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==News operation==
CFCF-DT presently dedicates 13 hours of air-time for locally produced newscasts each week (with 2 hours each weekday and {{frac|1|1|2}} hours each on Saturdays and Sundays). The station's studios in Downtown Montreal also house the [[CTV News]] network division's Montreal news bureau.

Since 1986, one of CFCF's lead evening anchors has been [[Mutsumi Takahashi]]. Matt Grillo temporarily fills the spot of lead anchor of the weekend edition and Maya Johnson anchors the 5 and 11:30&nbsp;p.m. bulletins. One of its most famous anchors, Bill Haugland, is now retired; his last newscast aired on November 30, 2006. Haugland worked at CFCF for more than 40 years. He covered major stories in the 1960s and 1970s before becoming the lead anchor at CFCF in the late-1970s. Haugland was an institution and in a special "Farewell to Bill" show broadcast on his final day, he was heralded by colleagues, viewers and former prime ministers alike. In December 2006, Haugland was replaced on an interim basis by Brian Britt, another CFCF veteran newscaster, until he too retired on July 24, 2008. [[Todd van der Heyden]] took over from Britt as co-anchor up until the end of 2011. Currently, Mutsumi Takahashi is the station's sole anchor for 6&nbsp;p.m. evening broadcasts, as Bell Media eliminated the co-anchor position due to cost-cutting measures.

Until March 10, 2009, CFCF aired a weekday morning newscast at 6 a.m. called ''First News'', which pre-empted the first half hour of ''[[Canada AM]]''; anchored by Herb Luft, it was cancelled in favor of an early start time for ''Canada AM'', which was then seen in its entirety starting at 6 a.m. Morning news briefs seen during ''Canada AM'' were also cancelled. Luft would continue his role as reporter for the station, until retiring in June 2010. These cancellations were part of continuing cutbacks made by CTV due to the economic crisis.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/ctv-montreal-cancels-first-news-1.378135 |title=CFCF-TV: "CTV Montreal Cancels First News", 3/10/2009. |access-date=July 14, 2021 |archive-date=June 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614045942/https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/ctv-montreal-cancels-first-news-1.378135 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On May 11, 2011, it was announced that longtime 11:30&nbsp;p.m. news anchor [[Debra Arbec]] had left the station to become the main anchor at CBC O&O CBMT-DT. Various other anchors filled in the void for the remainder of May and then June 2011. CTV reporter/former CJAD and CJFM news announcer Catherine Sherriffs became Arbec's permanent replacement on July 4, 2011.

On December 2, 2011, Todd van der Heyden announced he would step down at the end of the month to become an anchor at [[CTV News Channel (Canada)|CTV News Channel]] in Toronto. Beginning in 2012, weekend anchor Paul Karwatsky was appointed as interim anchor to replace Van der Heyden while a permanent anchor was found. During the evening, on January 18, 2012, it was made official that Karwatsky would occupy the permanent co-anchor position.<ref name="Paul Karwatsky named co-anchor of flagship newscast">{{Cite web |url=https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/paul-karwatsky-named-co-anchor-of-flagship-newscast-1.755619 |title=CTV.ca |access-date=July 14, 2021 |archive-date=February 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220210120006/https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/paul-karwatsky-named-co-anchor-of-flagship-newscast-1.755619 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On July 29, 2014, several layoffs were announced by CTV Montreal's general manager. Among them was Catherine Sherriffs, who at the time was on maternity leave, and was told her job anchoring the 11:30&nbsp;p.m. newscast was no more. Instead, Paul Karwatsky, already co-anchoring the 6 p.m. and occasionally the 11:30&nbsp;p.m. news, took over as anchor for the 11:30&nbsp;p.m. spot permanently.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://montrealgazette.com/business/Montreal+shed+jobs+anchor+Sherriffs+returning/10079500/story.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140805130925/http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/Montreal+shed+jobs+anchor+Sherriffs+returning/10079500/story.html| archive-date = August 5, 2014| title = CTV Montreal to shed 10 to 12 jobs; anchor Sherriffs not returning}}</ref>

On June 20, 2017, local sportscast programming was cancelled, resulting in the immediate layoff of the entire sports department, which included long-time anchor Randy Tieman, reporter Brian Wilde and weekend anchor Sean Coleman<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://blog.fagstein.com/2017/06/20/ctv-montreal-cancels-local-sportscasts/#more-18321|title = CTV Montreal cancels local sportscasts, lays off Randy Tieman, Brian Wilde, Sean Coleman &#124; Fagstein| date=June 20, 2017 }}</ref> (a dedicated sports department had been part of CFCF-12 since its inception, and once even included noted and retired hockey broadcaster [[Dick Irvin, Jr.|Dick Irvin]]; for 30 years, between 1961 and 1991, Irvin had been a longtime veteran sports director and anchor at the station).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thesuburban.com/on_air/cohen_in_the_city/cohen-in-the-city-episode-105-legendary-sports-broadcaster-dick-irvin/article_c0f30790-2e32-11ed-bd3e-7763db553d23.html | title=Cohen in the City Episode 105: Legendary sports broadcaster Dick Irvin | date=September 6, 2022 }}</ref>

