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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!

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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
WINNER! – Excellence in Feature Reporting – TV/Video

Congratulations to Sophie Hansen, Emily Dineen, Lauren Accili & Lisa Kovtun of BCIT Journalism for “At What Cost? The Legacy of Florence Girard”.

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November 4, 2025 at 5:13 AM
WINNER! – Excellence in Feature Reporting – Print/Digital

Congratulations to Lesley Evans Ogden of Knowable Magazine for “Getting along with Grizzly Bears”.

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Getting along with grizzly bears
In rural Alaskan and Canadian communities, reducing conflict between people and their wild neighbors means both species must change their behavior
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November 4, 2025 at 5:10 AM
WINNER! – Excellence in Feature Reporting – Radio/Audio

Congratulations to Enza Uda & Joan Webber of CBC Radio's The Current for “Everybody Loves Jay”.

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To save her teen, this B.C. mom tracked down a drug dealer | The Current
Julie Nystrom was so worried that her teenage daughter would die from an overdose, she hired a private investigator to track down her drug dealer. She wants police to do more to protect teens against dealers and the toxic drug supply. »»» Subscribe to CBC News to watch more videos: http://bit.ly/1RreYWS Connect with CBC News Online: For breaking news, video, audio and in-depth coverage: http://bit.ly/1Z0m6iX Follow CBC News on TikTok: https://bit.ly/3TnHioe Follow CBC News on Twitter: http://bit.ly/1sA5P9H Find CBC News on Facebook: http://bit.ly/1WjG36m Follow CBC News on Instagram: http://bit.ly/1Z0iE7O Subscribe to CBC News on Snapchat: https://bit.ly/3leaWsr Download the CBC News app for iOS: http://apple.co/25mpsUz Download the CBC News app for Android: http://bit.ly/1XxuozZ »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» For more than 80 years, CBC News has been the source Canadians turn to, to keep them informed about their communities, their country and their world. Through regional and national programming on multiple platforms, including CBC Television, CBC News Network, CBC Radio, CBCNews.ca, mobile and on-demand, CBC News and its internationally recognized team of award-winning journalists deliver the breaking stories, the issues, the analyses and the personalities that matter to Canadians.
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November 4, 2025 at 5:05 AM
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, Sean Holman –
Professor of Environmental and Climate Journalism at the University of Victoria.

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Sean Holman - Jack Webster Foundation | Celebrating the Webster Awards
Wayne Crookes Professor in Environmental and Climate Journalism Department of Writing, University of Victoria Over a diverse, 25-year span, Sean has dedicated his career to serving the public interest...
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November 4, 2025 at 4:49 AM
WINNER! – Commentator of the Year – CityMic Award

Presented in Memory of Linda Webster

Congratulations to Marsha Lederman of The Globe and Mail.

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November 4, 2025 at 4:47 AM
WINNER! – Excellence in Arts and Culture Reporting

Congratulations to Janet Smith of Stir Vancouver for “B.C. arts groups grapple with uncertainty after being turned down for Canada Council tour funding”.

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November 4, 2025 at 4:43 AM
The Jack Webster Foundation’s Bruce Hutchison Lifetime Achievement Award honours an exemplary BC journalism career.

Congratulations to this year's recipient, Keith Baldrey.

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Keith Baldrey - Jack Webster Foundation | Celebrating the Webster Awards
Global BC, Legislature Bureau Chief There are few constants in public life. But for more than four decades, British Columbians have turned to Keith Baldrey for something rare and essential: a clear, p...
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November 4, 2025 at 4:24 AM
WINNER – The Webster Award for Best News Reporting of the Year – Print/Digital goes to Nancy Macdonald of  The Globe and Mail for “Pandora’s Block”.

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How fentanyl transformed Victoria’s Pandora Avenue from downtown hub to open-air drug market
One of B.C.’s premier tourist destinations has become another of Canada’s urban centres overtaken by the opioid crisis
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November 4, 2025 at 4:21 AM
WINNER – The Webster Award for Best News Reporting of the Year – TV/Video goes to the Global BC Team for “Lapu Lapu Day Tragedy”.

