A brisk national newscast that ties war, markets, and daily life together.
CTV National News presents a busy Monday with a steady hand, linking one fast-moving conflict to oil prices, diaspora unease, and the routines of Canadian life.

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Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
A structured national newscast that connects political events, institutional decisions and conflicts abroad to their consequences across Canada.
CTV National News moves through major stories with the structure of a television newscast: an anchor sets the stakes, correspondents supply reporting, and each edition ranges from federal politics to events abroad and community stories.
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A brisk national newscast that ties war, markets, and daily life together.
CTV National News presents a busy Monday with a steady hand, linking one fast-moving conflict to oil prices, diaspora unease, and the routines of Canadian life.
A brisk national-news hour that ties inflation relief to a far less settled world.
The episode draws a clean line between a reassuring inflation headline and the tougher reality beneath it: cooling prices at home, rising geopolitical risk abroad, and the strain that puts on Canadian policy.
A brisk roundup where the crash investigation, a family medical crisis, and World Cup buildup all carry real weight.
The episode moves quickly from the Air Canada crash investigation to a B.C. family’s medical emergency in China, then out to Middle East tensions and Canada’s World Cup preparations.
A brisk national newscast that moves from Middle East tensions to drug safety, flooding, and sport.
CTV National News opens on a sharp Middle East escalation. Donald Trump says the U.S. will hit and obliterate Iranian power plants unless Iran fully opens the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours, while Iran says it will strike U.S.
A brisk national bulletin linking a Middle East crisis to Canadian consequences.
CTV National News spends this hour tying a fast-moving Middle East escalation to Canada's response and a national security incident in Toronto.
A brisk national roundup that moves from Iran and Trump into Canadian life.
CTV National News keeps the thread moving from Iran and Trump into Canadian fallout, and the opening stretch does the best work. Warships, marines, and NATO personnel leaving Iraq give the hour real pressure, and it lands with the speed a national newscast needs.
Fast national coverage anchored by a grave school-plot investigation and a wide sweep of breaking stories.
This national news hour moves with real urgency, centered on an alleged plot involving two teens in separate provinces and the reporting from the Interpol and FBI tip through to the charges and what police say they found.
A brisk national roundup that links protest, diplomacy, and medal-count momentum.
The hour keeps a clear forward pull, moving from street protests in Toronto and Montreal to Mark Carney's Norway trip and Canada’s Paralympic medal haul.

Sam Harris interviews scientists and journalists on AI risk, religion, and US politics.

WSJ reporters unpack the Epstein files, surrogacy industry abuses, and true-crime court battles.

Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway argue through tech, media, and Trump-era politics twice weekly.

Dan Carlin's solo essays connecting executive power, historical collapse, and American democracy.

Sharp political debate with policy detail and real disagreement.

Demetri Kofinas interviews specialists on geopolitics, energy markets, AI, and finance at length.
CTV National News on March 14, 2026 leads with Toronto and Montreal Al-Quds Day rallies, where thousands gathered after an Ontario judge rejected a bid to block the march and police made two arrests.
Two teenagers in separate provinces are accused of plotting attacks on their rural schools at the same time.
The broadcast opens with an escalating conflict in the Middle East.
CTV National News reports on landmark verdict against Meta and YouTube for designing addictive apps that harmed a young user, awarding $6 million in damages.
Canada’s inflation cools, but a major geopolitical wild card is already reshaping the economic outlook.
Ottawa is now downplaying India’s involvement in violent crimes and foreign interference in Canada ahead of Mark Carney’s trip to India, even as the RCMP, CSIS, and the World Sikh Organization of Canada push back sharply.
CTV National News for Saturday, March 21, 2026 leads with Donald Trump’s 48-hour ultimatum over the Strait of Hormuz, with Iran warning it would strike U.S.
CTV National News on March 10, 2026 centered on the U.S.-Iran conflict, with Joy Malbin reporting that the U.S.
Curtis Wright, a Canadian father of three, says conditions at a South Texas ICE Processing Centre are miserable, including sleeping on a floor, rationed water, and food he compares unfavourably to what his dog would eat.
CTV National News opens with a renewed debate over whether India is involved in foreign interference in Canada.
CTV National News on March 12, 2026 led with two separate U.S.
The broadcast opens with Iran's new threat aimed at global tourism and the warning's target.
CTV National News reports on escalating Middle East crisis: President Trump issues 48-hour ultimatum to Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz or face U.S.
CTV National News on March 7, 2026 leads with Canadians trying to get home as the war in the Middle East intensifies, including charter flights from Dubai and transit through Istanbul.
CTV National News on Sunday, March 8, 2026 opens with Iran naming a new supreme leader as strikes intensify, oil prices near $100 U.S.
CTV National News covers cartel violence in Mexico after the killing of Jalisco New Generation leader El Mencho, with Avery Haynes reporting that at least 73 people have been killed and more than 26,000 Canadians are registered in Mexico.
CTV National News on March 15, 2026 opens with Mark Carney in London after meetings in Norway, where the Nordic Five and Canada pledged closer Arctic security and support for sovereignty.
The March 1, 2026 CTV National News episode is driven by a fast-escalating Middle East conflict, with the U.S.
CTV National News on Friday, Feb.
The broadcast opens in the Middle East, where the death toll keeps rising, the U.S.
Laurie Idlout's floor crossing sets the tone at the start.
CTV National News opens with new details in the Air Canada crash investigation at LaGuardia.
CTV National News anchors Omar Sachedina and Joy Malbin cover multiple escalating crises: Trump's counterterrorism official resigns publicly, citing no Iran threat and blaming Israel; NATO allies refuse to join the war; Iran blockades the Strait of Hormuz; Canada investigates how the 'DOT network' recruited teens via Instagram to smuggle cocaine to Hong Kong, destroying lives; a woman destroyed by online misogyny after a viral kiss cam moment; Cuba faces total grid collapse as Trump threatens action.
CTV National News reports on escalating Iran conflict with Trump sending mixed signals on duration and intensity.
CTV National News covers the seventh day of U.S.-Israel bombardment of Iran following the killing of Iran's supreme leader, reports on Russian intelligence support for Tehran, highlights humanitarian crisis affecting 16+ countries, and details Canadian federal response to evacuate 35,500+ citizens from the Middle East region.
CTV National News reports on Operation Epic Fury, a coordinated US-Israeli military strike on Iran resulting in the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
A nightly national news podcast covering top stories including Iran's threat to close the Strait of Hormuz, floods in Canada, and a local chess master achievement.
A nightly national news podcast covering major developments in the Iran conflict, economic impacts, and a preview of the World Cup.
CTV National News reports on dangerous spring flooding across Canada, with communities battling rising waters and washed-out roads.
A Canadian grandfather returns home after being deported from the U.S., plus a report on war betting markets and a heartwarming hockey moment.
This episode covers Mark Carney's gas tax cut announcement, by-election results, and Air Canada's new cabin interiors.
A nightly national news podcast covering breaking political developments, including by-elections that shift the balance of power in Canada.
A nightly national news podcast covering top stories including Toronto police corruption charges, Ottawa's electric vehicle investment, and ice oyster harvesting.
A nightly national news podcast covering top stories from Canada and around the world, including the Quebec Winter Carnival, Winter Olympics, and a new consulate in Greenland.
This episode covers Canada's defense procurement mission in South Korea, a Canadian mining project, protests against immigration enforcement, and the family of Canada's first moon-bound astronaut.
CTV National News covers the escalating clash between Canadian PM Mark Carney and US President Donald Trump over trade and international relations.