David William Cochrane is a Canadian television journalist who has been the host of

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's daily show ''

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'' since February 2023. Previously a reporter for network affiliate

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in St. John's,

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, he won a

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for Best Local News Reportage at the

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as a reporter in 2016, and was sometimes seen as a fill-in host of ''Power & Politics'' prior to being named the show's permanent host in 2023. Since assuming host duties, he has covered various provincial elections, and led coverage of the 2025 federal election including the Leaders' debate on April 17, 2025, where he and a CBC colleague had an off-camera confrontation with another media organization.

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