And the Winners Are…

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 9th annual Digital Publishing Awards, which were revealed at this evening’s soirée at Arcadian Court in Toronto. The DPA soirée saw Gold and Silver winners presented in 25 various categories, with Gold winners in individual creator categories each receiving a $500 cheque.

Silver and Honourable Mention certificates are available on request; please fill out this form to request a certificate.


2024 Winners / Lauréats

Emerging Excellence Award / Prix d’excellence : talent émergent

Gold / Médaille d’or

Shalu Mehta, The Discourse


Honourable Mention / Mention honorable

Rhianna Schmunk, CBC News
Alexane Drolet, Radio-Canada — Québec

Best Data Journalism / Meilleur journalisme de données

Gold / Médaille d’or

Batteries required
The Globe and Mail
Contributors: Matthew McClearn, reporting; Jeremy Agius, design and development; Murat Yükselir, graphics; John Daly, editing


Silver / Médaille d’argent

Justin Trudeau Selling Record Number Of Weapons To Authoritarian Countries
Investigative Journalism Foundation
Contributor: Kate Schneider

Undercurrents: The paths of danger
The Globe and Mail
Contributors: Jeremy Agius, Doug Saunders


Honourable Mention / Mention honorable

Not just words: Reputational attacks against journalists
Global Reporting Centre
Contributors: Chris Tenove, research, writing, and data analysis; Andrew Munroe, data visualization, design, web development, and additional writing; Kathleen Fu, Illustration; Andrea Crossan and Britney Dennison, editing; Peter Klein, research supervisor Rithika Shenoy, fact checking; Michelle Meiklejohn and Emma Arkell, communications; Ahmed Al-Rawi, Letícia Loureiro, Juan Merchan, Manimugdha Sharma, and Gustavo Villela, additional research, writing, and data analysis

The Patient Files
Investigative Journalism Bureau, Toronto Star, and Hive Lab
IJB: Robert Cribb, Max Binks-Collier, Declan Keogh, Naama Weingarten, Alina Snisarenko, Wendy-Ann Clarke, Sakeina Syed, Blair Bigham, and Alia Campbell
Toronto Star: David Bruser, Jesse McLean, and Andrew Bailey
Hive Lab: Zahra Shakeri, Aryan Sadeghi and Yong Chen

Justin Trudeau’s Cash-For-Access Fundraisers
Investigative Journalism Foundation
Contributor: Roberto Rocha

Voici pourquoi 2023 est l’année de tous les records climatiques
Radio-Canada Information
Collaborateurs : Valérie Boisclair, journaliste; Mélanie Meloche-Holubowski, journaliste; Philippe Chevalier, chef de pupitre

Palestinian deaths count for less in Canada’s newspapers. Data proves it
The Breach
Contributors: Martin Lukacs, managing editor; Katia Lo Innes, associate producer; Ben Cuthbert, freelance data journalist; Andira Hernandez-Ramdwar, art director

At the Landlord and Tenant Board, Tenants Wait Twice as Long as Their Landlords
The Local
Contributors: Tahmeed Shafiq, writer; Christopher Katsarov Luna, photography; Inori Roy, handling editor

Who Olivia Chow won and lost in Toronto
The Trillium
Contributors: Jessica Smith Cross, editor-in-chief; Patrick Cain, data journalist

Best Column / Meilleure chronique

Gold / Médaille d’or

Seasplainer: The Independent’s fisheries and oceans explainer series
The Independent
Writers: Jenn Thornhill Verma, Leila Beaudoin
Contributor: Justin Brake, editor

With remarkable research and insight, Seasplainer sheds light on issues affecting Atlantic communities and makes them matter to all Canadians. We also appreciated the additional resources and media, and graphic treatment thoughtfully put together by The Independent. Outstanding!

— DPA Jury

Silver / Médaille d’argent

Michelle Cyca Contributing Writer Column
The Walrus
Writer: Michelle Cyca
Contributor: Harley Rustad, handling editor


Michelle Cyca’s deep and compelling columns on Indigenous themes contribute both facts and perspective to our continued exploration of truth, reconciliation and decolonization in Canada. Bravo to The Walrus for pursuing these stories and giving them a national platform.

