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Republicans will assemblein Milwaukee on Monday to kick offthe Republican National Convention, where the party will formally nominate Donald Trumpas its presidential candidate in the Nov. 5 U.S. election and approve a party platform.

Watch CBC News Network, follow CBCNews.ca for live coverage of the RNC from Milwaukee

A person wearing a red hat with a slogan on it reading, 'Make America Great Again,' gestures while speaking into a microphone.
At the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, the party will formally nominate Donald Trump as its presidential candidate in advance of the Nov. 5 U.S. election. CBC News will have special coverage of the four-day event Monday through Thursday. (Steve Helber/The Associated Press)

Republicans will assemblein Milwaukee on Monday to kick offthe Republican National Convention, where the party will formally nominate Donald Trumpas its presidential candidate to take on JoeBiden in the Nov. 5 U.S. election and approve a party platform.

It's expected that Trump will accept the party's nomination for president with a speech on Thursday, the final day of the convention. It'll be the third time Republicans havechosen him as their candidate since the former real estate entrepreneur and reality TV host entered politics in 2015.

An estimated 50,000 people delegates, volunteers, media, visitors and police will gather for the event in the area of the Fiserv Forum near the city's downtown.

CBC News will have special coverage of theevent. Here's how to follow along:

  • Watch CBC News Network for live reports from Katie Simpson, Paul Hunter, Idil Mussa andKris Reyes, on the ground in Milwaukee, starting Sunday, July 14.

  • Tune in to special coverage on Canada Tonight, hosted by Travis Dhanraj, on July 17 and 18 starting at 7 p.m. ET on CBC News Network.

  • Watch special live coverage of key speeches on The National with chief correspondent Adrienne Arsenault, beginning at 9 p.m. ET on CBC News Network and CBC News Explore, CBC TV and CBC Gem at 10 p.m. ET.

  • Follow CBCNews.ca for the latest news and analysis from Milwaukee with reporters Alexander Panetta and Jenna Benchetrit.

  • Stream key RNC events live onCBCNews.ca and the CBC News app.

The 2024 Democratic National Convention is scheduled for Aug. 19-22 in Chicago.