A random act of kindness arrived in a hot pink envelope at a CTV newsroom during a federal by-election special. It sat unopened all day. She assumed it was hate mail. Her producer finally cracked it open at eleven at night just in case there was anthrax in it.

Inside was a photo. A baby picture of Vassy with her dad, found tucked in a car she sold to a couple in Alberta in 2013 when she was leaving for Ottawa and her first national job. Her mother had passed away by then. Her dad is 79 now. He watched the entire election special, stayed up past midnight, and was still awake when she got home to show him what arrived.

Some people take the time to put a stamp on something and find the right address. That is rarer than it should be, and it hits harder than almost anything else.

Topics: random act of kindness, handwritten notes, human connection, Vassy Kapelos, Good News Tuesday

GUEST: Vassy Kapelos

Originally aired on 2026-04-14

A random act of kindness arrived in a hot pink envelope at a CTV newsroom during a federal by-election special. It sat unopened all day. She assumed it was hate mail. Her producer finally cracked it open at eleven at night just in case there was anthrax in it.
Inside was a photo. A baby picture of Vassy with her dad, found tucked in a car she sold to a couple in Alberta in 2013 when she was leaving for Ottawa and her first national job. Her mother had passed away by then. Her dad is 79 now. He watched the entire election special, stayed up past midnight, and was still awake when she got home to show him what arrived.
Some people take the time to put a stamp on something and find the right address. That is rarer than it should be, and it hits harder than almost anything else.
Topics: random act of kindness, handwritten notes, human connection, Vassy Kapelos, Good News Tuesday
GUEST: Vassy Kapelos
Originally aired on&nbsp;2026-04-14

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