CTV News Delivers Complete Coverage of the 2013 Ontario Liberal Party Leadership Convention, Jan. 25-27

- Ann Rohmer and Stephen LeDrew anchor CP24's YOUR NEXT PREMIER, joined by team of CP24 reporters and political guests -
- CTV NEWS across Ontario provides afternoon updates and special coverage on voting day, Saturday -
- Additional coverage to the country on CTV News Channel throughout the weekend -
- CTVNews.ca and CP24.com offer unparalleled access to Leadership Convention -

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TORONTO, Jan. 24, 2013 /CNW/ - With special coverage planned from this Friday, Jan. 25 right through to Sunday, Jan. 27, CTV News is the go-to source for this weekend's Ontario Liberal Party leadership race. Beginning with CP24's YOUR NEXT PREMIER, coverage starting Friday at 7 p.m., CTV News will bring Ontarians breaking news through minute-by-minute coverage all weekend long.

Correspondents from CP24, CTV NEWS, CTV News Channel, CTVNews.ca, and CP24.com have mobilized to bring the complete story right up until the new Liberal leader is named, and beyond.

CP24
CP24's live comprehensive coverage of the party's convention, YOUR NEXT PREMIER, begins Friday evening with Premier Dalton McGuinty's farewell speech, followed by full coverage throughout the weekend, including the first ballot results at 12:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, straight through until the new leader is chosen. Then, on Sunday, Jan. 27 at 11 a.m., CP24 provides live coverage of the new Liberal leader's first day on the job. Throughout the weekend, Ann Rohmer and Stephen LeDrew are live from the heart of the convention, with special political guests providing additional commentary. Additionally, CP24's Melissa Grelo, George Lagogianes, Kyle Christie, Karman Wong, Katie Simpson, and CTV Toronto's Paul Bliss will be on-site reporting from the convention floor at Maple Leaf Gardens throughout the weekend.

CTV NEWS
CTV Toronto's Ken Shaw leads coverage for CTV NEWS across Ontario with live updates throughout the voting on Saturday afternoon. Then, Toronto's most experienced and most-watched news team breaks down the voting on CTV NEWS AT SIX on Saturday evening. CTV Toronto's Senior Queen's Park reporter Paul Bliss is live from the convention floor, walking viewers through the new Premier's next steps, while CTV Toronto's Weekend Co-Anchor Colin D'Mello will be outside the convention covering what is expected to be a large and loud protest by teachers.

CTVNews.ca and CP24.com
Bringing viewers closer to the events affecting their province this weekend, CP24.com and CTVNews.ca will team up to deliver content from the convention. Featuring complementary coverage - including additional live video streams, a behind-the-scenes look at the convention from the social media desk, and live coverage from the convention floor - both websites deliver users an in-depth experience for visitors. Viewers can also join the conversation through a live chat hosted on CTVNews.ca, and follow the live, behind-the-scenes election desk webcast at CP24.com. Both sources will feature a special convention section with photos, information, and the latest stories on the race.

CTV News Channel
CTV News Channel will provide additional coverage of news to all of Canada throughout the convention.

About CTV News
CTV News is Canada's most-watched news organization both locally and nationally and has a network of national, international and local news operations. CTV News operations include CTV NEWS CHANNEL, BNN - Business News Network, CP24 and information programming, including CTV NATIONAL NEWS WITH LISA LAFLAMME, CTV NATIONAL NEWS WITH SANDIE RINALDO, CANADA AM, W5, POWER PLAY and QUESTION PERIOD. With a perspective that is distinctly Canadian, CTV News brings Canadians the international and domestic news stories of the day and is the #1 news organization in Canada.

SOURCE: CTV News

Julie MacFarlane, CTV News, 416.384.4623, [email protected]
Renee Dupuis, CTV News, 416.384.3154, [email protected]