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and lifestyle

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originally hosted by

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, who was then succeeded by Marilyn Denis and later Tracy Moore that aired from February 1984 until May 3, 2024, produced for the

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network at its

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. It also aired on its then-sister stations owned by

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such as CKVR Barrie. Each show had a theme that changed daily. These included "Around the House", "Family Day", "Home Day", and "Fashion Friday". It was Canada's longest running daytime show specifically targeted to women. The show also aired in the United States on the

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digital multicast network and was syndicated on local television stations.

History

''CityLine'' debuted in February 1984, originally hosted by

. The show was hosted by Marilyn Denis between September 1989 and May 23, 2008. Subsequent to Denis's departure to host '' The Marilyn Denis Show'' for CTV, a series of guest hosts were used, including Jessica Holmes, Jennifer Valentyne, Jody Vance, Liz West,

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, Christine Cardoso, Tracy Moore, Catherine Marion and Nalini Sharma. Moore was named the new permanent host in 2008. Prior to fall 2008, ''Cityline'' was aired live. However, from 2008 to 2024 ''Cityline'' was taped in advance and then aired two weeks from the date it was recorded. In 2024, Rogers announced the cancellation of ''CityLine''; the show's final episode aired on May 3. It was announced that the show would be replaced by a new lifestyle-oriented hour of ''

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'' hosted by Moore. It was later announced that former ''

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'' host Cheryl Hickey would co-host the new hour—''BT with Tracy and Cheryl''. The program was originally slated to premiere in September 2024, but was delayed; the network subsequently announced in January 2025 that the new program would not proceed.Kerissa Wilson
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'', January 21, 2025.

Personalities

In addition to host Tracy Moore, ''Cityline'' revolved around regular lifestyle experts from chefs, to design, to decor, including: * Massimo Capra * Christian Dare * Randy Feltis * Frank Ferragine *

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* Brian Gluckstein * Leigh Ann Allaire Perrault * Shoana Jensen * Janice Meredith * Devan Rajkumar * Bill Rowley * Karen Sealy

''Toronto's Next Top Model''

''Toronto's Next Top Model'' was broadcast as a segment on ''Cityline'''s Fashion Fridays in May 2005. Ten aspiring models were selected from over 1,000 applicants and judged on live television. To promote the connection to ''

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'', ''Cityline'' invited ''ANTM'' stylist Jay Manuel as a guest on the final episode. The winner was decided by three high-profile fashion industry professionals, and influenced by an online vote open to the Canadian public. The judges were Elmer Olsen, head of Elmer Olsen Models, Ceri Marsh, editor of ''

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'' magazine, and Lisa Rogers, one of Canada's first top international models and now a consultant on ''Cityline''. The winner, Lisa Caroline Leung, of Toronto, walked away with a modeling contract from Elmer Olsen Models, the chance to model on ''Cityline'', a fashion shoot with fashion photographer Gabor Jurina and a spread in the 2005 summer issue of ''

'' magazine. Leung was the first

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person to ever win any of the ''Top Model'' competitions or competition spin-offs.

References

External links

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