How to Watch CTV in the USA: Crave and CTV News in 2026

CTV has stopped streaming from its own website, with ctv.ca now redirecting to Crave. In the U.S., the guide says a free Bell Media account can unlock the live CTV channel and on-demand CTV shows for Canadian IP addresses. It reports that on Toronto servers, Crave did not detect NordVPN, Proton VPN or ExpressVPN during testing, while CTV News was different: it streamed from U.S. servers without a Canadian connection. For Crave, users need to connect to a Canadian server and keep the VPN on; the free account covers two live channels (CTV and Noovo) plus certain on-demand content and ads. A paid Crave plan, starting around CA$12 per month, is required for CTV2, HBO, Starz and other Crave channels.