Global News
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Global News is the news and current affairs division of Global Television Network
in Canada
, overseeing all local and national news programming on the network's eleven owned-and-operated station
s (O&Os).
Although Global stations had always carried local news in various forms, the first tentative steps towards a national presence came in 1994 with the launch of First National with Peter Kent
, an early-evening program focusing on national and international news but airing only in central Canada. After acquiring the Western International Communications
(WIC) group of stations, Global cancelled First National in February 2001 and briefly aired the similar WIC newscast Canada Tonight
in its place.
In September 2001, Global replaced Canada Tonight with a new network newscast, Global National
, anchored by Kevin Newman
from the network's new national news centre in Burnaby, British Columbia
(located at CHAN-TV
's building). The program initially aired only on weekdays; in February 2005, Global National launched a weekend edition anchored by Tara Nelson
(Carolyn Jarvis
and Robin Gill
currently anchor on Saturday and Sunday respectively). Originally airing in different timeslots around the country, the program moved to a standard 5:30pm (6:30pm Atlantic) start time nationwide in 2006. Since then, Global National has quickly gained ground on longtime number-one CTV National News
, overtaking it on several occasions.
Unlike CBC
and CTV
, Global does not air a national morning show, although its stations in select markets produce their own local morning shows. Stations which do not produce a local morning show either air the morning show from a larger market, or run daytime programming repeated from Shaw Media
's cable specialty channel
s, such as Crash Test Mommy and The Mom Show.
Global launched its first investigative newsmagazine
series on November 30, 2008. The weekly program, titled 16x9 - The Bigger Picture, features a high-gloss, tabloid format, and is the network's first foray into the field long occupied by CTV's W-FIVE
and CBC's the fifth estate
. Global also formerly aired a weekly documentary
series, Global Currents
.
During the 2011 federal election, Global News also produced a weekly series, Focus: Decision Canada, covering news and issues in the election campaign. The show, hosted by weekend Global National anchor Carolyn Jarvis, was a nominee for Best Information Program or Series at the 2011 Gemini Awards
.
On May 31, 2011, Shaw Media announced that a new Sunday morning national political affairs show, The West Block
, will be launched in fall 2011. The program will be anchored by Tom Clark.
, and Canwest's other local television stations all had different newscast titles. With the nationwide launch of the Global brand in 1997, Global News was also adopted as a standard title for local newscasts on Global O&Os. The long-dominant CHAN
Vancouver (BCTV) had been an exception; its news operation was renamed BCTV News on Global when it became a Global O&O in 2001, and its individual newscast titles (e.g. News Hour) were also retained.
As part of a network-wide branding overhaul, local newscast titles and timeslots were standardized effective February 6, 2006, following the BCTV model, as follows. Note that the exact lineup of newscasts and titles varies by station. The only station that does not follow the BCTV model is CHBC
Kelowna, which has kept its call sign as part of its news branding.
On October 4, 2007, parent company Canwest announced it would be centralizing news production control room functions for all O&Os (except CHBC
Kelowna
) at four broadcast centres - CHAN
Vancouver
, CITV
Edmonton
, CICT
Calgary
, and CIII
Toronto
. The company stated this would allow all of its stations to make a transition to high definition broadcasting, and create around 50 new jobs at the four stations. Approximately 250 positions were to be eliminated in the other stations, the majority of which were behind-the-scenes/technical positions.
A press release from the company has also stated that on-air talent (including weather anchors), reporters, producers, photographers, editors, and other news gathering positions will remain at the affected stations. Global Edmonton took over production of Global Maritimes' newscasts in mid-August 2008, and on September 4, 2008, took over production of all newscasts at CHCA-TV
(the E! station in Red Deer, Alberta
). Global Calgary began production of Global Lethbridge's newscasts in mid-September, and later in the year Global BC took over CHEK Victoria, Global Regina, Global Saskatoon, Global Winnipeg and Global Montreal. In August 2009, production for Global News Montreal moved from Vancouver to Edmonton. The stations whose controls were taken over began using virtual sets. In September 2009, CHBC's controls were moved to Calgary (master control) and Vancouver (production control), and the station launched its own virtual set in July 2010.
