TORONTO – Bell Media announced Tuesday its CTV network is launching a new, early evening edition of CTV National News, hosted by award-winning anchor Sandie Rinaldo, airing weekdays at 5:30 p.m. ET/PT, starting Monday, Nov. 13.
In addition to airing on the CTV channel, the new 30-minute weekday newscast will be available to watch via CTV.ca, CTVNews.ca, and the CTV and CTV News apps.
The flagship edition of CTV National News, led by chief anchor and senior editor Omar Sachedina, will continue to air weeknights at 11 p.m. ET/PT on CTV, CTVNews.ca, and the CTV and CTV News apps.
“Canadians have put their trust in CTV National News, making it Canada’s most-watched national news program, and we look forward to complementing our #1 late-night broadcast with this new early evening edition,” Richard Gray, vice-president of news at Bell Media, said in a press release.
“With leading locally-focused newscasts in markets across the country, and now two daily editions of Canada’s most comprehensive national newscast, we are continuing to strengthen our commitment to delivering Canadians even more of the stories that matter most.”
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