''A News'' (originally known as ''A-Channel News'') is the name of local

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s on the A

television system In Canada, a television system is a group of television stations which share common ownership, branding and programming, but which for some reason does not satisfy the criteria necessary for it to be classified as a television network under Cana ...

in Canada owned by

CHUM Limited CHUM Limited was a Canadian media company based in Toronto, Ontario in operation from 1945 to 2007. The company was founded in 1945 as York Broadcasters Limited when it launched CHUM (AM), CHUM-AM 1050 but was acquired by salesman Allan Waters in ...

and

CTVglobemedia Bell Media Inc. ( French: ) is a Canadian media conglomerate that is the mass media subsidiary of BCE Inc. (also known as Bell Canada Enterprises, the owner of telecommunications company Bell Canada). Its operations include national television ...

. ''A News'' programming was produced in markets which were not directly served by a local

CTV News CTV News is the news division of the CTV Television Network in Canada. The name ''CTV News'' is also applied as the title of local and regional newscasts on the network's owned-and-operated stations (O&Os), which are closely tied to the nationa ...

CityNews City''News'' is the title of news and current affairs programming on Rogers Sports & Media's Citytv network in Canada. The newscast division was founded on September 28, 1975 as City''Pulse'' as a standalone local newscast on the network's CITY- ...

service. The cable-only A Atlantic service in

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did not produce its own ''A News'' programming, but instead presently airs CTV News programming from

CTV Atlantic CTV Atlantic (formerly known as the Atlantic Television System, or ATV) is a system of four television stations in the Maritimes, owned and operated by the CTV Television Network, a division of Bell Media. Despite the name, it is not available ...

, although the station did produce a local morning show, ''

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'' and was subsequently re-branded to '' CTV Morning Live'' on August 29, 2011. Due to the effects of the 2009 economic crisis, the A station in Ottawa cancelled all ''A News'' programming in March 2009, but continued to produce a local morning show, '' A Morning'' which was also re-branded as '' CTV Morning Live'' on August 29, 2011. Throughout its earlier existence, the newscasts were formatted after its long-standing station,

CITY-TV CITY-DT (channel 57), branded as Citytv Toronto or simply Citytv, is a television station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, serving as the flagship station of the Citytv network. It is owned and operated by network parent Rogers Sports & Media alo ...

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 as CTV Two on August 29, 2011, newscasts on the A stations were re-branded as

and longer have separate identities, although the stations have retained the same editorial independence.

Atlantic

As a holdover from the ASN era, A Atlantic simulcasted news programs from

, and it was the only A station that does not air any ''A News''-branded programs. It also aired a local version of ''

'', a holdover from when it was owned by

Barrie

''A-Channel News'' on CKVR-TV in

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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 the 2009 economic crisis, both Barrie's ''A News This Week'' and ''Ontario News This Week'' were cancelled along with the ''A Morning'' shows produced in Barrie, London and Vancouver Island in early March 2009.

Ottawa

''A-Channel News'' on

CHRO-TV CHRO-TV (analog television, analogue channel 5) is a television station licensed to Pembroke, Ontario, Canada, serving the capital city of Ottawa as part of the CTV 2 system. It is owned and operated by Bell Media alongside CTV Television Networ ...

Ottawa Ottawa is the capital city of Canada. It is located in the southern Ontario, southern portion of the province of Ontario, at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the cor ...

was anchored by Sandra Blaikie weekdays at 6, Tony Grace weeknights at 11 and Annette Goerner on weekends. A spinoff version of ''A News'' called ''A 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 broadcast ''A-Channel Morning''.CTV press release
March 3, 2009 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 destroying

CJOH CJOH-DT (channel 13) is a television station in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, serving the National Capital Region as part of the CTV Television Network The CTV Television Network, commonly known as CTV, is a Television in Canada, Canadian Engl ...

's longtime studios and newsroom in nearby Nepean, production of CJOH's newscasts was moved to CHRO's studios in

downtown Ottawa Downtown Ottawa is the central area of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is sometimes referred to as the Central Business District and contains Ottawa's financial district. It is bordered by the Ottawa River to the north, the Rideau Canal to the east, ...

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in February 2010.

London/Windsor

''A-Channel News'' on CFPL-TV in

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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 in Windsor had a separate weekday newscast anchored by Jim Crichton, but simulcasts the London edition on weekends. A spinoff version of ''A News'' called ''A News This Week'' aired Sunday nights at 6:30 p.m. and recapped the week's top stories. When

CKNX-TV CKNX-TV was a television station owned by CTVglobemedia (now known as Bell Media) which served mid-western Ontario, Canada. It was part of the CTV 2, A television system. The station's offices, studios, and transmission facilities were located at ...

in Wingham served as a

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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.

Vancouver Island

''A-Channel News'' on CIVI-TV in

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was anchored by Hudson Mack at 5 and 6 p.m., and Cheryl Bloxham at 11 p.m. A spinoff version of ''A News'' airs at 6:30 p.m. weeknights, called ''Vancouver Island Report'', a newscast generally focused on news on

Vancouver Island Vancouver Island is an island in the northeastern Pacific Ocean and part of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The island is in length, in width at its widest point, and in total area, while are of land. The island is the largest ...

. A weekend half-hour edition of ''A News at Six'', anchored by Andrew Johnson was added to the schedule in March 2009, following the layoffs. A spinoff version of ''A News'' also aired Saturday evenings at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday mornings at 8:30 a.m. called ''Island Weekend'', a half-hour recap on the news and events happening around Vancouver Island during the week.

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