Nathan Downer is a Canadian television journalist, currently the co-anchor with Michelle Dubé of the 6 p.m. newscasts on
CFTO-DT
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in
Toronto
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,
Ontario
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Previously a reporter and anchor for the all-news channel
CP24
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, where he became known for an incident when boxer
Mike Tyson
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unleashed a stream of profanities at him live on the air after he made reference to Tyson's prior rape conviction in a question. He was announced by CFTO as the new co-anchor of the 6 p.m. news in December 2019 following the retirement of Ken Shaw, anchoring his first newscast for the station on January 7, 2020.
He is a three-time
Canadian Screen Award
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nominee for Best Local Television Anchor, receiving nods at the
9th Canadian Screen Awards
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in 2021, the
10th Canadian Screen Awards
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CBC News
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