Vancouver edition CKVU launched a local version of
Breakfast Television in 2002. The original hosts of
Breakfast Television were Michael Eckford and
Fiona Forbes, then they were replaced by
Shane Foxman and
Beverley Mahood, and since 2005,
Simi Sara and
Dave Gerry hosted the program, but as of August 13, 2008, they were let go. On January 19, 2010, the length of BT was shortened from four hours to three hours, and six employees laid off as a result of "severe financial issues" with the Citytv stations. A new format for
Breakfast Television debuted in September 2008, with a new traffic and
TransLink reporter. As part of
Rogers Media's May 3, 2012 renewal of its affiliation agreement with
Jim Pattison Group-owned Citytv affiliates
CKPG-TV/
Prince George,
CFJC-TV/
Kamloops and
CHAT-TV/
Medicine Hat, the three stations will begin simulcasting the Vancouver edition of
Breakfast Television on September 1, 2012 as part of an expansion of Citytv programming on the stations, which will follow the program grid of CKVU (with breakaways from the Vancouver program grid for their weekday evening and midday newscasts and other locally produced programs). On September 5, 2019, Rogers laid off 4 employees from CKVU and placed
Breakfast Television on hiatus until September 23. At this time the program was relaunched with a new hybrid format, consisting of a mixture of local content with national entertainment and lifestyle segments produced from Toronto. On November 17, 2020, Rogers imposed staff cuts across the country, including cancelling
Breakfast Television in Vancouver and Calgary.
Former presenters • Tasha Chiu (2008–2008) • Michael Eckford - Host (2002–2003), was at
CKNW 980 •
Fiona Forbes - Host (2002–2003), was at
Shaw TV Vancouver •
Beverley Mahood - Host (2003–2005); was co-host of
CMT Canada's flagship program,
CMT Central) •
Simi Sara (2005–2008), now at
Global News Radio 980 CKNW •
Jody Vance (2012–2016) - Co-host/news anchor, was at
Roundhouse Radio • Dawn Chubai (2004–2017) - Host (Trending, Live Eye, Weather) • Riaz Meghji - Host (2008–2019) • Kyle Donaldson - News anchor (2017–2020) • Mary Cranston - News anchor (2019–2020) • Greg Harper - Reporter/news anchor (2010–2020) • Thor Diakow - Entertainment host/traffic (2005–2020) • Russ Lacate - Weather (2011–2020)
Calgary edition CHUM Limited purchased
Craig Media in late 2004. The $265 million deal included, among other things, Craig's three
A-Channel stations (
CKAL-TV in
Calgary,
Alberta;
CKEM-TV in
Edmonton,
Alberta and
CHMI-TV in
Winnipeg,
Manitoba). In February 2005, CHUM announced that the A-Channel stations would be relaunched as Citytv stations by that fall. The morning show on the original A-Channel stations,
The Big Breakfast, was relaunched as
Breakfast Television on August 2, 2005 alongside their re-branding as Citytv. The A-Channel brand was subsequently transferred to CHUM's NewNet stations, whose own morning programs were retitled
A-Channel Morning. As in Vancouver, Rogers made cuts to
Breakfast Television in Calgary in September 2019, placing the program on hiatus and re-launching it on September 23 with the same, aforementioned format changes.
Winnipeg edition CHMI-TV in
Winnipeg,
Manitoba produced a version of
Breakfast Television from August 2, 2005 to January 6, 2015 - the station was purchased along with CKAL-DT in Calgary and CKEM-DT in Edmonton. The final hosts were Courtney Ketchen, Jeremy John, Jenna Khan and Drew Kozub. It was replaced with a simulcast of
Wheeler in the Morning—the morning show of sister radio station
CITI-FM—starting on January 12, 2015. Khan and Kozub were retained as co-hosts for news and entertainment segments shown during the program on television in place of music.
Former presenters •
Pay Chen - Host (2009–2011) •
Jon Ljungberg - Host (?-2010) •
Erin Selby - Host (2005–2007)
Atlantic Canada edition From 1992 to 2011, the Atlantic Satellite Network (ASN) in
Atlantic Canada, now known as
CTV Two Atlantic, aired its own local version of
BT. At the time of its launch, ASN and Citytv (Toronto) were both owned by
CHUM Limited, and both channels had a similar overall movies-focused format. The Atlantic edition of
BT was similar to the Toronto version, but with a greater emphasis on the culture of the region, as matters such as commuter traffic are typically less of a concern in Atlantic Canada. ASN was acquired by
Baton Broadcasting (predecessor of the present-day
Bell Media) in 1997, but was permitted to continue using
Breakfast Television as the title of its morning show. In August 2011, the program was re-branded as
CTV Morning Live, in keeping with the launch (or relaunch) of local morning shows under the same title on
CTV and
CTV Two stations in various parts of Canada.
Former presenters • Scott Boyd •
Jill Krop • Liz Rigney • Kurt Stoodley • Cyril Lunney • JC Michaels • Todd Battis • JC Douglas • Jayson Baxter • Maria Panapolis
Edmonton edition On May 7, 2015, Rogers announced the cancellation of
Breakfast Television in Edmonton as part of cutbacks.
Dinner Television was subsequently cancelled in 2017 with the relaunch of local
CityNews Edmonton newscasts.
Former presenters •
Bill Welychka - Host (2005–2006)
Montreal edition Rogers was granted approval by the
CRTC on December 20, 2012 to acquire
CJNT Montreal and convert it from a multicultural station to a fully English Citytv station. As part of the approval, Rogers had until September 1, 2013 to produce local programming on the station, which included a three-hour Montreal edition of
Breakfast Television. On June 6, 2013, Rogers announced that the Montreal edition of
Breakfast Television would premiere on August 26, 2013, and would be hosted by
Alexandre Despatie and Joanne Vrakas. Despatie left the program in 2015, and was succeeded by Derick Fage. On September 5, 2019, Rogers Media announced the cancellation of
Breakfast Television Montreal, effective immediately. Colette Watson, senior vice-president of television and broadcast operations at Rogers Media, stated that the program was "not sustainable".
Former presenters • Joanne Vrakas - Co-host • Derick Fage - Co-host (2015–2019) • Catherine Verdon Diamond - Weather and traffic •
Alexandre Despatie - Co-host (2013–2015) ==References==