It's the same principle. People said they prefer having more resources to create a half-hour of cohesive content, rather than having spread-out resources which result in the need to transplant reports from Montreal and several other places. They said they wanted the focus to be on a solid half-hour of news that better reflects the interests of each of the communities we serve, including Winnipeg, and that does it well.
On October 25th, 2016. See this statement in context.