Sundays, and at 7 o'clock on Saturday evenings. In 2000, its local newscast, First Edition, was cancelled and replaced with Canada Now, anchored in Halifax by Norma Lee MacLeod. The latest version of the newscast for Nova Scotia is called CBC Nova Scotia News, hosted by Tom Murphy, Amy Smith and Ryan Snoddon. Former on-air staff Sharon Dunn Ian Hanomansing (now host of The National) Linden MacIntyre (later with The Fifth Estate, now retired) Transmitters CBHT had over 30 analog television rebroadcasters in several Nova Scotian communities such as Sydney and Truro. Due to federal funding reductions to the CBC, in April 2012, the CBC responded with substantial budget cuts, which included shutting down CBC's and Radio-Canada's remaining analog transmitters on July 31, 2012. None of CBC or Radio-Canada's television rebroadcasters were converted to digital. Post-shutdown coverage in Newfoundland and Labrador As a result of the closedown of the repeater network, some cable systems in Newfoundland and Labrador owned by Eastlink replaced the province's regional CBC outlet, CBNT-DT, with CBHT, due to what Eastlink claimed were "technical issues" involving CBNT. References External links Coverage Map CBC Halifax Digital CBC Halifax's Digital Transition CBHT-DT history – Canadian Communication Foundation BHT-DT BHT-DT Television channels and stations established in 1954 Mass media in Halifax, Nova Scotia 1954 establishments in Nova Scotia