CityNews is the title of local television newscasts currently seen on CITY-TV

CITY-TV

CITY-DT, Channel 57 , is a television station based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada owned and operated by Rogers Media...

 Toronto, Canada. It premiered on September 12, 1977 under the name CityPulse, then spread to Citytv

Citytv

Citytv is a Canadian English language television system owned and operated by Rogers Communications under its Rogers Broadcasting Ltd. division...

 stations in other cities across Canada. Due to severe financial issues, as of January 19, 2010, the only station that continues to air Citytv news programming is CITY-TV Toronto. The local newscasts at CHMI Winnipeg

CHMI-TV

CHMI-DT is a television station licensed to Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada, with most of its operations in Winnipeg. It is part of the Citytv system, and the only Rogers TV station not part of any duopoly ever since CIIT-TV was sold to S-VOX in 2008.-History:The station was licensed by the...

, CKAL Calgary

CKAL-TV

CKAL-DT is a television station based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is part of the Citytv system as of August 2, 2005, and was previously branded as A-Channel. The station is owned by Rogers Media through its Rogers Broadcasting, Ltd. division...

, CKEM Edmonton

CKEM-TV

CKEM-DT is a television station based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Owned and operated by Rogers Media, it is part of the Citytv system and was formerly the flagship station of Craig Media's A-Channel system between 1997-2005...

 and CKVU Vancouver

CKVU-TV

CKVU-DT is a television station based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Owned by Rogers Media , it was the second station to become part of the Citytv system in Canada.-History:CKVU's history dates back to 1975, when Western Approaches Ltd...

 have been cancelled outright, with the exception of the morning show Breakfast Television

Breakfast Television

Breakfast Television is a Canadian morning news and entertainment program which airs on the Citytv stations . Each station produces its own local edition of Breakfast Television....

, but the length of that show has been reduced in all markets to three hours, though as of September 2011, each of the Breakfast Television programs have expanded to 3½ hours.
The newscast, originally known as CityPulse, was first shown in Toronto

Toronto

Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...

 on September 12, 1976 as a pilot episode, and the first episode aired on September 12, 1977.