CTV News History
CTV News serves as the news division of the CTV Television Network in Canada. The designation “CTV News” is also used for the names of local and regional newscasts on the network’s owned-and-operated stations (O&Os), which maintain close connections with the national news division. Similarly, local newscasts on CTV 2 are branded as CTV News, although they are typically managed independently from the newscasts on the main CTV network.
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CTV News National Programs
CTV’s national news division produces the following programs which air on the main CTV network:
- CTV National News, the nightly newscasts anchored by Sandie Rinaldo (early evening weekdays), Omar Sachedina (late evening weekdays), and Heather Butts (late evening weekends);
- W5, a weekly newsmagazine series; and
- Question Period, a weekly news and interview series.
The national news operation also creates a concise ten-minute summary of national and international news, anchored by Heather Butts. This summary has been integrated into CTV O&Os’ weekend early evening newscasts since November 2023. Additionally, CTV News manages the national 24-hour news channel, CTV News Channel, and the 24-hour national business news channel, BNN Bloomberg, both accessible throughout Canada via cable and satellite.
The news division was responsible for producing the weekday morning news and entertainment program Canada AM from 1972 until October 2015. Afterward, the program’s management was transferred to Bell Media In-House Productions, the division overseeing CTV’s other daytime lifestyle programming, until the program was ultimately discontinued in June 2016. The replacement for Canada AM, Your Morning, is now produced by Bell Media In-House Productions (currently Bell Media Studios), with CTV News contributing to the news content.
CTV News Local Programs
In the majority of markets, local CTV News programs are aired on weekdays at noon, 6 p.m., and 11:00 p.m. (CTV 2) or 11:30 p.m. (CTV). On weekends, these programs are broadcast at 6 p.m. and 11:00 p.m./11:30 p.m. Selected markets may also have 5:00 p.m. and/or 5:30 p.m. newscasts, and some CTV stations in western Canada (and certain CTV Two stations in eastern Canada) produce local morning newscasts titled CTV Morning Live.
In 1998, shortly after the merger of the CTV network with Baton Broadcasting, the local news branding on the CTV O&Os was standardized with the network news presentation, adopting newscast titles in the format “(call sign) News,” such as CFTO News for the Toronto station.
Before this, various titles were used by the local O&Os, with examples like World Beat News (for late-afternoon broadcasts) and Night Beat News (for late-night broadcasts) in the late 1970s. By late 2005, the local O&O newscasts had all been renamed CTV News.
Starting in February 2014, local programs underwent rebranding with region-specific on-air titles like CTV News Toronto. Simultaneously, the CTV and CTV 2 O&O stations received a new graphics package with a blue and white color scheme, a revised logo (similar to those used on CTV News Channel and CTV National News), and new theme music. From 2019 onwards, a red color scheme was incorporated into the graphics package.
National aggregate ratings provided by BBM Canada collectively label the local broadcasts as CTV Evening News, CTV Late News, CTV Noon News, etc., although these titles are not used on-air. Given that most CTV affiliates are network-owned, CTV facilitates the purchase of national ads on local programming across its O&Os, making these aggregate ratings valuable for advertisers.
Local CTV News programs are produced in the following markets:
- Barrie (CKVR) (in HD)
- Calgary (CFCN) (in HD)
- Edmonton (CFRN) (in HD)
- Greater Sudbury (CICI)
- Halifax (CJCH / CTV 2 Atlantic) (in HD)
- Kitchener (CKCO) (in HD)
- London (CFPL) (in HD)
- Montreal (CFCF) (in HD)
- Ottawa (CJOH / CHRO) (in HD)
- Regina (CKCK) (in HD)
- Saskatoon (CFQC) (in HD)
- Toronto (CFTO) (in HD)
- Vancouver (CIVT) (in HD)
- Victoria (CIVI) (in HD)
- Winnipeg (CKY) (in HD)
- Windsor (CHWI) (in HD)
In smaller markets, CTV O&Os often broadcast newscasts produced in larger markets mentioned earlier. However, some of these smaller stations may also create a condensed local news segment aired during breaks in the main market’s program, and a few produce their noon newscasts.
Bell Media obtained A News through the acquisition of CHUM Limited. A News primarily produced local newscasts in smaller markets or alternate areas of larger markets. When the A system rebranded as “CTV Two” on August 29, 2011 (later becoming CTV 2), its newscasts transitioned to the CTV News branding.
This change likely occurred because “CTV Two News” might imply a second-tier newscast. While the CTV News broadcasts on CTV 2 stations initially used the main CTV logo during newscasts, they now employ regionally branded titles like CTV News Barrie, mirroring the approach of the CTV O&Os.
However, most of these stations are mandated to keep their news operations separate from CTV stations in local and adjacent markets. Exceptions include the cable-only channels CTV Two Atlantic, co-owned with local CTV stations since its launch in 1998 (with fully integrated news operations), and CTV Two Alberta, which produces the current affairs program Alberta Primetime using resources from local CTV stations.
Independent affiliates also present their local newscasts, such as NTV (which, despite discontinuing CTV’s entertainment programming in 2002, still covers Newfoundland for CTV News and airs national newscasts) and CITL-TV (which broadcasts Prime Time Local News, a joint production with its sister station, the former Global affiliate and now Citytv affiliate, CKSA-TV).
Bell Media additionally operates CP24, a regional news channel focusing on the Greater Toronto Area and most of Southern Ontario, acquired through CHUM Limited. Formerly aligned with CITY-TV, CP24 airs news programs dedicated to the region and currently simulcasts CFTO’s 6:00 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. newscasts.
CTV News News Bureaus
CTV News maintains bureaus across Canada and globally, although cost-cutting measures have led to the closure of several bureaus, including those in London, Los Angeles, Moscow, and Kampala. Instead, reporters are dispatched to locations from the existing bureaus.
Here is a list of the current bureaus:
National
- Halifax
- Bureau Chief: Creeson Agecoutay
- Fredericton
- Reporter: Sarah Plowman
- Montreal
- Bureau Chief: Geneviève Beauchemin
- Reporters: Vanessa Lee
- Ottawa
- Chief Political Correspondent: Vassy Kapelos
- Reporters: Annie Bergeron-Oliver, Kevin Gallagher, Judy Trinh, Jeremie Charron, and Colton Praill
- Regina
- Reporter: Allison Bamford
- St. John’s
- Reporter: Garrett Barry
- Toronto
- Reporters: John Vennavally-Rao, Heather Wright, Heather Butts, Adrian Ghobrial, Scott Hurst, Tony Grace, and Kamil Karamali
- Winnipeg
- Bureau Chief: Jill Macyshon
- Edmonton
- Bureau Chief: Bill Fortier
- Vancouver
- Bureau Chief: Melanie Nagy
- International
- Washington – United States
- Bureau Chief: Joy Malbon
CTV News My News
In 2008, the CTV News website launched My News, a citizen journalism feature that enables individuals to submit their images or videos related to ongoing events. Users can also upload media for any station or program.
CTV News Newsday and Newsnight by CTV News
NewsDay and Newsnight were exclusive weekly broadcasts on Quibi in Canada, with Heather Butts and Reshmi Nair serving as hosts. Quibi ceased operations on December 1, 2020.