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For a desk-bound producer, tracking the Ontario provincial election often involves trying to monitor conflicting events. All three parties often have their leaders in front of cameras between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. Most mornings each leader does a quick photo op and sometimes adds a brief policy

Rob Ford is on the sidelines, but the city’s controversial leader remains a strong presence among the candidates who want to replace him, with contenders jockeying for position as the best choice to continue his agenda or move away from it.

NDP Leader Andrea Horwath came out swinging at the first leaders’ debate of the June 12th Ontario election campaign on Monday in Thunder Bay, calling the Liberal government corrupt.

Tim Hudak dodged questions as to why he chose to snub Monday's televised leaders debate in northern Ontario, opting instead to visit a southern Ontario factory to warn he would freeze public-sector wages.

Renat Kuzmin, the former deputy prosecutory general, and Oleh Lyashko, the nationalist Radical Party leader, participate in debates ahead of Ukraine's May 25 presidential election.

A day after the Kentucky primary election, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell is challenging his Democratic opponent to a series of debates. McConnell has notoriously avoided statewide debates with his past political opponents, so this eagerness may represent how close and high-profiled the

La candidata presidencial del Polo Democrático, Clara Lopez Obregón, y el aspirante de la Alianza Verde, Enrique Peñalosa, fueron los únicos que asistieron a un debate programado por la Universidad Santo Tomás y el Canal Capital.

A cuatro días de las elecciones a la Presidencia de la República, la Procuraduría General de la Nación cuestionó que no se haya realizado un solo debate presidencial en el que estén todos los candidatos.

Liberals, NDP confirmed, Progressive Conservatives considering, Green Party not invited. The battle to become Ontario's next premier is headed north. The Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association [NOMA] says the Northern Leaders Debate is scheduled in Thunder Bay on May 26.

Ontario’s Green Party is crying foul after being left out of yet another televised debate. Mike Schreiner, leader of the provincial wing of the oft-overlooked political party known for its pro-environment and at-times controversial policies, was left off the invite list of a June 3 televised leaders

Mike Rounds fended off attacks Thursday night from most of his four Republican rivals for the U.S. Senate in the first and possibly only televised debate of the race. The 90-minute forum, hosted by South Dakota Public Broadcasting, started slowly with policy-focused questions. But by the time

The debate about when, how and where to stage prime ministerial debates at the next election has just taken another turn. YouTube, the Telegraph and the Guardian are making a joint bid to stage an online leaders' debate.