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CBC News Now is the daytime news program of CBC News Network. The show broadcasts from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays, and 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekends. It is also simultaneously broadcast on CBC Television
from 12 to 1 p.m. in each time zone, acting as a noon hour show for that region.
The show covers national and international news throughout the day, featuring live coverage of breaking news and interviews with news-makers and experts. The show also has hourly business news by Jeannie Lee
, and updates from the CBC News: Weather Centre at five minutes to each hour.
Weekends:
CBC Television
CBC Television is a Canadian television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster.Although the CBC is supported by public funding, the television network supplements this funding with commercial advertising revenue, in contrast to CBC Radio which are...
from 12 to 1 p.m. in each time zone, acting as a noon hour show for that region.
The show covers national and international news throughout the day, featuring live coverage of breaking news and interviews with news-makers and experts. The show also has hourly business news by Jeannie Lee
Jeannie Lee
Jeannie Lee is a Canadian journalist for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reporting on business news and substitute anchor on Saturday Report....
, and updates from the CBC News: Weather Centre at five minutes to each hour.
Hosts
Weekdays:- Heather HiscoxHeather HiscoxHeather Hiscox is a Canadian news anchor who hosts CBC News Now from 6 to 9 a.m. on weekdays on CBC News Network. She was also the host of the CBC's former flagship morning television program CBC News: Morning which became part of CBC News Now when the network re-branded itself in 2009.Hiscox was...
from 6 to 9 a.m. - Suhana MeharchandSuhana MeharchandSuhana Meharchand is a CBC News Network anchor and host of CBC News Now from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on weekdays.-Early life:Born in Durban, South Africa, and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Meharchand is a graduate of broadcast journalism from Toronto's Ryerson University...
from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. - Carole MacNeilCarole MacNeilCarole MacNeil is an award-winning television journalist and producer with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. She is the host of CBC News Now from 12 to 3 p.m. Eastern Time Zone on the CBC News Network....
from 12 to 3 p.m. - Reshmi Nair from 3 to 5 p.m.
Weekends:
- Nancy WilsonNancy Wilson (journalist)Nancy Wilson is a Canadian television journalist. She currently hosts CBC News Now on weekends from 7 to 11 a.m ET.She joined CBC Newsworld in 1991 as the host of This Country. Prior to joining, Wilson worked on CBC Television's newsmagazine The Journal...
from 7 to 11 a.m. - Kim Brunhuber from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Christine Birak from 2 to 5 p.m.