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Canada's Best Political Team Broadcasts Tonight's U.S. Vice Presidential Debate 9 P.M. ET On CBC News Network and CBCNews.ca

Debate coverage begins with POWER & POLITICS WITH EVAN SOLOMON at 5 p.m. ET

CBC News Network has live coverage tonight of the U.S. Vice-Presidential Debate between Vice President Joe Biden and Republican challenger Paul Ryan. Coverage begins at 9 p.m. ET on CBC News Network and CBCNews.ca, where the debate streams live, and is hosted by Evan Solomon. Canadians can join the conversation, with featured comments on-screen and a live online chat during the debate, hosted at CBCNews.ca/usdebates. Following the debate, The National with Peter Mansbridge will feature a round-up and look at the key points made by each candidate. The National airs at 10 p.m./10:30 NT on CBC-TV and at 11 p.m. ET/PT on CBC News Network.

But first, Power & Politics with Evan Solomon, at 5 p.m. ET on CBC News Network, looks ahead to the debate, while CBC News Now with Ian Hanomansing, at 8 p.m. ET, counts down.

Canadians can join the conversation by adding #PnPCBC to their tweets, which will be displayed across the bottom of the screen during the debate. Coverage will continue afterwards with analysis from Solomon, CBC News political reporter Susan Bonner, and CBC’s national affairs editor Chris Hall.

And log on to CBCNews.ca/usdebates for a live chat before, during and after the debate from 8:30 to 11 p.m. ET with Solomon, Hall, Keith Boag, Meagan Fitzpatrick and Mark Gollom.

CBC News is Canada’s destination for the U.S. presidential election. CBC News’ award-winning team of political journalists has the stories and analysis that will make sense to Canadians of this pivotal election. Featuring in-depth reporting from our team, including chief correspondent Peter Mansbridge, Evan Solomon, Neil Macdonald, Susan Bonner, Paul Hunter, Keith Boag, David Common, Michael Colton, Jennifer Westaway, and others, who will bring Canadians the stories that matter most to them. Broadcasting and engaging Canadians across all of CBC News’ platforms (TV, radio, online, digital), CBC News will broadcast all of the presidential and vice-presidential debates, as well as feature unique and rich background stories from across the U.S. heartland, Washington DC, and key voting states. CBC News is Canada’s choice on election night, Tuesday November 6.

 

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About CBC News For more than 75 years, CBC has been the source Canadians turn to, to keep them informed about their communities, their country and their world. Through regional and national programming on multiple platforms, including CBC Television, CBC News Network, CBC Radio, CBCNews.ca, mobile and on-demand, CBC News and its internationally recognized team of award-winning journalists deliver the breaking stories, the issues, the analyses and the personalities that matter to Canadians.

For further information, or to request interviews, contact: Corey Black, News and Current Affairs Publicist, CBC o) 416-205-8710 c) 647-221-4133 corey.black@cbc.ca

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