Ian Harvey Hanomansing (born 1962 He formerly hosted CBC News Network Vancouver on CBC News Network, and reports for CBC Television's nightly newscast, The National.
On August 1, 2017, he was named a co-anchor of The National, and currently anchors the show on Fridays and Sundays. He also served as interim host of CBC Radio One's weekly call-in show Cross Country Checkup from 2020 to 2022, while regular host Duncan McCue was on sabbatical, and was named permanent host of the program in 2022.
In 2025, Hanomansing became the host of a nightly news program, Hanomansing Tonight, on CBC News Network It began on February 18.
Early life
Hanomansing was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago to Indian parents. He grew up in Sackville, New Brunswick with parents Eunice and Harvey, along with his sister Ria. He attended Mount Allison University for his undergraduate education and graduated in 1983 with a degree in political science and sociology. Hanomansing studied law at Dalhousie Law School and graduated in 1986. and from 2012 to 2017, Hanomansing hosted CBC News Now with Ian Hanomansing, which was broadcast live from CBC Vancouver on weeknights. On August 1, 2017, he was named as one of four new co-hosts of The National, CBC's flagship news broadcast alongside Adrienne Arsenault, Rosemary Barton and Andrew Chang. In 2020, he was named the Friday and Sunday anchor of the programme.
Hanomansing has developed and hosted a series of innovative live news specials including "Downtown Drugs", in November 1998, from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside during a public health emergency declared after a high number of fatal overdoses. In March 2005, "Crime on the Streets" was broadcast, in part, from Stoney Mountain Institution in Manitoba. It is believed to be the only live national news special from a Canadian federal penal institution. It won a national Justicia Award for Excellence in Legal Reporting,
In 2006, Hanomansing also designed Big League Manager, an NHL-licensed board game.
Awards and honours
Hanomansing received an honorary degree, Doctor of Laws honoris causa (LLD), from Mount Allison University in 2003. On November 28, 2008 Hanomansing won the Gemini Award for Best News Anchor, beating Kevin Newman and Peter Mansbridge. in 2010, Hanomansing was one of the recipients of the Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards presented by Canadian Immigrant Magazine. In March 2016, he won the Canadian Screen Award for Best National News Anchor over Peter Mansbridge, Lisa LaFlamme and Heather Hiscox.