network news anchor in North America, outlasting several long-standing anchors in the United States. On October 18, 2006, Robertson celebrated his 30th year as a CTV National News anchor. (Jim Lehrer had presented The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer since its inception in 1975, beating Robertson by almost a year, but he only presented as a sole anchor of the programme from 1995 until 2011.) On July 8, 2010, Robertson announced that he would retire on September 1, 2011—his 35th anniversary at CTV. The following day, CTV announced Lisa LaFlamme, the network's chief international correspondent and Robertson's backup anchor since 2003, had been named as Robertson's successor. LaFlamme formally took over the program on September 2, 2011. On August 15, 2022, it was announced by Bell Media and CTV that LaFlamme's contract was not being renewed by the network due to a "business decision" to take the newscast "in a different direction". Omar Sachedina assumed the role of chief news anchor and senior editor of CTV National News, as of September 5, 2022. LaFlamme's departure from the newscast led to allegations that she was fired for having let her hair go grey during the COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, CTV News head Michael Melling faced scrutiny when it was revealed that he had asked in internal memos for an explanation of who had permitted LaFlamme to make that decision, and had sparred with LaFlamme over the costs involved in covering both the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and the Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II. CTV denied the allegations that LaFlamme's age or hair colour had entered into the decision, and announced a workplace review. Anchors Charles Lynch (1961) (co-anchor) Peter Stursberg (1961) (co-anchor) Baden Langton (1962–1964) (co-anchor) Ab Douglas (1962–1964) (co-anchor) Peter Jennings (1961–1964) (co-anchor) Harvey Kirck (1963–1984, chief anchor from 1964 to 1976, co-anchor 1963 to 1964 and 1976 to 1984) Lloyd Robertson (1976–2011, co-anchor from 1976 to 1984, chief anchor from 1984 onward) Sandie Rinaldo (1985–1989, 1991–present) (weekends) Keith Morrison (1992–1995) (fill-in) Lisa LaFlamme (2011–2022) Omar Sachedina (2022–present) (Weeknights) See also CTV News References External links CTV National News website CTV Television Network original programming 1961 Canadian television series debuts CTV News 1960s Canadian television news shows 1970s Canadian television news shows 1980s Canadian television news shows 1990s Canadian television news shows 2000s Canadian television news shows 2010s Canadian television news shows 2020s Canadian television news shows Television series by