— DPA Jury

Honourable Mention / Mention honorable

The Drained Pool
Arcade
Writer: Linda Besner
Contributors: Chris Frey, editor; Patrick Pittman, editor; Tatum Dooley; editor

Queeries
CBC Arts
Writer: Peter Knegt
Contributor: Eleanor Knowles, editor

Tajja Isen Contributing Writer Column
The Walrus
Writer: Tajja Isen
Contributor: Dafna Izenberg, handling editor

Gynecological care in Ontario is a shambles / What do politicians’ mandates mean if a whole lot of Ontarians didn’t vote? / Why is it so hard to hold kids back a grade?
TVO Today
Writer: Nam Kiwanuka
Contributor: Sarah Sweet, Editor

Best Arts & Culture Storytelling / Meilleure reportage : arts et culture

Gold / Médaille d’or

The Yips Are in the House Again
The Tyee
Writer: Christopher Cheung
Contributor: Jackie Wong, editor


Silver / Médaille d’argent

A Flare Amidst the Rubble
Arcade
Writer: Carly Lewis
Contributors: Tatum Dooley and Chris Frey


Honourable Mention / Mention honorable

After cancer treatment, non-binary singer Rae Spoon took on the system with most personal album
Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun
Writer: Eric Volmers

The strange and very Albertan history of the Cadillac Ranch
CBC Arts
Writer: Leah Collins
Contributors: Jeff Hume, web design and development; Michelle Villagracia, producer; Ben Shannon, illustrator; Aaron Leaf, senior producer; Chelle Turingan, video producer; Mercedes Grundy, producer; Lucius Dechausay, senior producer (video)

Why weren’t we believed?
CBC News, The Fifth Estate
Writers: Ivan Angelovski, Mark Kelley, Ronna Syed
Contributors: Michael Dick, Janet Davison, Jonathan Castell, Froilan Untalasco, Meagan Fiddler, Bryan Eneas, Jillian Taylor

The Possibility of an Island
Hazlitt
Writer: Jonathan Garfinkel
Contributors: Haley Cullingham, editor

Un. Deux. Trois. nos identités franco-canadiennes
ONFR
Collaborateurs : Joanne Belluco, Andréanne Baribeau, Jacques-Normand Sauvé, Abigail Alves Murta, James Poll, Sébastien Pierroz

La petite révolution musicale du Maestro Tony
Radio-Canada Empreintes
Autrice : Nadia Gaudreau
Collaborateur : Patrick Lacelle, photographe et édimestre

How Two Black Women Filmmakers From Toronto Created a Community That Launched the Black-Canadian Film Canon
The Green Line
Writer: Huda Hassan
Contributors: Anita Li, Aimi Mayne, Aloysius Wong

‘We Didn’t Treat It as a Park. That Was Our Home’
The Tyee
Writer: andrea bennett
Contributor: Jackie Wong, editor

Best Digital Design / Meilleure conception numérique

Gold / Médaille d’or

Récit d’un an de guerre en Ukraine
Radio-Canada Information
Créatrice : Mélanie Meloche-Holubowski, journaliste
Collaborateurs : Melanie Julien, cheffe de pupitre; Francis Lamontagne, designer; Charlie Debons, designer;  Anis Belabbas, designer; André Guimaraes, développeur; Mathieu St-Laurent, développeur; Danielle Jazzar, réviseure linguistique


Silver / Médaille d’argent

They lived, they were loved, then suddenly they were gone: Stories of lives lost to toxic drugs
CBC British Columbia
Designer: Andrew McManus
Contributors: Courtney Dickson, producer; Courtney Dickson, writer; Akshay Kulkarni, writer; Arrthy Thayaparan, writer; Bridgette Watson, writer; Jon Azpiri, writer; Michelle Gomez, writer; Rhianna Schmunk, writer; Tanis Fowler, editor; Jan Zeschky, editor; Franny Karlinsky, senior producer; Robert Davidson, developer


Honourable Mention / Mention honorable

Comment dirigeriez-vous Hydro-Québec ?
Le Devoir
Créateurs : Antoine Noreau ; Laurianne Croteau ; Cédric Gagnon
Collaboratrice : Catherine Bombardier