On May 31, 2011, Shaw Media announced that new weekday local morning shows would be launched on Global Toronto, Global Winnipeg
, Global Saskatoon
, Global Regina
, and Global Maritimes
in late 2011. Local Sunday morning newscasts have also been announced for Global Edmonton and Global Calgary for September 2011. The increase in news programming is part of a benefits package that Shaw Media has promised to fulfill as a condition to purchasing the network. A launch date for Global Montreal's morning show has not been announced.
aired its usual programming schedule on the night of the Manitoba provincial election
rather than providing any special news programming, and when CIII bumped its Ontario provincial election
coverage to CHCH
in order to avoid preempting Survivor. Both stations aired full election night coverage in those province's 2007 elections.
In July 2010, Global National included video footage shot at another time and place into a segment about street demonstrations in Toronto. Correspondent Mike Drolet reported on a Toronto march held by groups demanding a public inquiry into police actions during a G20 conference. The report included clips of violence that erupted on Toronto streets during the event but Global added a scene shot months before in a Vancouver demonstration during the 2010 Winter Olympics. After this was reported in Canadian blog Northern Insights, Global claimed this was an unintentional editing error.
Global Television Network
Global Television Network is an English language privately owned television network in Canada, owned by Calgary-based Shaw Communications, as part of its Shaw Media division...
in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, overseeing all local and national news programming on the network's eleven owned-and-operated station
Owned-and-operated station
In the broadcasting industry , an owned-and-operated station usually refers to a television station or radio station that is owned by the network with which it is associated...
s (O&Os).
National programs
- Global NationalGlobal NationalGlobal National is the national newscast of Canada's Global Television Network. Dawna Friesen anchors the program's weekday edition from the Global BC studios; Robin Gill currently anchors the weekend edition...
: Nightly 6:30 PM AT/ET, 5:30 PM CT/MT/PT - 16x9 - The Bigger Picture: Saturdays 7:00 PM
- The West Block: Sundays 10:00 AM PT/MT, 11:00 AM ET/CT, 12:00 PM AT
Although Global stations had always carried local news in various forms, the first tentative steps towards a national presence came in 1994 with the launch of First National with Peter Kent
Peter Kent
Peter Kent, PC, MP is a Conservative member of parliament for the riding of Thornhill, and the current Minister of the Environment in the 28th Canadian Ministry.Previously, he was Deputy Editor of Global Television, a Canadian TV network...
, an early-evening program focusing on national and international news but airing only in central Canada. After acquiring the Western International Communications
Western International Communications
WIC Western International Communications Ltd.The apparent occurrence of "RAS syndrome" here was in fact part of the company's legal name. was a Canadian media company that operated from 1982 to 2000, with operations including broadcast and specialty television, radio, and satellite distribution via...
(WIC) group of stations, Global cancelled First National in February 2001 and briefly aired the similar WIC newscast Canada Tonight
Canada Tonight
Canada Tonight was a Canadian television newscast which aired on stations owned by Western International Communications from 1993 to 2001. It was produced out of the studio of CHAN-TV in Burnaby, British Columbia. There were two versions of the newscast; the one seen outside BC was anchored by...
in its place.
In September 2001, Global replaced Canada Tonight with a new network newscast, Global National
Global National
Global National is the national newscast of Canada's Global Television Network. Dawna Friesen anchors the program's weekday edition from the Global BC studios; Robin Gill currently anchors the weekend edition...
, anchored by Kevin Newman
Kevin Newman (Canadian journalist)
Kevin Newman is a Canadian journalist and news anchor. From 2001 to 2010, he was the anchor and executive editor of Global National, and hosted Global's weekly newsmagazine series Global Currents. In August 2011 he became the co-host of CTV's Question Period..- Life and career :Newman was born in...
from the network's new national news centre in Burnaby, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
(located at CHAN-TV
CHAN-TV
CHAN-DT is a television station in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, broadcasting over-the-air on digital channel 22, and available via cable providers in the area on channel 11. Owned by Shaw Communications as a part of its Shaw Media division, it is the West Coast flagship station of the...
