''Your Morning'' is a

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program that is broadcast on CTV and CTV News Channel. It debuted on August 22, 2016 and airs live from 6-9 a.m. in the

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and

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elsewhere in Canada according to local scheduling. The program is hosted by

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, along with contributors Lindsey Deluce (news anchor), and Kelsey McEwen (weather) from CTV's street-front studios at Bell Media Queen Street in

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History

The program was announced in June 2016 as the network's replacement for the network's long-running morning show, ''

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'', whose cancellation was announced the previous week. While ''Canada AM'' was produced at the network's

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until October 2015, ''Your Morning'' is produced from the downtown Toronto studios at

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, by Bell Media In-House Productions (later rebranded Bell Media Studios), the division responsible for CTV's daytime lifestyle programming including '' The Social'' and ''

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''. Similarities to ''Canada AM'' include news reports, a weather segment (this time without additional local weather information after the segment), a cooking segment and occasional music performances. Like ''Canada AM'', ''Your Morning'' is a 3-hour long program, with local news opt-outs every half-hour which may be filled by local CTV stations. ''Your Mornings Executive Producer is Jennifer MacLean, a former Senior Producer for ''Canada AM''. The show's original production team included several producers who had previously worked on ''Canada AM'', including Kristen Rynax, Paul Hughes, Katie Jamieson, Trish Bradley, Emily English, Tyler McFadden and Shannon Crown. ''Your Morning'' premiered on August 22, 2016 with

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and

as cohosts. The first show included an interview with

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and a live music performance from American country music duo

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. As of September 2019, a portion of the program can now be seen live at 3 AM PT/5 AM CT on CTV's owned-and-operated stations in Western Canada, immediately followed by the local ''

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'' broadcasts. This means, for example, viewers watching CTV Winnipeg will see the first hour of ''Your Morning'' at 5 AM CT, followed by ''CTV Morning Live Winnipeg'' at 6 AM CT. Meanwhile, viewers in Vancouver can watch the first 2.5 hours of the program on CTV Vancouver starting at 3 AM PT, followed by ''CTV Morning Live Vancouver'' at 5:30 AM PT. CTV's only affiliated station in Western Canada,

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, also broadcasts ''Your Morning'' on a tape delay from 6-9 AM MT. Previously, as with ''Canada AM'', the program was not broadcast on the western CTV O&O stations. It also did not air on three stations owned by

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which were affiliated with CTV from 2015 to 2018. On October 1, 2021, Mulroney left the program and network in order to develop other projects.

''Your Kids, Their Questions''

On May 9, 2020, the ''Your Morning'' team produced and aired ''Your Kids, Their Questions: A Your Morning Coronavirus Special'', a one-hour prime time special educating children about issues around the

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. The special won the

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for Best Children's or Youth Non-Fiction Program or Series at the

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'', May 21, 2021.

On-air staff

Current

– Co-host (2016–present) * Lindsey Deluce – News anchor (2016–present) * Kelsey McEwen – Chief Meteorologist (2016–present) * Melissa Grelo – Entertainment (2016–present) * Radheyan Simonpillai – Film critic * Jessica Smith – Weather specialist (2021–present) * Sonia Mangat - Weather Specialist

Former

– Co-host (2016-2021) * Priya Sam (2018-2019) * Brandon Gonez (2017-2019) * Michelle Jobin – Weather specialist

References

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