Inside TD Terrace, the new skyscraper changing the Toronto skyline
TD Stories, Corporate & Public Affairs — TD Bank Group
Designer: Moses Monterroza, Content Manager, TD Stories
Contributors: The TD Stories Digital Content Team: Carly Libman, AVP, digital content; Matt Hartley, head of editorial strategy; Laura Hensley, senior digital content writer; Amy Grief, senior digital content writer; Sylvia Pinsonneault, senior content strategist; Irene O’Grodnik, content strategist;  Hailey Boccone, multimedia designer

The Finch West Issue
The Local
Designer: Tai Huynh
Contributors: Steve Combes, developer at Station WP; Lia Mattacchione, developer at Station WP; Torin Rhodin, developer at Station WP

Best Digital Editorial Package / Meilleur dossier thématique

Small / Petite publication

Gold / Médaille d’or

Nourish
The Narwhal
Contributors: Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood, journalist; Lindsay Sample, editor; Michelle Cyca, editor; Shawn Parkinson, art director; Jesse Winter, photojournalist; Karlene Harvey, illustrator


Silver / Médaille d’argent

The Finch West Issue
The Local
Contributors: Nicholas Hune-Brown, editor and writer; Inori Roy, editor and writer; Tai Huynh, editor; Simon Lewsen, writer; Mobólúwajídìde D. Joseph, writer; Furquan Mohamed, writer; Daysha Loppie, writer; Richard Trapunski, writer; Kunal Chaudhary, writer; Christopher Katsarov Luna, photographer; Chloë Ellingson, photographer; Yader Guzman, photographer


Honourable Mention / Mention honorable

Les bonnes nouvelles de MAJ
MAJ, l’actualité pour les jeunes
Collaboratrices : Félicia Latour, édimestre ; Ève Laguë, illustratrice ; Isabelle Turgeon, cheffe de contenu ; Christine Bouchard, première cheffe de contenu ; Isabelle Picard, directrice, produits numériques et jeunesse

Dossier thématique sur les mythes et la désinformation nutritionnelle
Mordu
Collaborateurs : Alexis Boulianne et Carolle-Anne Tremblay-Levasseur, Mordu

Série sur les agences privées de placement en santé
Pivot
Collaborateur : Sam Harper

Nourish
The Narwhal
Contributors: Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood, journalist; Lindsay Sample, editor; Michelle Cyca, editor; Shawn Parkinson, art director; Jesse Winter, photojournalist; Karlene Harvey, illustrator

Queering Family
Xtra Magazine
Contributors: Stéphanie Verge, guest editor; Gordon Bowness, executive editor, Xtra Magazine; Ziya Jones, senior editor, health, Xtra Magazine; Jordan Currie, social media/audience development coordinator, Xtra Magazine; Lito Howse, video editor/photographer, Xtra Magazine; Tobin Ng, freelance reporter; Tudor Robins, freelance reporter; Evan Robins, freelance reporter; Prairie Sky, freelance reporter; Em Norton, freelance reporter; Elham Numan, freelance designer


Large / Grande publication

Gold / Médaille d’or

Undercurrents
The Globe and Mail
Contributors: Doug Saunders, Jeremy Agius, Evan Annett, Goran Tomasevic, Lisan Jutras, Nadège Mazars, Nguyen Nhung


Silver / Médaille d’argent

Secret Canada
The Globe and Mail
Contributors: Tom Cardoso, Robyn Doolittle, Carys Mills, Mahima Singh, Andrew Louis, Ming Wong, Samantha Edwards, Steve Kupferman, Ibnul Chowdhury, Andrew Saikali, Yang Sun


Honourable Mention / Mention honorable

Mother. Sister. Daughter.
CBC Manitoba
Contributors: Donna Carreiro, Jillian Taylor, Bertram Schneider, Amber Hildebrandt, Caitlyn Gowriluk, Joff Schmidt, Jaison Empson, Prabhjot Singh Lotey, Lianne Sabourin, Brooke Schreiber, Gary Solilak, Trevor Brine, Brittany Greenslade, Gabriela Klimes, Justin Deeley, Dwight Friesen, Stephanie Cram, Warren Kay, Travis Pederson, Marjorie Dowhos, Victoria Ptashnick

