2024 Webster Awards Finalists/Winners

Best News Reporting of the Year – Print/Digital

Winner!

More than just driver error? Why trucks keep hitting B.C. overpasses

Vancouver Sun / Province

Gordon Hoekstra

Homelessness and the drug crisis in Nelson

Nelson Star

Tyler Harper

Exclusive: Audit Reveals Major Failures in MCFD Region Where Boy Died

The Tyee

Katie Hyslop, Jen St. Denis

Best News Reporting of the Year – TV/Video

Presented by the Bradbury Family - In Memory of Keith Bradbury

Winner!

Interior Fires

Global BC

Cassidy Mosconi, Richard Zussman, Troy Charles, Elissa Carpenter, Pat Bell, Mike Timbrell, Justin Okines, Tony Clark, Derek Brade, Chris Allard

B.C. Wildfire Emergency

CTV News Vancouver

Penny Daflos, Alissa Thibault, Abigail Turner, St. John Alexander, Ben Miljure, Jordan Jiang, Curtis Allen

2023 B.C. Wildfire Community Coverage

CBC Vancouver

Michelle Ghoussoub, Lien Yeung, Jon Hernandez, Yvette Brend, Renee Filippone, GP Mendoza, Brady Strachan, Christian Amundson, Chris Corday, Tom Popyk, Corey Bullock, Martin Diotte, Amar Parmar, Jill Constantine, Meera Bains

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Excellence in Feature Reporting – Print/Digital

In Defense of the Rat

Hakai Magazine

J. B. MacKinnon

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Winner!

Gold Diggers in a Cold Sea

The Globe and Mail

Nancy Macdonald

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Edge of Extinction

The Globe and Mail

Justine Hunter

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Excellence in Feature Reporting – Radio/Audio

In the Eye of the Firestorm: Chris Walker on the 2023 BC Wildfires

CBC Kelowna

Chris Walker

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Winner!

Better Late

CBC Vancouver

Cathy Browne, Jennifer Wilson

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A River Shared

Bob Keating

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Excellence in Feature Reporting – TV/Video

Winner!

Stanley Park Resident

Global BC

Alissa Thibault, Sergio Magro, Sharron Bates, Brian Dutkewich

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Power of the Paddle – Documentary

BCIT News

Sonya Kuitenbrouwer, Maddison Buckingham, Aleigha Andres, Grace McLeod

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A deeper look at the Khalistan movement

CBC British Columbia

CBC News B.C.

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Excellence in Investigative & Enterprise Journalism

Presented by the B.C. Crown Counsel Association

Winner!

How the tragic overdose death of a UVIC student sparked changed in B.C.

Vancouver Sun / Province

Lori Culbert

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APTN Investigates: Peters’ Indian Problem

APTN

Cullen Crozier, Kenneth Jackson

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A ‘predator’ at CSIS

The Canadian Press

Darryl Greer

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Excellence in Innovative Journalism

They lived, they were loved, then suddenly they were gone: Stories of lives lost to toxic drugs

CBC Vancouver

Courtney Dickson, Akshay Kulkarni, Arrthy Thayaparan, Bridgette Watson, Jon Azpiri, Michelle Gomez, Rhianna Schmunk, Tanis Fowler, Jan Zeschky, Franny Karlinsky, Andrew McManus, Robert Davidson, Baneet Braich

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On Queue: Lining up at the Warehouse Sale

The Globe and Mail

Ming Wong, Alana Paterson, Susan Krashinsky Robertson

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Winner!

Nourish: How First Nations are bringing food sovereignty back to the table

The Narwhal

Stephanie Kwetásel’wet Wood, Michelle Cyca, Lindsay Sample, Karan Saxena, Ainslie Cruickshank, Matt Simmons, Shawn Parkinson, Karlene Harvey, Jesse Winter, Marty Clemens, Jennifer Gauthier

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Excellence in Business Reporting

Endowed by Jean Cormier

Winner!

How an Ohio newspaper sank a BC publishing empire

Fraser Valley Current

Tyler Olsen

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Choked Out: The Wildfire Threat to Tree Planters

The Tyee + The Climate Disaster Project

Aldyn Chwelos, Kristen de Jager, Paul Voll

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B.C. is millions short on cleanup cost for mines

The Narwhal, The Globe and Mail

Francesca Fionda, Lindsay Sample, Jeffrey Jones, Chen Wang

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Excellence in Arts & Culture Reporting

Winner!

The VAG Comes Clean

The Globe and Mail

Marsha Lederman

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Little Mountain Big Sound

Global BC

Squire Barnes

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A stolen totem pole returns to the Nisg̱a’a Nation

IndigiNews and The Narwhal

Cara McKenna, Matt Simmons, Marty Clemens

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Excellence in Legal Journalism

Presented by the Law Society of BC

The buried history of Tranquille

The Wren

Kallan Lyons, Lauren Kaljur, Jacqueline Ronson

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Winner!

Child Killer Name Change

Global BC

Rumina Daya, Richard Zussman

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‘Revolving door at the courthouse’: How a B.C. man racked up 21 impaired driving convictions

Vancouver Sun / Province

Glenda Luymes / Abbotsford

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Excellence in Health Reporting

Under the Counter: B.C. pharmacies offering kickbacks

The Globe and Mail

Andrea Woo

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Winner!