's building). The program initially aired only on weekdays; in February 2005, Global National launched a weekend edition anchored by Tara Nelson
Tara Nelson
Tara Nelson is a Canadian television journalist and news anchor, and most recently was the European bureau chief for Global Television Network's news division...
(Carolyn Jarvis
Carolyn Jarvis
Carolyn Jarvis is currently a Vancouver-based correspondent for 16x9 - The Bigger Picture and a substitute anchor for Global BC. She is also the Saturday anchor for Global National. Prior to her current position, she worked at Global Edmonton from spring 2005 to January 2009...
and Robin Gill
Robin Gill
Robin Gill is a Canadian journalist. She is currently the weekend anchor for Global National and B.C. correspondent. Robin has also worked for the CBC and graduated from the University of British Columbia with a degree in International Relations and from BCIT she earned a diploma in broadcast...
currently anchor on Saturday and Sunday respectively). Originally airing in different timeslots around the country, the program moved to a standard 5:30pm (6:30pm Atlantic) start time nationwide in 2006. Since then, Global National has quickly gained ground on longtime number-one CTV National News
CTV National News
CTV National News is CTV's flagship newscast, which airs at 11:00 p.m. local time on the CTV stations across Canada, and live at 10:00pm ET, with repeats hourly up until 2 a.m. ET on CTV News Channel, CTV's 24-hour cable news television channel, and the previous day's can be seen on the Internet. ...
, overtaking it on several occasions.
Unlike CBC
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...
and CTV
CTV television network
CTV Television Network is a Canadian English language television network and is owned by Bell Media. It is Canada's largest privately-owned network, and has consistently placed as Canada's top-rated network in total viewers and in key demographics since 2002, after several years trailing the rival...
, Global does not air a national morning show, although its stations in select markets produce their own local morning shows. Stations which do not produce a local morning show either air the morning show from a larger market, or run daytime programming repeated from Shaw Media
Shaw Media
Shaw Media is the television broadcasting division of Shaw Communications. Shaw Media owns the Global Television Network, which broadcasts via 11 television stations, as well as various specialty channels including HGTV Canada, Showcase, Food Network Canada, and History Television.Despite also...
's cable specialty channel
Specialty channel
A specialty channel can be a commercial broadcasting or non-commercial television channel which consists of television programming focused on a single genre, subject or targeted television market at a specific demographic....
s, such as Crash Test Mommy and The Mom Show.
Global launched its first investigative newsmagazine
Newsmagazine
A news magazine is a typed, printed, and published piece of paper, magazine or a radio or television program, usually weekly, featuring articles or segments on current events...
series on November 30, 2008. The weekly program, titled 16x9 - The Bigger Picture, features a high-gloss, tabloid format, and is the network's first foray into the field long occupied by CTV's W-FIVE
W-FIVE
W5 is a Canadian news magazine television series produced by CTV News. The program is currently initially broadcast Saturday nights at 7 p.m...
and CBC's the fifth estate
The fifth estate
the fifth estate is a Canadian television newsmagazine, which airs on the English language CBC Television network. The name is a play on the fact that the media are sometimes referred to as the Fourth Estate, and was chosen to highlight the program's determination to go beyond everyday news into...
. Global also formerly aired a weekly documentary
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
series, Global Currents
Global Currents
Global Currents is a Canadian news television series, which airs weekly on Global Television Network. Hosted by Kevin Newman, the series airs one documentary film each week....
.
During the 2011 federal election, Global News also produced a weekly series, Focus: Decision Canada, covering news and issues in the election campaign. The show, hosted by weekend Global National anchor Carolyn Jarvis, was a nominee for Best Information Program or Series at the 2011 Gemini Awards
2011 Gemini Awards
The 26th Gemini Awards will be held on September 7, 2011 to honour achievements in Canadian television. The ceremony was broadcast live from the Canadian Broadcasting Centre in Toronto, and aired on CBC Television....
.
On May 31, 2011, Shaw Media announced that a new Sunday morning national political affairs show, The West Block
The West Block
The West Block is a Canadian news and political affairs television series that debuted on November 6, 2011 on Global. The name West Block is taken from the West Block of Parliament Hill....
