Vassiliki Kapelos (; born May 6, 1981) is a Canadian political journalist, currently serving as the chief political correspondent for

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. She formerly was the host of ''

Power & Politics ''Power & Politics'' is a Canadian television news program focused on national politics, which airs live daily on CBC News Network from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Eastern Time weekdays and as a syndicated podcast. The program normally originates from the ...

'' on

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from 2018 to 2022. She formerly worked as the

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bureau chief for

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and the host of that network's Sunday morning political affairs show, ''

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to become the host of ''

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'' and ''

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''."CBC’s Vassy Kapelos moves to CTV News to host political shows Power Play and Question Period"
''

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'', November 8, 2022.

Early life and education

Kapelos graduated from the

University of Western Ontario The University of Western Ontario (UWO), also known as Western University or Western, is a Public university, public research university in London, Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land, surrounded by resident ...

with a

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degree in 2004. She then graduated from

Dalhousie University Dalhousie University (commonly known as Dal) is a large public research university in Nova Scotia Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the fou ...

with a

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degree in 2006. Kapelos is of

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and

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ethnic origin.

Career

Kapelos first began reporting in

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and worked for the

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's stations in

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and

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, including as the Edmonton station's provincial political affairs reporter. In that role, she became best known for breaking the story about the large

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paid out to Premier

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's outgoing chief of staff in 2013, which ultimately forced Redford to introduce a new

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for public employees. In that same year, she was part of the reporting team for the series "Code Red", an investigative series on the ambulance industry in Alberta, which drew on revealing interviews with paramedics and other sources and an in-studio interview with Alberta Minister of Health

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to reveal an under-resourced industry that was endangering Alberta residents. The series forced the provincial government to initiate a review of the system as a whole, and won the 2013 Edward R. Murrow Award for Best News Series in the international category. Kapelos transferred to the Ottawa bureau in 2013, becoming bureau chief in 2016 and host of ''The West Block'' in 2017 following the retirement of Tom Clark."Vassy Kapelos on politics and perseverance"
''iPolitics'', June 15, 2018. In February 2018, she left Global to join

as the new host of ''

''. On November 8, 2022, CTV announced that Kapelos would become its chief political correspondent and host of two political shows, ''

'' and ''

''. She replaced

Evan Solomon Evan Solomon (born April 20, 1968) is a Canadian columnist, political journalist, radio host, and publisher. Until 2022, he was the host of ''The Evan Solomon Show'' on Toronto-area talk radio station CFRB, a writer for ''Maclean's'' magazine, an ...

who joined online political media outlet Gzero. She will also host ''The Vassy Kapelos Show'' on

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