Healthcare crisis concealed from the public

CTV News Vancouver

Penny Daflos

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Exclusive: Telus Handed BC Contract to Provide Eating Disorders Care

The Tyee

Andrew MacLeod

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Excellence in Environment Reporting

Presented by the Pacific Salmon Foundation

Winner!

Trapped in Ice: A Glacial Reveal

The Globe and Mail

Justine Hunter

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Tragically, BC Ignored Lessons of 2009’s Killer Heat Wave

The Tyee + the Climate Disaster Project

Jordan Kovacs, Jimmy Thomson

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Parks and Reclamation: How First Nations in B.C. are taking back control of stewardship and access in their traditional territories

CBC British Columbia

Emily Vance, Megan Thomas, Gian-Paolo Mendoza, Megan Stewart

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Excellence in Reporting in a Language other than English

Magazine 26 – Chinatown Legacy: A New Generation

Fairchild Television

Ada Luk

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Magazine 26 – Accessible Cities

Fairchild Television

Kelvin So

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Winner!

Has LMIA program become a necessary evil? An In-Depth Report by RED FM News Team

CKYE 93.1 & 89.1 RED FM

Pooja Sekhon, Harjinder Thind, Gurvinder Hanjra

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Excellence in Community Reporting

Presented by the Al Roadburg Foundation

Vancouver SRO tenants reject Toronto real estate firm’s push for buyouts

Vancouver Is Awesome

Mike Howell

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Winner!

Summer Wildfire Closes Critical Highway on Vancouver Island

CHEK News

Stacy Ross, Dean Stoltz, Skye Ryan, Kendall Hanson, Rob Shaw, April Lawrence, Keith Vass, Kevin Youngblut

2024 Webster Awards Finalists/Winners

Best News Reporting of the Year – Print/Digital

Winner!

More than just driver error? Why trucks keep hitting B.C. overpasses

Homelessness and the drug crisis in Nelson

Exclusive: Audit Reveals Major Failures in MCFD Region Where Boy Died

Best News Reporting of the Year – TV/Video

Presented by the Bradbury Family - In Memory of Keith Bradbury

Winner!

Interior Fires

B.C. Wildfire Emergency

2023 B.C. Wildfire Community Coverage

Excellence in Feature Reporting – Print/Digital

In Defense of the Rat

Winner!

Gold Diggers in a Cold Sea

Edge of Extinction

Excellence in Feature Reporting – Radio/Audio

In the Eye of the Firestorm: Chris Walker on the 2023 BC Wildfires

Winner!

Better Late

A River Shared

Excellence in Feature Reporting – TV/Video

Winner!

Stanley Park Resident

Power of the Paddle – Documentary

A deeper look at the Khalistan movement

Excellence in Investigative & Enterprise Journalism

Presented by the B.C. Crown Counsel Association

Winner!

How the tragic overdose death of a UVIC student sparked changed in B.C.

APTN Investigates: Peters’ Indian Problem

A ‘predator’ at CSIS

Excellence in Innovative Journalism

They lived, they were loved, then suddenly they were gone: Stories of lives lost to toxic drugs

On Queue: Lining up at the Warehouse Sale

Winner!

Nourish: How First Nations are bringing food sovereignty back to the table

Excellence in Business Reporting

Endowed by Jean Cormier

Winner!

How an Ohio newspaper sank a BC publishing empire

Choked Out: The Wildfire Threat to Tree Planters

B.C. is millions short on cleanup cost for mines

Excellence in Arts & Culture Reporting

Winner!

The VAG Comes Clean

Little Mountain Big Sound

A stolen totem pole returns to the Nisg̱a’a Nation

Excellence in Legal Journalism

Presented by the Law Society of BC

The buried history of Tranquille

Winner!

Child Killer Name Change

‘Revolving door at the courthouse’: How a B.C. man racked up 21 impaired driving convictions

Excellence in Health Reporting

Under the Counter: B.C. pharmacies offering kickbacks

Winner!

Healthcare crisis concealed from the public

Exclusive: Telus Handed BC Contract to Provide Eating Disorders Care

Excellence in Environment Reporting

Presented by the Pacific Salmon Foundation

Winner!

Trapped in Ice: A Glacial Reveal

Tragically, BC Ignored Lessons of 2009’s Killer Heat Wave

Parks and Reclamation: How First Nations in B.C. are taking back control of stewardship and access in their traditional territories

Excellence in Reporting in a Language other than English

Magazine 26 – Chinatown Legacy: A New Generation

Magazine 26 – Accessible Cities

Winner!

Has LMIA program become a necessary evil? An In-Depth Report by RED FM News Team

Excellence in Community Reporting

Presented by the Al Roadburg Foundation

Vancouver SRO tenants reject Toronto real estate firm’s push for buyouts

Winner!

Summer Wildfire Closes Critical Highway on Vancouver Island

Before he died, Nelson’s Michael Guy relied on a now-closed support centre

Commentator of the Year/City Mic Award

In memory of Linda Webster

Kaska Dena: True North (Tchadas Leo)