Winnipeg mayoral candidates to face off in 680 CJOB debate

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Dhillon, T. (2026, October 21). Winnipeg mayoral candidates to face off in 680 CJOB debate. Global News. https://globalnews.ca/news/12110250/cjob-debate-winnipeg-mayor-candidates/

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Global News · collected 2026-10-21 · by Tavi Dhillon

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On Wednesday morning, Winnipeg Mayor Scott Gillingham will debate with challengers Kevin Klein and Mike Vogiatzakis on 680 CJOB radio from 9 a.m., streamed online. The event precedes the October 28 election where over 25,000 early ballots had already been cast by Sunday evening.
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On October 25, 2026, the mayoral candidates of Winnipeg, including incumbent Mayor Scott Gillingham and challengers Kevin Klein and Mike Vogiatzakis, will participate in a debate on 680 CJOB radio station. The hour-long event is set to begin at 9 a.m., with Richard Cloutier moderating. Over 25,000 early ballots had already been cast by Sunday evening, surpassing the previous day’s record of 1,879 votes submitted in a single day at an advanced voting location in St. Vital Centre. The official election is scheduled for October 28, 2026.

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🔮 Incumbent Mayor of Winnipeg Scott Gillingham will meet with two candidates vying for his position, Kevin Klein and Mike Vogiatzakis, on 680 CJOB Wednesday morning.
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680 CJOB Alberta Winnipeg the City of Winnipeg the News

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680 CJOB ORG · 2× Alberta GPE · 2× Winnipeg GPE · 2× Hal Anderson PERSON · 1× Kevin Klein PERSON · 1× Mike Vogiatzakis PERSON · 1× Richard Cloutier PERSON · 1× Scott Gillingham PERSON · 1× the City of Winnipeg GPE · 1× the News ORG · 1×

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Get breaking National news Wednesday morning will see the first major broadcast debate among the candidates, a week before Winnipeg voters head to the polls on Oct. 28.
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🔮 Incumbent Mayor of Winnipeg Scott Gillingham will meet with two candidates vying for his position, Kevin Klein and Mike Vogiatzakis, on 680 CJOB Wednesday morning.
2026-10-21 · Global News
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Claims (9 extracted, 2 hedged)

Incumbent Mayor of Winnipeg Scott Gillingham will meet with two candidates vying for his position, Kevin Klein and Mike Vogiatzakis, on 680 CJOB Wednesday morning. asserted
Gillingham → meet → CJOB
The hour-long debate is set to begin at 9 a.m. on the radio station and will be streamed online. asserted
debate → set → station
Richard Cloutier, host of the News on 680 CJOB, will moderate the discussion between the three mayoral candidates. asserted
Cloutier → moderate → candidates
Connecting Winnipeg’s Hal Anderson will host a post-debate analysis on his show. asserted
Connecting → connect → show
Get breaking National news Wednesday morning will see the first major broadcast debate among the candidates, a week before Winnipeg voters head to the polls on Oct. 28. asserted
voters → get → Oct.
As of Sunday evening, more than 25,000 early ballots were cast, according to a news release shared by the City of Winnipeg on Monday. uncertain
ballots → cast → Monday
It said that a single-day advanced voting location record was set last Friday when 1,879 votes were submitted at an advanced voting location in the St. Vital Centre. asserted
votes → say → Centre
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separatism → suggest → referendum
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Conservatives → draw → points
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