PrimeTime Politics with Michael Serapio

Nov 03 2024 456 ep. 32 mins 68

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PrimeTime Politics is a comprehensive round-up of the day in Canadian politics, from breaking stories to developments on longstanding issues. Key moments, feature interviews, panels, in-depth analysis and more. It’s the day in an hour. Michael Serapio is a renowned television anchor and reporter, whose broadcasting career has spanned more than two decades of covering some of the most challenging news stories in real time. In addition to being the face of CPAC's live programming, he hosts the channel's nightly political round-up, PrimeTime Politics, and is the first Filipino-Canadian male to anchor a national newscast in Canada. In 2023, Michael was recognized with a Canadian Screen Award for his work anchoring a breaking news special on the Ottawa occupation in February 2022. Prior to joining CPAC in 2022, Michael spent 12 years as a host and anchor with CBC News Network. Before that, he was a reporter with CTV British Columbia and CityNews Toronto.

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Nov 03 2024 28 mins

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Oct 31 2024 28 mins

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Oct 30 2024 28 mins

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Oct 29 2024 29 mins

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Oct 28 2024 28 mins

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Oct 27 2024 27 mins

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Oct 24 2024 28 mins

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Oct 23 2024 30 mins

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Oct 22 2024 30 mins

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Oct 21 2024 28 mins

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