Nil Köksal

Nil Köksal is a Turkish-born Canadian television and radio journalist, most recently the weekday anchor of World Report on CBC Radio One. In July 2022, she was announced as the new host of As It Happens beginning in September.

Köksal has worked for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation since 2001, and has been a member of the CBC News: Morning team since November 2005. She graduated from the University of British Columbia with a bachelor's degree and from Ryerson University with a Bachelor of Applied Arts in journalism. She was born in Istanbul, Turkey and raised in both Ontario and Vancouver.

In 2013, she won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Local Breaking News Reportage at the 1st Canadian Screen Awards, for her coverage of the murder of Mariam Makhniashvili.

Alleged Russian involvement in Canada convoy protest
During the Canada convoy protest in late January 2022, Köksal pondered that "there is concern that Russian actors could be continuing to fuel things as this protest grows. But perhaps even instigating it from, from the outset". In October 2022, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service said no foreign actors had funded or supported the convoy protests.