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12 May

Chronicle Herald leads at Atlantic Journalism Awards

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/Chronicle Herald building 1.JPG" title="" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>Photo courtesy of Ariane Hanlon</em></p><p>The <em>Chronicle Herald</em> led at the Atlantic Journalism Awards in Halifax, picking up seven gold prizes, including three wins for the <em>Herald Magazine</em>.</p><p><em>The Coast</em> followed win three wins.</p>

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12 May

Katie May wins Greg Clark Award

<p><img align="left" alt="" class="imagecache-thumbnail inline-image" hspace="10" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/thumbnail/images/Katie May_1.JPG" title="" /> Katie May, a digital copy editor with the <em>Winnipeg Free Press</em>, is the winner of the Greg Clark Award for early-career journalists. </p>

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1 May

Jailed Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy wins World Press Freedom Award

<p><img align="left" alt="" class="imagecache-thumbnail inline-image" hspace="10" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/thumbnail/images/Mohamed Fahmy_0.JPG" title="" /><strong>By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p><p>Jailed Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy will receive the World Press Freedom Award on May 2.</p>

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29 Apr

Molly Hayes, Katie May win Goff Penny Prize for young Canadian journalists

<p><img align="left" alt="" class="imagecache-thumbnail inline-image" hspace="10" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/thumbnail/images/Molly Hayes_0.JPG" title="" /><img align="right" alt="" class="imagecache-thumbnail inline-image" hspace="10" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/thumbnail/images/Katie May.JPG" title="" /><em>Hamilton Spectator</em>’s Molly Hayes took the <a href="http://www.newspaperscanada.ca/news/awards/young-reporters-hamilton-spectator-and-lethbridge-herald-win-2013-goff-penny-awards" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Goff Penny M

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9 Apr

CTV Vancouver leads at RTDNA BC Region Awards for television

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/RTDNA_3.JPG" title="" /></p><p>CTV Vancouver won six television awards at the RTDNA BC Region Awards. Vancouver’s News1130 led in the radio category with five wins. </p><p>At the RTDNA Central Awards, CTV Barrie, CTV Toronto and Global Toronto each picked up two television awards. In the radio awards, CBC Sudbury and Toronto’s 680 News and Newstalk1010 each received three awards.</p>

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1 Apr

CJF accepting applications for new Aboriginal Journalism Fellowship

<p><em>The recipient of the CJF Aboriginal Journalism Fellowship will be hosted for one month by CBC News at its new Aboriginal Centre in Winnipeg.</em></p><p><strong>This new fellowship offers an early-career Aboriginal journalist the chance to explore an issue of interest to First Nations, Métis or Inuit peoples. </strong></p><p>The award aims to foster better comprehension of Aboriginal issues in Canada’s major media and community outlets.</p>

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28 Mar

Yukon News wins big at Canadian Community Newspaper Awards

<p><em>The Yukon News</em> was the big winner at the Canadian Community Newspaper Awards.</p><p>The Whitehorse newspaper won six first-place awards in its circulation category, including best all-around newspaper, best editorial page, outstanding columnist, outstanding reporter initiative, best local editorial and best sports photo.</p><p>The outstanding campus newspaper award went to University of Alberta’s <em>The Gateway</em>. </p><p>Read the complete list of winners <a href="http://www.newspaperscanada.ca/sites/default/files/Winners%20List%20v2.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.</p>

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26 Mar

Canadian farm journalists make a strong showing at NAAJ writing competition

<p>A <em>Manitoba Co-operator</em> writer has earned a top award for agricultural writing.<br /><br />Shannon VanRaes has won the feature category of this year’s North American Association of Agricultural Journalists’ writing competition. VanRaes, who ventured into the ag beat three years ago, says it’s an honour to be recognized by her peers.<br />

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21 Mar

UPPERCASE named Magazine of the Year at Alberta Magazines Showcase Awards

<p><em>UPPERCASE</em> was named the magazine of the year at the Alberta Magazines Showcase Awards. The five-year-old, Calgary-based magazine’s publisher and editor, Janine Vangool, also won the editor of the year award.</p><p><em>Glass Buffalo</em>, a creative writing magazine showcasing University of Alberta student and alumni work, won the best new magazine award.</p><p>For a complete list of winners, please go to <a href="http://www.albertamagazines.com/awards" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://www.albertamagazines.com/awards</a>. </p>

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21 Mar

Peter Bregg the first photojournalist to win CJF lifetime achievement award

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/Peter Bregg.JPG" title="" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>Photo courtesy of Canadian Journalism Foundation</em></p><p>Peter Bregg is the first photojournalist to win the Canadian Journalism Foundation’s lifetime achievement award.</p>

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