Toronto 1 moves away from news and current affairs

TORONTO - While confirming that Toronto 1’s flagship news program Toronto Tonight is no more, the Quebecor Media-owned station also announced The Source has been dropped. Given the fact that anchor Ben Chin has been hired by Global Television, Toronto Tonight’s final show will be June 30th, said the station.“Ben’s commitment and journalistic excellence has been instrumental in making Toronto 1 one of the city’s leading sources of world-class current affairs programming and he will surely be missed,” says Jim Nelles, vice-president and general manager. The Source, a local entertainment show hosted by Wei Chen, has also been axed. In...