After 20 years as the host of CBC News’ national morning show, Hiscox will make her final appearance in a special live-audience event on November 6
This fall, Hiscox takes CBC MORNING LIVE on the road to local communities, connecting with Canadians from coast to coast
After 20 seasons at the helm of CBC News’ national morning show, award-winning journalist and veteran broadcaster Heather Hiscox has announced that she will retire this fall. Thursday, November 6, 2025 marks the 20th anniversary of Hiscox hosting mornings for CBC News, delivering live and breaking news from across Canada and around the world, and she will make her final host appearance on CBC MORNING LIVE WITH HEATHER HISCOX that day, in front of a live audience at the CBC Broadcast Centre in Toronto.
This fall, CBC MORNING LIVE will explore how Canada has evolved over those two decades, as Hiscox and the team hit the road to speak to Canadians directly about their perspectives on the country. Further details about CBC MORNING LIVE’s tour to local Canadian communities, and Hiscox’s final live-audience event and broadcast as host, will be announced in the coming months.
"I am deeply grateful to CBC News for giving me a national platform all these years — a platform that allowed me to have a four-hour conversation with Canadians every single morning. We’ve shared so many moments, both joyful and difficult, and the bond we’ve built is something I’ll always treasure. As I contemplate this final chapter, I feel immense pride in what we’ve created as a morning team. Most of all, I am forever indebted to Canadians — their support has sustained me, and earning and keeping their trust has been the most rewarding achievement of my career," said Hiscox, Senior Host, CBC News.
“For two decades we’ve been fortunate to have Heather, up early, sharing the trusted news and information that Canadians depend on from CBC,” said Barbara Williams, Executive Vice-President, CBC. “She has always been there for Canada, and I can’t think of a better way to honour her legacy — and meet this big moment of change and reflection across the country — than to bring CBC’s national lens to local communities. Talking directly to the audiences we serve is a valuable shared opportunity to explore what sets our country apart on the world stage, which is something Heather has been celebrating for 20 seasons."
CBC MORNING LIVE WITH HEATHER HISCOX FALL TOUR
Canada is experiencing a national awakening. The threats to our sovereignty have given rise to a new sense of patriotism and purpose across Canada. At the same time, communities across the country are reflecting a new Canadian mosaic – one that’s being crafted by newcomers, changing economic fortunes, movements between big cities and smaller towns and rural communities. To reflect this new national mood and highlight this evolving face of Canada, CBC MORNING LIVE WITH HEATHER HISCOX will hit the road this fall to connect with everyday Canadians and share their stories and hopes for the nation.
The special tour marks 20 years of Hiscox as host of CBC’s national morning show. She has been a trusted voice in the mornings for millions of Canadians, delivering live, breaking news and guiding viewers through moments of triumph, tragedy, and transformation. As one of Canada’s most respected journalists, Hiscox has become a constant, comforting presence in homes and workplaces across the country.
HEATHER HISCOX BIO AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Drawing on her extensive experience as a network reporter, Hiscox has brought the audience along to major news events including the Vatican funeral of Pope Francis; 2024 eclipse in Niagara Falls, Ont.; the Humboldt, Sask. bus crash; the Quebec City mosque shooting; terror attacks in Ottawa and Paris; the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, as well as her Diamond and Platinum Jubilees; and the Royal weddings of both Prince William and Prince Harry. She has also led CBC News coverage of 10 Olympic Games.
In 2023, CBC MORNING LIVE WITH HEATHER HISCOX won the Canadian Screen Award (CSA) for Best Morning Show, and an RTDNA in 2024 for Breaking News for live coverage of a Turkish earthquake rescue that included a Canadian search and rescue team. Hiscox also won a CSA in 2018 for Best National News Anchor. She has been nominated multiple times for CSAs as Best National News Anchor and Best Host/Interviewer.
Hiscox began her broadcasting career in 1982 at a radio station in her hometown of Owen Sound, Ont. Moving into television in 1991, she has worked as a reporter and anchor in Southwestern Ontario, Toronto, Halifax and Montreal. Before she moved into the morning studio, she was a correspondent for CBC News’ THE NATIONAL, and worked extensively out of CBC's bureaus in Washington and London, U.K.
Hiscox graduated from the University of Toronto with an honours bachelor of arts degree in French language, literature and translation. She also holds a master's degree in journalism from Western University in London, Ont., which awarded her an honorary doctor of laws degree in 2011.
In 2019, Hiscox was the recipient of a YMCA Women of Excellence award. She is a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, and in May 2025, she received the King Charles III Coronation Medal for her contribution to Canada.
CBC MORNING LIVE WITH HEATHER HISCOX airs weekday mornings from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. ET on CBC News Network.
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