On November 14, 2017, long-time executive producer Barry Wilson, best known for his Postscript editorial, was laid off as part of Bell Media's ongoing cost-cutting measures.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://blog.fagstein.com/2017/11/14/barry-wilson-fired/|title = CTV Montreal lays off executive producer Barry Wilson, CHOM drops Picard &#124; Fagstein| date=November 14, 2017 }}</ref>

In December 2018, long-time weekend anchor Tarah Schwartz left CTV.<ref>{{cite news| last=Brownstein | first=Bill| title=Brownstein: Life after TV for former anchor Tarah Schwartz |newspaper=[[The Gazette (Montreal)|Montreal Gazette]] | date=May 7, 2019 | url=https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/brownstein-theres-life-after-tv-for-former-anchor-tarah-schwartz | access-date=April 21, 2024}}</ref>

In January 2020, news reporter and weekend anchor Annie DeMelt left CTV to join the [[MUHC]] Communications team.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thesuburban.com/blogs/cohen_confidential_with_mike_cohen/annie-demelt-leaving-ctv-montreal-to-join-muhc-communications-team/article_97f93108-36ef-11ea-bfee-93109bede812.html | title=Annie DeMelt leaving CTV Montreal to join MUHC Communications team | date=January 14, 2020 }}</ref>

On September 4, 2020, news anchor Paul Karwatsky left CTV, with Caroline Van Vlaardingen filling the spot on an interim basis. It was announced on November 9 that Maya Johnson would take over as anchor for the 5 p.m. and 11:30&nbsp;p.m. news.

On February 1, 2021, as part of Bell Media's ongoing cost-cutting, it announced the elimination of its Quebec City reporter position.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blog.fagstein.com/2021/02/01/cjad-guts-newsroom/|title = CJAD guts newsroom, CTV Montreal cuts Quebec City job as Bell Media cuts hit front lines &#124; Fagstein| date=February 2021 }}</ref>

On June 2, 2022, long-time news director Jed Kahane was laid off as part of Bell Media's ongoing cost-cutting measures.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thesuburban.com/columnists/mike_cohen_cohen_chatter/broadcast-veteran-jed-kahane-is-new-cmhc-media-chief/article_40d2f769-7b0d-54a7-a183-14c2d9e5f0be.html | title=Broadcast veteran Jed Kahane is new CMHC media chief | date=February 8, 2023 }}</ref>

On September 29, 2023, long-time news reporter Cindy Sherwin left CTV.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=2777454 | title=Cindy Sherwin says goodbye to CTV after 26 years }}</ref>

On November 13, 2023, Bell Media cut local 5 p.m. news broadcasts down to just 30 minutes, replacing the latter half with a ''CTV National News'' feed from 5:30 to 5:59 p.m.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://blog.fagstein.com/2023/11/02/ctv-national-news-at-530/#comments | title=CTV adds national newscast at 5:30, taking a page from Global &#124; Fagstein | date=November 2, 2023 }}</ref>

On November 26, 2023, weekend news anchor Amanda Kline left CTV,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=2815960 | title=Amanda Kline signs off at CTV News Montreal }}</ref> with initially Caroline Van Vlaardingen, then Matt Grillo, filling the spot on an interim basis.

On February 8, 2024, as part of Bell Media's largest cost-cutting in nearly 30 years, the station cancelled its local noon and holiday newscasts. Additionally, reporter Vanessa Lee, long time production assistant and movie reviewer Mosé Persico (of nearly 40 years), weather presenter Lise McAuley (of nearly 25 years) and assignment editor Derek Conlon (of nearly 20 years) were laid off.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://dailyhive.com/canada/bell-media-latest-layoffs-ctv-national-news | title=More big names from CTV National News axed in latest round of Bell Media layoffs &#124; Canada }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/rci/en/news/2047962/bell-media-planning-cuts-to-ctv-bnn-bloomberg-following-bce-layoffs-sale-of-45-radio-stations | title=Bell Media planning cuts to CTV, BNN Bloomberg following BCE layoffs, sale of 45 radio stations | date=February 8, 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://blog.fagstein.com/2024/02/21/bell-media-cuts-2024/ | title=Natasha Hall, Mose Persico, Lise McAuley among Bell Media cuts in Montreal &#124; Fagstein | date=February 21, 2024 }}</ref>

On May 30, 2024, long-time weather specialist Lori Graham (of over 25 years) left CTV.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/longtime-weather-specialist-lori-graham-announces-she-s-leaving-ctv-montreal-1.6877119 | title=Longtime weather specialist Lori Graham announces she's leaving CTV Montreal | date=May 7, 2024 }}</ref>