London's local CTV station has parted ways with long-time anchor Norman James.

The private broadcaster wouldn't say why James is no longer with the company.

Calls from CBC News were not returned and Bell Media spokeswoman Renee Dupuis-Macht told CBC News in an email:

"I can confirm Norman James is no longer with CTV," she wrote.

When asked by email about the nature of why the company parted ways with its anchor, Dupuis-Macht wrote, "we have no further comment."

James was the station's sports anchor until March, when cutbacks cancelled sports anchors on CTV London and CTV Windsor.

There were layoffs, and James was eventually moved to a news anchor role.

According to his online bio, which has since been pulled from the broadcaster's website, James began his career in 1998.

He worked in Kitchener and Hamilton before starting work in London.