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WINNER! – Excellence in Health Reporting

Presented by London Drugs

Congratulations to Jody Paterson of The Victoria Times Colonist for “A Health Crisis in Plain Sight”.

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November 3, 2026 at 3:57 AM
We’re honoured to uplift the talent of emerging journalists from BIPOC communities through Canadian fellowships. Please join us in celebrating Abby and Crystal’s win!

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November 5, 2026 at 5:52 PM
WINNER! – Excellence in Arts and Culture Reporting

Congratulations to Abby Francis, Dionne Phillips and Crystal Greene of @indiginews.bsky.social ewsMedia for “Inside a growing movement to return Indigenous belongings”.

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November 3, 2026 at 3:48 AM
WINNER! – Excellence in Community Reporting

Presented by the Al Roadburg Foundation

Congratulations to AmyRomer of IndigiNews for “Reclaiming child welfare jurisdiction in B.C.’s Gitanmaax Band”.

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November 3, 2026 at 1:47 AM
WINNER! – Excellence in Business Reporting

Endowed by Jean Cormier

Congratulations to Zak Vescera (IJF) and Matt Simmons (The Narwhal) for “Canada’s spy agency now shares intel with corporations — thanks to a push from TC Energy”.

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November 3, 2026 at 4:17 AM
WINNER! – Excellence in Investigative & Enterprise Journalism

Presented by the B.C. Crown Counsel Association

Congratulations to Jason Proctor of CBC for “Inside an extortion deportation case: The arsons, auto frauds and shootings linking crime across Canada”.

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November 3, 2026 at 4:27 AM
WINNER! – Excellence in Feature Reporting – Radio/Audio/Podcast

Congratulations to Georgina Smyth and Joan Webber of CBC News for “Common Ground”.

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November 3, 2026 at 2:46 AM
WINNER! – Commentator of the Year/City Mic Award

Presented in memory of Linda Webster

Congratulations to Crawford Kilian of The Tyee.

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November 3, 2026 at 1:44 AM
WINNER! – Innovative Journalism

Congratulations to Justine Hunter and Jeremy Agius of The Globe and Mail for “The Perilous Waters of Hecate Strait”.

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November 3, 2026 at 4:14 AM
WINNER! – Excellence in Legal Journalism

Presented by the Law Society of B.C.

Congratulations to David Ebner of The Globe and Mail for “The Reality of Bail Reform”.

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November 3, 2026 at 3:44 AM
WINNER! – Excellence in Feature Reporting – TV/Video

Congratulations to Jason Pires, Joan Marshall, Allan Coen and Luca Sgaetti of Global BC for “Lapu Lapu Day Tragedy”.

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November 3, 2026 at 2:57 AM
WINNER! – *NEW* Photo of the Year

Presented by Sony Canada

Congratulations to Paige Taylor White of The Narwhal for “Nature needs a rest: One of B.C.’s best-loved parks takes a vacation”.

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November 3, 2026 at 2:43 AM
WINNER! – Excellence in Feature Reporting – Print/Digital

Congratulations to Justine Hunter of The Globe and Mail for “A hike into history: The founding of Strathcona Park”.

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November 3, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Honouring the legacy of journalist, Vancouver Sun columnist and Jack Webster Foundation trustee, we congratulate 2026 Shelley Fralic Award recipient, Anne Penman, Network Producer, CBC British Columbia.

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November 3, 2026 at 4:01 AM
WINNER! – Excellence in Environment Reporting

Presented by the Pacific Salmon Foundation

Congratulations to Daniel J. Pierce of The Narwhal for “Trouble in the Headwaters: Hidden Impacts of Clear-cut Logging in B.C.”

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November 3, 2026 at 4:22 AM
Looking forward to celebrating 40 years of B.C. journalism tonight at the 2026 #WebsterAwards! 🏆

We'll honour outstanding journalists and stories, with guest speaker Elizabeth Palmer and co-hosts Dan Burritt and Jason D'Souza.

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November 3, 2026 at 1:08 AM
The Jack Webster Foundation’s Bruce Hutchison Lifetime Achievement Award honours an exemplary BC journalism career.

Congratulations to this year's recipient, Tom Zytaruk, a journalist with the Surrey Now-Leader.

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Tom is a veteran news reporter and columnist at the Surrey Now-Leader. Over his 35 years with the publication he has received more than 30 North American, national and provincial writing awards in cat...
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November 3, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Thank you to everyone who celebrated B.C. journalism with us tonight!

Huge thanks to our volunteers, sponsors, guest speaker Elizabeth Palmer and co-hosts Dan Burritt & Jason D’Souza.

Congrats to all 2026 #WebsterAwards winners & finalists!

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2026 Webster Awards The 40th annual Webster Awards event will be held Monday, November 2nd Buy Tickets Announcements Learn More Webster Awards The Webster Awards celebrate excellence in B.C. journalis...
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November 3, 2026 at 4:50 AM
WINNER! – Excellence in Multilingual Journalism

Congratulations to Sarbraj Singh Kahlon, Allan Chek, Kristin Johnson and Sonia Kalra of OMNITelevision (Punjabi) for “Vancouver Builders' Extortion Fears Leads to Policy Change”.

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Vancouver builders warn of rising extortion threat as cases hit the city | OMNI PUNJABI
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November 3, 2026 at 3:52 AM
December 2, 2025 at 6:25 PM
More news:
WINNER ALERT! - Excellence in Feature Reporting – Radio/Audio
Congratulations to Cathy Browne and Jennifer Wilson of
CBC Vancouver
for “Better Late”.
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Better Late | CBC Radio Specials | Live Radio | CBC Listen
Retirement these days doesn’t mean being relegated to your porch swing. That’s because many seniors are choosing to keep working and volunteering, and even pursuing encore careers in industries they’d only dreamed of. Join host Cathy Browne on a journey into the emerging trends in senior culture today, and meet people who want more than the traditional retirement narrative, as they face down the ticking clock of time with hope and ambition.
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November 11, 2024 at 6:49 PM
Catching everyone up here:
The Bill Good Award honours a B.C. individual or organization that makes significant contributions to the province's journalism community.
Congratulations to this year's recipient,
Cathy Browne!
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2024 Bill Good Award Recipient Announced — Scroll down below to read more. The Bill Good Award was announced in 2014 to honour Bill Good on his retirement from 50 years as a broadcast journalist at CT...
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November 11, 2024 at 6:47 PM
What a wonderful tribute to Bud Webster! His blend of humor and sci-fi history is rare. As he said, "Science fiction is a way of thinking about the future." 🪐📚 #WebsterAwards #SciFiLegends
November 25, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Reading twitter tonight, highlights the #stayathomejournos #websterawards. Kudos to then, I try to catch them on a daily basis
November 21, 2024 at 8:17 PM
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined us tonight in celebrating excellence in BC journalism.

Congratulations once again to all our 2025 #WebsterAwards Winners & Finalists!

Learn more at www.jackwebster.com.
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Announcements Learn More Webster Awards Each year, journalists across BC are invited to enter their best work in a variety of categories with the goal of being the winner of the coveted Webster Award ...
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November 4, 2025 at 5:21 AM