In a subsequent press release, CTV said the decision to terminate LaFlamme’s contract was due to “changing viewership habits” and that national affairs correspondent Omar Sachedina, who joined the network in 2009, would take LaFlamme’s place as chief presenter. “I am honored to follow exemplary journalists like Lisa LaFlamme and Lloyd Robertson,” Sachedina was quoted as saying in the release. “The daily relationships we’ve built with Canadians over the past six decades have been built on a foundation of reliable journalism, fairness, balance and integrity. I look forward to building on that and continuing to deliver the news Canadians rely on.” LaFlamme has been the News Director of CTV National News with Lisa LaFlamme since 2011, where she won “Best National News Anchor” at the Canadian Screen Awards five times, including in 2021 and 2022. Prior to that, she spent almost a decade as National Affairs Correspondent for CTV News; She first joined CTV News Net in 1997 as a weekend anchor/reporter. I have some news… pic.twitter.com/lTe3Rs0kOA —@LisaLaFlamme_ LaFlamme announced the change in a Twitter video and subsequent news release, published Monday. In the video, LaFlamme said she was “shocked and saddened” by the decision, which she learned of on June 29. “At 58, I still thought I had a lot more time to tell more of the stories that affect our daily lives,” LaFlamme said in the video. “Instead, I leave CTV humbled by the people who believed in me to tell their story.” “While it is overwhelming to leave CTV National News in a way that is not my choice, please know that reporting to you has truly been the greatest honor of my life and I thank you for always being there,” he said.
