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| Formerly | A-Channel News |
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| Industry | Media |
| Genre | News |
| Founded | September 1, 1995 (1995-09-01) |
| Defunct | April 1, 2011 (2011-04-01) |
| Fate | Renamed toCTV News in 2011 |
| Successor | CTV News |
| Headquarters | 299 Queen Street West,, Canada |
Area served | Southern Ontario and Vancouver Island |
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| Parent | NewNet/A-Channel/A |
| A News | |
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 A News open for all A stations except for CIVI. An additional "Vancouver Island" tag is added for CIVI's open. | |
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| Genre | News |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
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| Network | A |
| Release | August 2, 2005 (2005-08-02) – August 28, 2011 (2011-08-28) |
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A News (originally known asA-Channel News) is the name of localnewscasts on theAtelevision system in Canada owned byCHUM Limited andCTVglobemedia.A News programming was produced in markets which were not directly served by a localCTV News orCityNews service.
The cable-onlyA Atlantic service inAtlantic Canada did not produce its ownA News programming, but instead presently airs CTV News programming fromCTV Atlantic, although the station did produce a local morning show,Breakfast Television and was subsequently re-branded toCTV Morning Live on August 29, 2011. Due to the effects of the2009 economic crisis, the A station in Ottawa cancelled allA News programming in March 2009, but continued to produce a local morning show,A Morning which was also re-branded asCTV Morning Live on August 29, 2011.
Throughout its earlier existence, the newscasts were formatted after its long-standing station,CITY-TV in Toronto in which the anchors read the news standing up and walking around the studio since there were no news desks.
When A re-launched asCTV Two on August 29, 2011, newscasts on the A stations were re-branded asCTV News and longer have separate identities, although the stations have retained the same editorial independence.[1]
As a holdover from the ASN era, A Atlantic simulcasted news programs fromCTV Atlantic, and it was the only A station that does not air anyA News-branded programs. It also aired a local version ofBreakfast Television, a holdover from when it was owned byCHUM Limited.
A-Channel News onCKVR-TV inBarrie was anchored by Tony Grace and Jayne Pritchard weekdays at 6 p.m., by Jayne Pritchard weekdays at 11 p.m., and anchored by Chris Lesage on weekends at 6 p.m. and 11 p.m.
A-Channel News This Week, a newscast that generally focused on the week's top local news stories formerly aired Saturday nights at 11 p.m.Ontario News This Week, a newscast that generally focused on the week's top provincial-related as well as national and international news stories also formerly aired Sunday nights at 11 p.m.
Due to the2009 economic crisis, both Barrie'sA News This Week andOntario News This Week were cancelled along with theA Morning shows produced in Barrie, London and Vancouver Island in early March 2009.
A-Channel News onCHRO-TV inOttawa was anchored by Sandra Blaikie weekdays at 6, Tony Grace weeknights at 11 and Annette Goerner on weekends. A spinoff version ofA News calledA News This Week aired Sunday nights at 6:30 p.m. and recapped the week's news.
These newscasts were cancelled on March 3, 2009, as a result of what CTV called severe financial issues with the A stations, although the Ottawa station continues to broadcastA-Channel Morning.[2] CHRO was the only A station (unlike the A station in Wingham which was scheduled to shut down entirely) to have its evening newscasts cancelled; the stations in Barrie, London and Victoria kept their evening newscasts but instead lost their morning shows. Due to a fire destroyingCJOH's longtime studios and newsroom in nearbyNepean, production of CJOH's newscasts was moved to CHRO's studios indowntown Ottawa'sByWard Market in February 2010.
A-Channel News onCFPL-TV inLondon was anchored by Kathy Mueller & Dan MacLellan weekdays at 6, and Tara Overholt at 11. There was a weekend half-hour edition of the program, anchored by Sean Irvine.CHWI-TV inWindsor had a separate weekday newscast anchored by Jim Crichton, but simulcasts the London edition on weekends. A spinoff version ofA News calledA News This Week aired Sunday nights at 6:30 p.m. and recapped the week's top stories.
WhenCKNX-TV inWingham served as asemi-satellite of CFPL, it simulcasted all of CFPL's newscasts, except for the 11 p.m. weeknight newscast, an alternate newscast focusing on the Wingham area produced at CFPL. Due to financial issues, CKNX was switched to a full-time translator of CFPL on August 31, 2009, and no longer airs a separate newscast.
A-Channel News onCIVI-TV inVictoria, British Columbia was anchored by Hudson Mack at 5 and 6 p.m., and Cheryl Bloxham at 11 p.m. A spinoff version ofA News airs at 6:30 p.m. weeknights, calledVancouver Island Report, a newscast generally focused on news onVancouver Island.
A weekend half-hour edition ofA News at Six, anchored by Andrew Johnson was added to the schedule in March 2009, following the layoffs. A spinoff version ofA News also aired Saturday evenings at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday mornings at 8:30 a.m. calledIsland Weekend, a half-hour recap on the news and events happening around Vancouver Island during the week.