If you have a DVR, chances are pretty good it comes with a built-in TV guide, so you can set for the shows you want to record. Mine is no different, although I'm not sure where they get the listings and the descriptions from.

Here's what Global's Noon News show says on my machine:

"Quebec's Global news at noon: a fresh perspective on global events and stories."

Yes, the first word in the description is "Quebec." Nothing about Toronto.

I'm aware this is seen in several cities, including Montreal. And I also suppose if it wasn't being produced out of Toronto, Global's Quebec channel probably wouldn't get a noon newscast at all in the interest of saving money. Cheaper to produce one show for two places. 

But if you've ever watched it, you'll know it's also why it generally fails. If I'm in Toronto, why would I care about an accident tying up traffic on Rue St. Catharine? And if I'm in Montreal, who cares about Toronto wanting to impose a "rain tax" on residents here? 

And then there's the weather. Anthony Farnell gives a primarily Toronto-centric forecast at the end of the show, with a passing glance at the end for the weather in Montreal. Again, if you're in Quebec, are you going to sit through two minutes of a forecast for somewhere else, before learning an abbreviated precis of what you're expecting? 

This whole show basically doesn't work because local news is just that - local. And Global at Noon is only half local. 

There may be problems with some of the the things CFTO does on its noon cast (including endless interview debriefings with "guests," which go on forever, and presumably are only used to fill time), but at least it truly is Toronto's news, as its intro suggests. 

If you want a Tale of Two Cities, read Charles Dickens. Otherwise, skip Global at 12 o'clock high.