Seuls au Soleil-Levant
Radio-Canada — Québec
Collaborateurs : Guillaume Piedboeuf, journaliste ; Sophie Leclerc, illustratrice ; Érik Chouinard, édimestre ; Cédric Édouard, développeur ; Mykaël Adam, développeur ; Kathleen Lavoie, éditrice ; Justine De L’Église, éditrice; Marylène Têtu, éditrice

Femmes autochtones : l’histoire derrière les barreaux
Radio-Canada Information
Collaborateurs : Delphine Jung, journaliste; Sophie Leclerc, illustration; Jean-François Villeneuve, édimestre; Guy Bois, secrétaire de rédaction

Les cartels de l’immigration
Radio-Canada Information
Collaborateurs : Romain Schué, journaliste; Martin Movilla, journaliste; Daniel Tremblay, journaliste à la recherche; Mathieu Blanchette, illustration; Bernard Leduc, chef de pupitre

Ozempic
Radio-Canada Information
Collaborateurs : Ariane Labrèche, Pasquale Harrison-Julien, Mélanie Meloche-Holubovski

Net Zero Hour
Report on Business magazine
Contributors: Jeffrey Jones, lead writer; Susan Nerberg, writer; Mackenzie Lad, designer; Domenic Macri, art director; Dawn Calleja, editor; and ROB staff

The Kids Aren’t All Right
Toronto Star  
Writers: Victoria Gibson, affordable housing reporter; Megan Ogilvie, health reporter; Alyshah Hasham, reporter; Edward Keenan, columnist; Kenyon Wallace, reporter; Katie Daubs, reporter; Jennifer Pagliaro, crime reporter; Kate Allen, climate change reporter
Podcast: Saba Eitizaz, host and producer; Sean Pattendon, Julia De Laurentiis Johnston, Brian Bradley, Paolo Marques, producers
Photographers:  RJ Johnston, Richard Lautens, Rick Madonik, Steve Russell  
Other Contributors: Amy Dempsey Raven, editor; Tania Pereira, digital lead; Nathan Pilla, design and web development; Cameron Tulk, graphics editor

How Toronto lost its 100-year war with raccoons
Toronto Star
Contributors: Amy Dempsey Raven, reporter; Susan Kao, illustrations; Jon Ohayon and Keith Bonnell, editors; Astrid Lange and Rick Sznajder, research; McKenna Hart, web design and development; Cameron Tulk, graphics editor; Tania Pereira, digital producer

Best News Coverage (Community Publication) / Meilleure couverture de l’actualité (publication communautaire)

Gold / Médaille d’or

Mayor’s Race
The Local
Contributors: Nicholas Hune-Brown, editor and writer; Inori Roy, editor and writer; Tai Huynh, editor and writer; Richard Trapunski, writer; Kunal Chaudhary, writer; Jason McBride, writer; Navneet Alang, writer; Neville Park, writer; Ashley Okwuosa, writer; Brennan Doherty, writer; Denise Balkissoon, writer; Ashleigh-Rae Thomas, writer; Heidi Lee, writer; H.G. Watson, writer and fact checker; Emma Buchanan, writer and fact checker; Rebecca Gao, writer and fact checker; Ramona Leitao, writer and fact checker; Nikky Manfredi, writer and fact checker; Danielle Orr, writer and fact checker; Steph Truong, illustrator; Sid Sharp, illustrator; Christopher Katsarov Luna, photographer; Wade Hudson, photographer; Chloë Ellingson, photographer; Nick Iwanyshyn, photographer
Nominated work:
Candidate Tracker 2023
Where Has Olivia Chow Been?
How the Election Looks From the Suburbs
The Transformation of Josh Matlow
Olivia Chow is Mayor


