Tim Powers fills in for Vassy Kapelos, as U.S. President Trump says he doesn't see any point in continuing negotiations with Iran. He broke the news to reporters during today's NATO Leaders Summit in Turkiye - 24 hours after the two countries exchanged blows. The development sent the price of oil soaring, and stock markets tumbling, at the opening of North American trading on Wednesday. Retired Major-General David Fraser offers his two cents on a possible path forward.

On today's show:
CTV National News correspondent Rachel Aiello has a recap of the Canadian storylines coming out of the NATO Leaders' Summit.
U.S. and Canadian law enforcement have charged the infamous Bishnoi gang with orchestrating the assassination of Canadian Sikh activist Hardeep Sing Nijjar in 2023. Joining the program with his analysis is Chris Lewis, a former OPP Commissioner and the present-day public safety analyst for CTV News.
The Explainer with Canadian defense policy expert Richard Shimooka: What is the new Defense, Security, and Resilience Bank that Canada is leading?
The Daily Debrief Panel - featuring Stephanie Levitz, Sabrina Grover, and Jeff Rutledge.
CTV National News correspondent Annie Bergeron-Oliver reports from Montreal, where some of the first Chinese EVs have arrived in Canada under a new import quota.
TSN senior correspondent Rick Westhead delivers a post-mortem of Team Canada's performance, both on and off the pitch, during the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Tim Powers fills in for Vassy Kapelos, as U.S. President Trump says he doesn't see any point in continuing negotiations with Iran.&nbsp;He broke the news to reporters during today's NATO Leaders Summit in Turkiye - 24 hours after the two countries exchanged blows. The development sent the price of oil soaring, and stock markets tumbling, at the opening of North American trading on Wednesday. Retired Major-General David Fraser offers his two cents on a possible path forward.
On today's show:
<ul>
<li>CTV National News correspondent Rachel Aiello has a recap of the Canadian storylines coming out of the NATO Leaders' Summit.</li>
<li>U.S. and Canadian law enforcement have charged the infamous Bishnoi gang with orchestrating the assassination of Canadian Sikh activist Hardeep Sing Nijjar in 2023. Joining the program with his analysis is Chris Lewis, a former OPP Commissioner and the present-day public safety analyst for CTV News.</li>
<li>The Explainer with Canadian defense policy expert Richard Shimooka:&nbsp;What is the new Defense, Security, and Resilience Bank that Canada is leading?</li>
<li>The Daily Debrief Panel - featuring Stephanie Levitz, Sabrina Grover, and Jeff Rutledge.</li>
<li>CTV National News correspondent Annie Bergeron-Oliver reports from Montreal, where some of the first Chinese EVs have arrived in Canada under a new import quota.</li>
<li>TSN senior correspondent Rick Westhead delivers a post-mortem of Team Canada's performance, both on and off the pitch, during the 2026 FIFA World Cup.</li>
</ul>

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.

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.