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CTV sends five news teams to the Middle East

TORONTO – CTV News has sent five news teams to four countries the Middle East to cover the growing crisis, giving them more reporters than any other broadcaster, the network says. Middle East Bureau Chief Janis Mackey Frayer is leading CTV's coverage reporting from Beirut, Lebanon. Ellen Pinchuk is stationed in Mersin, Turkey; Murray Oliver is reporting from Jerusalem, Israel; and Denelle Balfour is reporting from Larnaca, Cyprus. For CTV Newsnet, anchor Dan Matheson is now reporting from Cyprus and on the evacuation of Canadians from Lebanon. "This is a major crisis that could result in tremendous repercussions that will...