CTV's long-running flagship investigative series "W5" will cease to exist in its current form after parent company
An internal memo sent to Bell Media employees says the award-winning program will "evolve" from a standalone documentary series to become "a multi-part, multiplatform investigative reporting unit."
Its reports will be featured on
Bell Media did not immediately respond to a request for details about the changes at "W5," including whether they involved staff cuts.
"W5," which launched in 1966 and is in its 58th season, took an in-depth look at cold case murders, political scandals, sexual abuse coverups, overseas drug lords and money laundering schemes, among many other topics.
Its hosts and contributors have included well-known faces in Canadian journalism such as
The Bell memo also said Thursday that other programming at CTV and BNN Bloomberg, including a range of local newscasts, would be affected immediately by the cuts.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published
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