, will be launched in fall 2011. The program will be anchored by Tom Clark.
Local programs
Prior to 1997, the name Global News was used only for the local newscasts on CIII-TVCIII-TV
CIII-DT-41 is a television station owned by Shaw Communications that serves much of the population of the Canadian province of Ontario. It is a flagship station of the Global Television Network...
, and Canwest's other local television stations all had different newscast titles. With the nationwide launch of the Global brand in 1997, Global News was also adopted as a standard title for local newscasts on Global O&Os. The long-dominant CHAN
CHAN-TV
CHAN-DT is a television station in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, broadcasting over-the-air on digital channel 22, and available via cable providers in the area on channel 11. Owned by Shaw Communications as a part of its Shaw Media division, it is the West Coast flagship station of the...
Vancouver (BCTV) had been an exception; its news operation was renamed BCTV News on Global when it became a Global O&O in 2001, and its individual newscast titles (e.g. News Hour) were also retained.
As part of a network-wide branding overhaul, local newscast titles and timeslots were standardized effective February 6, 2006, following the BCTV model, as follows. Note that the exact lineup of newscasts and titles varies by station. The only station that does not follow the BCTV model is CHBC
CHBC-TV
CHBC-TV is a television station in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada owned by Shaw Media. It transmits on channel 2, and cable channel 4, and broadcasts on 18 relay stations....
Kelowna, which has kept its call sign as part of its news branding.
- Morning News: weekday mornings
- Exceptions: The Morning ShowThe Morning Show (Canadian TV series)The Morning Show is a Canadian breakfast television show airing on Global Television Network's Toronto station . The program is hosted by Liza Fromer and Dave Gerry, with Kris Reyes as news anchor, Daru Dhillon as weather presenter, and Kimberly Fowler as airborne traffic reporter...
(Toronto) - Saturday/Sunday Morning News: weekend mornings
- Exceptions: The Morning Show
- Noon News Hour: weekdays (or daily) at noon
- Exceptions: Scene and Heard (non-news regional lifestyle show on CISACISA-TVCISA-DT is a Canadian television station serving Lethbridge, Alberta. It is owned by Shaw Media, and is affiliated to their Global Television Network. It is branded as Global Lethbridge and transmits on channel 7 and cable channel 5 in Lethbridge...
)
- Exceptions: Scene and Heard (non-news regional lifestyle show on CISA
- Early News: weekdays at 5:00 p.m.
- Evening News or News Hour: nightly at 6:00
- Prime News: weeknights at 10:00 (Regina, Saskatoon, Winnipeg)
- News Final or News Hour Final: nightly at 11:00
- Focus: Weekends (Regina/Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Toronto, Montreal)
On October 4, 2007, parent company Canwest announced it would be centralizing news production control room functions for all O&Os (except CHBC
CHBC-TV
CHBC-TV is a television station in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada owned by Shaw Media. It transmits on channel 2, and cable channel 4, and broadcasts on 18 relay stations....
Kelowna
Kelowna
Kelowna is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley, in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. Its name derives from a Okanagan language term for "grizzly bear"...
) at four broadcast centres - CHAN
CHAN-TV
CHAN-DT is a television station in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, broadcasting over-the-air on digital channel 22, and available via cable providers in the area on channel 11. Owned by Shaw Communications as a part of its Shaw Media division, it is the West Coast flagship station of the...
Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, CITV
CITV-TV
CITV-DT is a television station in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Known on air as Global Edmonton, the station is owned by Shaw Media, and is an owned-and-operated station of the Global Television Network. It transmits on channel 13 and cable 8 in Edmonton, and is carried on the Bell TV and Shaw...
Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
, CICT
CICT-TV
CICT-DT is a Canadian television station, licensed to and serving Calgary, Alberta. It is owned by Shaw Media, and is an owned-and-operated station of the Global Television Network...
Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
, and CIII
CIII-TV
CIII-DT-41 is a television station owned by Shaw Communications that serves much of the population of the Canadian province of Ontario. It is a flagship station of the Global Television Network...
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...
