Canadian news channels on IPTV
The news channels people miss most when they cut cable, and why the local ones matter more than the national ones.
The channel people actually miss is CP24
When someone in the GTA cancels cable, CP24 is the channel they notice is gone. Traffic, weather and breaking local news in one rolling feed has no real streaming substitute. It is in our lineup in FHD, and you can confirm it in the channel search before you buy anything.
| Channel | Coverage | Language | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| CP24 | Toronto and GTA rolling news | English | FHD |
| CBC News Network | National | English | FHD |
| CTV News Channel | National | English | FHD |
| Global News BC 1 | British Columbia | English | HD |
| LCN | Quebec rolling news | French | HD |
| RDI | National | French | HD |
| CPAC | Parliament and public affairs | Bilingual | HD |
| BNN Bloomberg | Business and markets | English | HD |
News is the lightest thing you will stream
A news channel is mostly static: a presenter, a desk, a lower third. It compresses far better than sport, so it holds up on connections that struggle with a hockey game. If your line is marginal, news is the last thing that will break.
Catch-up works on news too
Seven days of rewind means a missed bulletin or a press conference you heard about afterwards is still there. Open the guide, scroll back, play it.
Where to go next
The pages people read alongside this one.
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