TORONTO – Beginning this week, the evening newscasts of local CTV stations and the A-Channels will feature special reports spotlighting how local news has impacted Canadian communities over the years.
“Local news has been part of the cultural fabric of Canadian communities for more than half a century and our journalists work hard every day to cover the neighbourhoods, towns and cities they live and work in,” said CTV News and Current Affairs president Robert Hurst. “This is simply one small way for us to reflect and celebrate the important role local news plays throughout Canada.”
Reports from each of the CTV and A-Channel stations will look back on the role local news played when disasters struck, such as the 1998 ice storm, the FLQ crisis and the Mississauga, Ont., train derailment that devastated the GTA.
They will also show how local news has supported community events and celebrated events such as Pope John Paul II’s 1984 visit to Canada.
The special reports from the various local stations can also be viewed online at www.ctv.ca.
