the freezing mark.
Elizabeth May announces she will step down as Green Party Leader in next four years
“I don’t think I will stay on as leader for four more years. I will run again, I hope. As long as my health holds up I’d love to be the Member of Parliament for Saanich-Gulf Islands for another term and I’d love to work with another leader,” said May during a news conference Thursday.
Judge says father of 7-year-old boy can stop son’s hormone treatment
The judge involved in the case of a 7-year-old boy whose mother convinced him he is transgender has ruled that the father will have a say over medical decisions, including the “transition” of his son, reports Matt Walsh of Daily Wire.
What Wexiters want in their own words
An issue that has been bubbling for years now is that of Alberta separatism, having come back to the nation’s attention after the reelection of Justin Trudeau.
Police locate woman and baby in Scarborough abduction
Police are asking for the public’s assistance in the search for a woman and a baby in a possible abduction in Scarborough’s Rosewood neighbourhood this morning.
Edward Snowden on Joe Rogan podcast reminds us that privacy is gone
Edward Snwoden’s interview with Joe Rogan is a disillusioning listen.
Would Wexit even work?
Sparked by the reelection of Justin Trudeau, Wexit Facebook pages have grown exponentially. The Facebook group VoteWexit, for example, went from having 73,000 members Tuesday morning to having 217,000 a day later. The site’s website has crashed as well, seemingly from bandwidth issues.
Charges laid in Antifa protest of Maxime Bernier/Dave Rubin event
Three people have been arrested and charged by Hamilton police in relation to protests held at a speaking event with…
Canada is pissed off at Toronto for voting Liberal city-wide—and for good reason
Hog Town, as expected, had a meaningful impact on the way that the federal election played out last night, and the Big Smoke decided to vote overwhelmingly red.
Greta Thunberg continues chastising Canada, next stop Vancouver
Thunberg, a figurehead for climate change activists globally, has made waves since her initial splash in Sweden.
Conservative Tim Uppal defeats Amarjeet Sohi in Edmonton Mill Woods riding
Conservative candidate Tim Uppal has defeated Liberal candidate and Environment Minister, in the Edmonton Mill Woods riding.
PPC’s Maxime Bernier loses his seat in Beauce
The controversial MP and federal leader, who also served in Stephen Harper’s cabinet as the minister of Small Business and Tourism and Agriculture, served as Beauce’s Member of Parliament since 2006, having won convincingly as a conservative in four prior elections.
NDP Jack Harris wins in St. John’s East
As Canadians headed to the polls, projection stats had the New Democrats at a 65 percent chance of winning, with the Liberals taking the remaining 35 percent.