Silver / Médaille d’argent


Honourable Mention / Mention honorable

L’innovation sociale au service de la santé des collectivités
100°
Collaborateurs: Marianne Boire, rédactrice en chef; François Grenier, Françoise Ruby, Sophie Allard, journalistes
Articles présélectionnés : 
« Rétrospective 2023: nos coups de cœur de l’actualité »
« 18 tendances en santé des collectivités à surveiller en 2024 »
« Agriculture urbaine : semer de la tolérance (et de l’espoir) en temps de crise »
« Ruelle bleue-verte du Bâtiment 7: un aménagement urbain innovant et participatif »
« La petite révolution vélo du quartier Saint-Michel »

24 heures en Ukraine
24 heures
Collaborateurs: Mathieu Carbasse, reporter; Sophia Vinderskykh, fixeuse et traductrice; Emma Bremshey, coordonnatrice de production; Étienne Brière, montage; Marilyne Houde, designer graphique; Jean-Philippe Daoust, éditeur; Charles D’Amboise, directeur des contenus
Articles présélectionnés : 
« Mieux comprendre la guerre en Ukraine »
« Zhenya, le chef cuisinier qui a servi 700 000 repas aux soldats ukrainiens »
« Le hockey reprend vie en Ukraine, un match à la fois »
« Dans la ville ukrainienne d’Irpin, la reconstruction a commencé »
« Je suis allé clubber à Kyïv »

Food Insecurity in Riverside
The Green Line
Contributors: Amit Nehru, Aloysius Wong, Shaki Sutharsan, Anita LiNominated work:
Part 1: Explainer
Part 2: The Two Sides of Riverside
Part 4: Filling Up the Riverside Food Basket
What’s in my Fridge?

Best News Coverage / Meilleure couverture de l’actualité

Gold / Médaille d’or


Silver / Médaille d’argent


Honourable Mention / Mention honorable

Stunned faces and heartbreak at Roxham Road
CBC Montreal
Contributors: Verity Stevenson, reporting; Carlos Osorio, photography; Evan Mitsui, photography; Kwabena Oduro, contributed reporting; Marie-Isabelle Rochon, contributed reporting
Nominated work:
Stunned faces and heartbreak for migrants heading to Roxham as they learn Canada will likely send them back
Migrants still attempting to cross at Roxham Road, with news of Canada-U.S. deal slow to spread
They were turned away at the Canadian border. Now what?
She crossed 12 countries ‘for nothing.’ Asylum seekers rejected by Canada end up stranded in U.S.
So close to Canada, but stranded in Maine. After Roxham change, migrants are piling up in this small U.S. city

Le privé en santé
Radio-Canada Information
Collaborateurs : Davide Gentile, journaliste; Daniel Boily, journaliste
Articles présélectionnés : 
« Des contrats d’une valeur record d’un demi-milliard pour des cliniques privées »
« Contrats au privé : des prix offerts par LASIK MD font sourciller des ophtalmologistes »
« Le privé s’étend aux cliniques d’infirmières praticiennes spécialisées »
« 350 000 requêtes en attente : des contrats accordés au privé en imagerie médicale »
« Chirurgie : Québec revoit le financement dans les hôpitaux en s’inspirant du privé »

Couverture de la guerre Israël–Hamas
Radio-Canada Information
Articles présélectionnés :
« Proche-Orient, l’éternel conflit »
« L’autre guerre, en Cisjordanie »
« « Des gens ont perdu la foi » : en Israël, le difficile chemin vers la cohabitation »

Foreign interference
The Globe and Mail
Contributors: Robert Fife, Steven Chase, and a Globe and Mail team
Nominated work:
CSIS documents reveal Chinese strategy to influence Canada’s 2021 election
China views Canada as a ‘high priority’ for interference: CSIS report
A guide to foreign interference and China’s suspected influence in Canada
The whistleblower on Chinese interference in Canada, in their words
Trudeau accuses India in killing of Sikh leader on Canadian soil

Summer of wildfires
The Globe and Mail
Contributors: The Globe and Mail team
Nominated work:
Red alert
With wildfire smoke filling Yellowknife’s sky, some didn’t wait for an evacuation order
Wildfires are impairing air quality across Western Canada, reversing decades of progress
What it’s like to escape from wildfires
Did it backfire?