. The company stated this would allow all of its stations to make a transition to high definition broadcasting, and create around 50 new jobs at the four stations. Approximately 250 positions were to be eliminated in the other stations, the majority of which were behind-the-scenes/technical positions.
A press release from the company has also stated that on-air talent (including weather anchors), reporters, producers, photographers, editors, and other news gathering positions will remain at the affected stations. Global Edmonton took over production of Global Maritimes' newscasts in mid-August 2008, and on September 4, 2008, took over production of all newscasts at CHCA-TV
CHCA-TV
CHCA-TV was a television station in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. It was owned by Canwest, and was part of the E! television system. The station was seen on VHF channel 6 and cable channel 11 in Red Deer...
(the E! station in Red Deer, Alberta
Red Deer, Alberta
Red Deer is a city in Central Alberta, Canada. It is located near the midpoint of the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor and is surrounded by Red Deer County. It is Alberta's third-most-populous city – after Calgary and Edmonton. The city is located in aspen parkland, a region of rolling hills...
). Global Calgary began production of Global Lethbridge's newscasts in mid-September, and later in the year Global BC took over CHEK Victoria, Global Regina, Global Saskatoon, Global Winnipeg and Global Montreal. In August 2009, production for Global News Montreal moved from Vancouver to Edmonton. The stations whose controls were taken over began using virtual sets. In September 2009, CHBC's controls were moved to Calgary (master control) and Vancouver (production control), and the station launched its own virtual set in July 2010.
On May 31, 2011, Shaw Media announced that new weekday local morning shows would be launched on Global Toronto, Global Winnipeg
CKND-TV
CKND-DT is a television station that broadcasts from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is the Manitoba outlet for the Global Television Network.-History:...
, Global Saskatoon
CFSK-TV
CFSK-DT is a television station which broadcasts from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. It is part of the Global Television Network.-History:The station was launched on September 6, 1987 by Canwest...
, Global Regina
CFRE-TV
CFRE-DT is a television station which broadcasts from Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. It is part of the Global Television Network.-History:The station was launched on September 6, 1987 by Canwest...
, and Global Maritimes
CIHF-TV
CIHF-DT, channel 8, is a television station in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Owned by Shaw Media, it serves the Maritime provinces as an owned-and-operated station of the Global Television Network...
in late 2011. Local Sunday morning newscasts have also been announced for Global Edmonton and Global Calgary for September 2011. The increase in news programming is part of a benefits package that Shaw Media has promised to fulfill as a condition to purchasing the network. A launch date for Global Montreal's morning show has not been announced.
Criticism
Over the network's history, there has been some evidence that Global considers its news coverage subordinate to its usual primetime lineup of entertainment programming. While coverage of some breaking events has increased since the launch of Global National, the network attracted controversy in 2003 when CKNDCKND-TV
CKND-DT is a television station that broadcasts from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is the Manitoba outlet for the Global Television Network.-History:...
aired its usual programming schedule on the night of the Manitoba provincial election
Manitoba general election, 2003
The Manitoba general election held on June 3, 2003 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. It was won by the New Democratic Party, which won 35 seats out of 57. The Progressive Conservative Party finished second with twenty seats...
rather than providing any special news programming, and when CIII bumped its Ontario provincial election
Ontario general election, 2003
The Ontario general election of 2003 was held on October 2, 2003, to elect the 103 members of the 38th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada....
coverage to CHCH
CHCH-TV
CHCH-DT, channel 11, is a television station originating in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, with transmitters located throughout Ontario. CHCH currently operates as an independent station, having previously served as a CBC Television affiliate, and more recently as the flagship station of the...
in order to avoid preempting Survivor. Both stations aired full election night coverage in those province's 2007 elections.
In July 2010, Global National included video footage shot at another time and place into a segment about street demonstrations in Toronto. Correspondent Mike Drolet reported on a Toronto march held by groups demanding a public inquiry into police actions during a G20 conference. The report included clips of violence that erupted on Toronto streets during the event but Global added a scene shot months before in a Vancouver demonstration during the 2010 Winter Olympics. After this was reported in Canadian blog Northern Insights, Global claimed this was an unintentional editing error.