TORONTO (August 17, 2017) – CTV Saskatoon’s all-new CTV NEWS AT FIVE airs weekdays beginning Monday, Aug. 28, highlighting the biggest news from across central Saskatchewan. This hour-long local newscast is part of CTV’s major expansion of its award-winning local news programming, further bolstering the network’s commitment to deliver Canada’s most trusted news coverage, and ensuring viewers can tune in to local CTV NEWS broadcasts at 5 p.m., as well as 6 p.m.

CTV Saskatoon’s locally focused edition of CTV NEWS AT FIVE is anchored by Sean Leslie. CTV NEWS AT FIVE also features regular contributions from CTV Saskatoon and CTV Prince Albert’s team of trusted reporters.

Sean Leslie anchors CTV Saskatoon’s all-new CTV NEWS AT FIVE

“With CTV NEWS AT FIVE, we’ll reach our viewers at the end of the workday, bringing them up to date on the biggest stories of the day,” said Sean Leslie, Anchor, CTV NEWS AT FIVE. “In this hour, we’ll keep the city informed with trusted news and information, and provide more valuable context behind these important stories.”

“Local news is a crucial link between people and their communities,” said Dani Mario, Director of News & Public Affairs, CTV Saskatoon. “The dedicated team at CTV NEWS AT FIVE is focused on the issues that matter to local viewers. We will ask the tough questions and strive to tell stories that make a difference.”

CTV Saskatoon joins the six CTV stations already delivering CTV NEWS AT FIVE (CTV Vancouver, CTV Calgary, CTV Red Deer, CTV Edmonton, CTV Lethbridge, and CTV Atlantic), with all-new editions of the newscast being added to the following local station lineups:

CTV Regina
CTV Yorkton
CTV Winnipeg
CTV Northern Ontario
CTV Kitchener
CTV Ottawa
CTV Montreal

Reaching more viewers in an average week or month, and attracting the highest average audience of any news organization in the country, CTV News is definitively Canada’s most-watched and most-trusted destination for news coverage. Locally, viewers on average watch more hours of news on CTV than anywhere else. CTV’s evening newscasts are Top 5 programs in the majority of their local markets.