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Webster Awards 2025: Best News Reporting of the Year, Lapu Lapu Day Tragedy
Lapu Lapu Day Tragedy Global BC April 27, 2025
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November 4, 2025 at 4:17 AM
WINNER! – Excellence in Environment Reporting

Presented by the Pacific Salmon Foundation

Congratulations to Matt Simmons, Marty Clemens, Sarah Cox, Lindsay Sample & Michelle Cyca of The Narwhal
for “The healing power of fire”.

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November 4, 2025 at 3:43 AM
WINNER! – Excellence in Health Reporting

Congratulations to Mike Hager & Kathryn Blaze Baum of The Globe and Mail for “Extended Leave”.

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After revelations about Vancouver attack suspect, B.C. mental-health supervision system faces renewed scrutiny
Suspect is among thousands of involuntary patients in the province who are released each year on extended leave. The Globe breaks down how the system works
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November 4, 2025 at 3:40 AM
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Congratulations to
Mike Graeme for winning the award for Excellence in Community Reporting.

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November 4, 2025 at 2:54 AM
WINNER! – Excellence in Community Reporting

Presented by the Al Roadburg Foundation

Congratulations to Mike Graeme of IndigiNews for “How a colonial line shapes Tlingit lands — and my ancestor’s role in it”.

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‘Not our border’: How a colonial line shapes Tlingit lands — and my own ancestor’s role in it
A canoe trip across the ‘U.S.-Canada’ boundary reminds Mike Graeme of colonialism’s legacy — as he follows the path of his surveyor great-great-uncle
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November 4, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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Congratulations to Zoey Zhang
for winning the award for Excellence in Multilingual Journalism.

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November 4, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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Tonight is the 39th annual event for the Jack Webster Awards.

The Jack Webster Foundation has been recognizing journalists and their work since 1987.

This year, nine student journalists from across B.C. were awarded with the Jack Webster student journalism award.

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November 4, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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Congratulations to Graeme Wood for winning the award for Excellence in Business Reporting.

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November 4, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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Congratulations to Kim Bolan
for winning the award for Excellence in Legal Journalism.

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November 4, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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Congratulations to Laura Palmer for winning the 4th annual Shelley Fralic award in memory of journalists, Shelley Fralic.

Laura Palmer has been a journalist for over four decades.

She founded the podcast 'Island Crime' now on its 8th season.

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November 4, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Honouring the life and legacy of a beloved journalist, Vancouver Sun columnist, and trustee of the Jack Webster Foundation, we congratulate this year’s Shelley Fralic Award recipient: Laura Palmer, Producer and Host of Island Crime.

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Laura Palmer - Producer/Host, Island Crime - Jack Webster Foundation | Celebrating the Webster Awards
Laura’s career in B.C. journalism is a master class in leadership of people, ideas and new forms of storytelling.  Laura began her journalistic career at the CBC 34 years ago. She rose through the ran...
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November 4, 2025 at 2:37 AM
WINNER! – Excellence in Legal Journalism

Presented by the Law Society of BC

Congratulations to Kim Bolan of Vancouver Sun/The Province
for “Murder for hire: Why B.C. police target the shooters, but those behind the hits operate with ‘impunity’”.

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November 4, 2025 at 2:34 AM
WINNER! – Excellence in Business Reporting

Endowed by Jean Cormier

Congratulations to Graeme Wood of Business in Vancouver for “Nine B.C. public auditors hammered by U.S. regulator”.

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Nine B.C. public auditors hammered by U.S. regulator
In part one of a two-part series, Glacier Media reports how a number of B.C. accounting firms have come under immense scrutiny in the U.S. with little public acknowledgment from the province and its p...
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November 4, 2025 at 2:30 AM
WINNER! – Excellence in Investigative & Enterprise Journalism

Presented by the B.C. Crown Counsel Assoc.

Congratulations to Nancy Macdonald, Greg Mercer & Simon Houpt of The Globe and Mail for “Canada Soccer’s Culture Problem”.

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November 4, 2025 at 2:28 AM
It’s #WebsterAwards night! ✨

Hosted by Keri Adams (CTV News) & Karen So (Cantonese - OMNI Television) and featuring guest speaker Katie Simpson (CBC News Foreign Correspondent, based in Washington, DC).

Congrats to the 2025 finalists! bit.ly/4hHcfOC
November 4, 2025 at 1:22 AM