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Interesting move - Global National has pretty much had the slot to itself by now, though IIRC, CBC attempted an early evening bulletin for a few years in the form of Canada Now (incorporating both local and national news)

No immediate mention of local news cutbacks in this instance (save for the National newsroom providing content to local newscasts at weekends)

That said, in June, there were huge layoffs at Bell Media, who then sought regulatory approval to drop all licence obligations for local news output on CTV and CTV2 (or at least the weekly quotas) - did the CRTC come back with a decision?

Sandie's also marking her 50th anniversary at CTV this year - marked by two prime-time documentary specials.