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Isabel Vincent (born 1965 in Toronto) a Canadian investigative journalist who writes for the New York Post, is an alumna of the University of Toronto's The Varsity newspaper and the author of five books.

Born in 1969 to a Portuguese Catholic family and reared in Toronto, Vincent speaks English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish. At the University of Toronto, she majored in English, wrote for the student newspaper The Gargoyle for two years, and edited The Varsity from 1988-1989. In 1990 she earned her BA there at University College.

In 1990s she became Latin American correspondent covering the drug wars of the Medellín Cartel. From 1991-1995 she was in Rio de Janeiro for Toronto's The Globe and Mail. Serving as a foreign correspondent, she covered conflicts in Kosovo for the Globe and Mail, and the war in Angola for the Nationa Post and the Globe and Mail. Since 2008 she has been an investigative reporter for New York Post, covering New York City and corruption.