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.
Trudeau government hires company to bring back garbage from Phillippines
The trash wars are coming to an end, as Ottawa has finally hired a company to bring back trash containers filled with rotting garbage that Phillippine President Rodrigo Duterte claims was sent to the islands by Canada.
Alberta wildfires worsen, 230 B.C. firefighters deployed
That fire, known to officials as the Chuckegg Creek fire, has consumed over 650 km² of forest. Citizens of High Level and other small communities affected by the blaze have been sent to reception centres in Slave Lake, High Prairie, Grande Prairie, as well as Misery Mountain Ski Resort.
Everybody hates Toronto because it sucks
This isn’t anything new. Toronto-hatred is seemingly a unifying trait across Canada. Is it Leafs fans boasting about how they still have the most Stanley Cup championships? Is it envy? Of course, living in Montreal doesn’t help, either.
Nazi SS emblem removed from Toronto home
The woman, who wants to remain anonymous for safety reasons, said that seeing the symbol was “disturbing,” then filing a complaint to the Toronto Police Hate Crime Unit during the Fall, hearing back from them around the end of October.
Alberta wildfires grow, evacuations in progress
According to the town of Slave Lake, 650 High Level residents have already registered at the reception centre. Officials have yet to update via Twitter, though one is expected at 9:30 AM, MDT.
Dwarf rights under attack yet again after hate crime allegations
An English pub in Spain is being investigated for what many are calling “hate crimes” after the watering hole advertised “midget strippers for hire.”
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?