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CTV News Appoints Graham Richardson as Ottawa Bureau Chief for CTV NATIONAL NEWS
– Longtime CTV News Ottawa anchor returns to CTV News to lead daily coverage from Parliament Hill and the National Capital Region –
OTTAWA (March 4, 2026) – CTV News announced today the appointment of Graham Richardson as Ottawa Bureau Chief for CTV NATIONAL NEWS. The longtime CTV News Ottawa Anchor returns to the organization to lead daily news coverage from the nation’s capital across all CTV News platforms. Richardson begins his new role on Monday, March 23.
In addition to leading breaking news and political coverage from CTV News’ award-winning Ottawa News Bureau team, in his new role Richardson becomes a regular contributor to Canada’s 24-hour all-news network, CTV News Channel, and appears as a back-up host for the network’s marquee weekday political program POWER PLAY. He also hosts weekly Friday editions of Bell Media’s syndicated noon hour national news/talk radio program, THE VASSY KAPELOS SHOW.
“It’s an honour to return to my reporting roots at CTV NATIONAL NEWS and the Ottawa News Bureau,” said Richardson. “It’s a place that has shaped both my career and my understanding of this country. We’re seeing some of the most significant stories of our lives unfold, and as always, CTV News and the team at the Ottawa News Bureau will tell them with the vigour, passion, and fairness Canadians demand. I can’t wait to get started.”
“Graham Richardson is an exceptional journalist and newsroom leader with decades of experience covering all aspects of our nation’s capital, and we welcome him back to CTV News,” said Richard Gray, VP News, Bell Media. “With Graham in this role, we will ensure CTV News continues to deliver Canada’s very best political coverage from Parliament Hill across all platforms, along with comprehensive breaking news from the National Capital Region.”
Richardson announced his departure from CTV News in 2024, having previously served as Chief News Anchor of CTV News Ottawa’s CTV NEWS AT SIX. He joined the CTV News Ottawa team in January 2010, covering significant stories affecting the nation’s capital including the 2022 Freedom Convoy protests, the 2022 Derecho storm, the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns, the 2018 Ottawa tornado, and many more.
Richardson previously spent nearly four years covering Parliament Hill for CTV NATIONAL NEWS, delivering coverage of numerous significant international stories involving Prime Minister Stephen Harper. He filed reports from Kandahar; G-8 meetings in Germany and Japan; and official visits to India, Singapore, the Czech Republic, Poland, and the United Nations headquarters in New York. Before his assignment on Parliament Hill, Richardson was CTV News’ Los Angeles Bureau Chief, covering the Michael Jackson trial, Hurricane Katrina, space shuttle landings, the Mexican election, and the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Torino.
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