''Live at 5'' is a

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television news program that airs weekdays on

CP24 CP24 is a Canadian English-language specialty news channel owned by Bell Media, a subsidiary of BCE Inc. and operated alongside the Bell-owned CTV Television Network's owned-and-operated television stations CFTO-DT (CTV Toronto) and CKVR-DT ( ...

from 5:00 - 5:30 p.m. Starting in July 2017,

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started to simulcast the program in addition to '' Live at 5:30''. The show features breaking news, weather, and traffic. Also a brief look at the Top Stories of the day. The special weather forecast will be presented by meteorologist Chris Potter.

History

''Live at 5'' premiered on January 14, 2008, as a 15-minute newscast before going to talk shows, the original hosts were,

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and

George Lagogianes George Lagogianes is a Canadian television personality, best known as a longtime reporter and anchor for CP24. Lagogianes graduated from Ryerson Polytechnical Institute with a bachelor's degree in radio and television arts. After graduation, he b ...

. On January 19, 2010, the program was expanded to 30-minutes in the wake of budget cuts at

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stations across Canada including the cancellation of their 5 p.m. newscast for Toronto which is now followed by its newly launched half-hour newscast, ''Live at 5:30''.

Set

The CP24 studio is located on the second floor of

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. Large north-facing windows look out towards Queen Street. The set and newsroom is home to ''Live at 5'' and most of the other CP24-produced programming.

Current presenters

* Host(s): Stephaine Smyth * Weather: Chris Potter (meteorologist) * Traffic: Rotating

External links

CP24CTV Announcement: CP24 Now Offers Toronto Viewers More Early News With LIVE AT 5 and LIVE AT 5:30
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History

Set

Current presenters

See also

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