Local news gets a facelift: developments at City, CTV, other stations

Do you watch the local news on TV at 6 p.m.? The ratings suggest you probably do. Numeris, which compiles ratings for television and radio in Canada, estimates that more than 100,000 Montrealers watch one of the local English-language newscasts on an average weeknight. The way society consumes information is changing, but for now, anyway, the evening news is one of the most popular draws on TV.
In an effort to better capitalize on that audience, and with the help of some extra money redirected f