The Vassy Kapelos Show

The top newsmakers, political headlines, your go-to daily debrief. Vassy loves politics and she’ll make sure you do too. The Vassy Kapelos Show will keep you informed through hard-hitting interviews with the major players, entertaining analysis and debate with your favourite pundits and all the details and context you need on breaking news as it comes into our newsroom.

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LISTEN HERE: Tips and advice for parents to tackle online extortion following death of 12-year-old in B.C.

Prince George RCMP has reported 62 instances of online sextortion in 2023, which is an increase over 2022's numbers. In one tragic case, a 12-year-old boy has died by suspected suicide following an instance of sextortion.

As children are increasingly targeted by these schemes, Vassy Kapelos speaks with Jennifer Flanagan, Co-Founder, President, and CEO of Actua and Cpl. Jennifer Cooper with Prince George RCMP on the threats facing kids and parents online and how to be proactive in addressing them.
VKS: The Daily Debrief - Thursday panel

Vassy Kapelos hosts ‘The Daily Debrief’ political panel discussion with Laura Stone, Queen’s Park reporter with The Globe and Mail, Robert Benzie, Queen’s Park Bureau Chief for the Toronto Star, and Marieke Walsh, senior political reporter with The Globe and Mail.

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VKS: Talk Science to Me with Dan Riskin

It's the one year anniversary of ChatGPT, how has that looked in the classrooms.

CTV science and technology specialist Dan Riskin joins Vassy Kapelos for the weekly segment Talk Science to Me.

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VKS: Clean Prosperity director hopes for Canada to make global commitments at COP28

The federal government expects to unveil its delayed oil and gas sector emissions cap during climate talks starting Thursday, underscoring Canada’s position that fossil fuels can still be part of the clean transition as long as their emissions are cut.

Michael Bernstein, Executive Director of Clean Prosperity joins the Vassy Kapelos show to discuss Canada's global commitments and what he would like to see happen at COP28.

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VKS: 'The way we get around this is by talking to kids' - Jennifer Flanagan on sextortion

Jennifer Flanagan, co-founder, president, and CEO of Actua joins Vassy Kapelos to discuss the B.C. boy that committed suicide after online sextortion

Listen to The Vassy Kapelos podcast on the iHeart radio app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Follow us on Twitter at @VassKapelosShow and on Instagram at @VassyKapelosShow.
VKS: The Daily Debrief - Wednesday panel

Vassy Kapelos hosts ‘The Daily Debrief’ political panel discussion with Scott Reid, CTV News political commentator and former communications director for Prime Minister Paul Martin, Kory Teneycke, former Director of Communications to Prime Minister Stephen Harper and 2022 campaign manager for the Ontario PCs, and Kathleen Monk, principal owner of Monk + Associates and former director of communications to Jack Layton.

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VKS: 'We just need the feds to actually delivered the dollar' - Olivia Chow on housing cash

Feds want Toronto to do more in exchange for housing cash — the mayor says she's ready. Olivia Chow joins Vassy Kapelos to discuss it further.

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VKS: Dalhousie vet recounts rare rescue of endangered green sea turtle from hypothermia

Scottie the green sea turtle is now enjoying the warm waters of Bermuda, after being caught up in the Bay of Fundy a couple weeks ago and suffering acute hypothermia. Luckily, she was found on the beach and brought to life-saving experitse.

Dr. Chris Harvey-Clark, Director of Animal Care at Dalhousie University and his wife, vet Dr. Patricia Pryor, got to work bringing Scottie back from the brink at their home. Dr. Harvey-Clark, who has 35 years of experience working with sea turtles, joins Vassy Kapelos to walk through the whole process.

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