Coverage of the Coastal Gaslink pipeline
The Narwhal
Contributors: Matt Simmons, journalist; Lindsay Sample, editor; Mike De Souza, editor; Shawn Parkinson, illustrator; Marty Clemens, photographer
Nominated work:
‘Hard to believe it’s real’: B.C.’s energy regulator repeatedly gave Coastal GasLink a pass on alleged environmental infractions
‘Heartbreaking’: an overhead view of Coastal GasLink sediment spills into Wet’suwet’en waters, wetlands
Coastal GasLink faces new fines for filing ‘false and misleading’ information
‘We should avoid monitoring’: feds quietly backed off while Coastal GasLink pipeline work killed fish
One fish, two fish, red fish, dead fish? Feds fail to disclose Coastal GasLink data on salmon eggs, habitat

John Tory’s downfall and the race to replace him
Toronto Star
Contributors: David Rider, city hall bureau chief; Ben Spurr, city hall bureau; Alyshah Hasham, city hall bureau; Edward Keenan, city columnist
Nominated work:
Mayor John Tory steps down from office after admitting he had relationship with staffer
How John Tory decided to resign: the inside story of an agonizing week
Olivia Chow is the great organizer of the left. Can she be a unifying mayor?
Vote Compass — 2023 Toronto Mayoral Election
‘Seizing the means of construction’ and other mayoral attacks

Healthcare in crisis
Toronto Star
Contributors: Megan Ogilvie, reporter; Kenyon Wallace, reporter; Steve Russell, photographer; Jon Ohayon, editor; Keith Bonnell, senior editor
Nominated work:
The sickest kids. A nightmare season. A daily race against time. Meet the team that transports the GTA’s youngest hospital patients
How an ‘unprecedented response’ helped Ontario children’s hospitals survive viral surge
‘Staggering’ number of Ontario emergency department closures revealed by Star analysis
Why did this 99-year-old have to wait four hours for an ambulance?
A 102-year-old was rushed to a Toronto hospital. Then, her wait began

Best Feature Article / Meilleur article de fond

Gold / Médaille d’or

Banking on the Seaweed Rush
Hakai Magazine
Writer: Nicola Jones


Silver / Médaille d’argent

Langues maternelles en péril – Pourquoi les enfants d’immigrants perdent-ils leur langue maternelle ?
Le Devoir
Autrices : Sarah Boumedda et Sandrine Vieira
Collaborateurs : Guillaume Levasseur, vidéo; Catherine Bombardier, développement


Honourable Mention / Mention honorable

Dans la ville ukrainienne d’Irpin, la reconstruction a commencé
24 heures
Auteur : Mathieu Carbasse
Collaborateurs : Sophia Vinderskykh, fixeuse et traductrice; Maksym Kondratenko, chauffeur; Marilyne Houde, designer graphique; Jean-Philippe Daoust, édition; Charles D’Amboise, directeur des contenus

Ukraine war: Life and death in the shadow of a nuclear plant Russia uses as an army base
globalnews.ca
Writers: Stewart Bell, Jeff Semple

Avant l’erreur médicale, la «maltraitance organisationnelle»
Le Droit
Autrice : Justine Mercier, journaliste
Collaborateurs : Simon Séguin-Bertrand et Patrick Woodbury, photographes

Slow and steady: the exciting world of slug racing
The Narwhal
Writer: Francesca Fionda, journalist
Contributors: Lindsay Sample, editor; Denise Balkissoon, editor; Uytae Lee, photojournalist

Zoned Out
Toronto Star
Writer: Victoria Gibson, affordable housing reporter
Contributors: Colin Campbell and Doug Cudmore, editors; Nathan Pilla, design and web development; Tania Pereira, digital producer; Cameron Tulk, graphics editor

Best Feature Article: Long / Meilleur article de fond — long

Gold / Médaille d’or

22 weeks, zero days
The Globe and Mail
Writer: Kelly Grant
Contributors: Melissa Tait, photography and videography; Evan Annett, digital design; Micah Toub, editing; Patrick Dell, video editing; Solana Cain, photo editing; Chloë Ellingson, additional photography; Caora McKenna, audience editing


Silver / Médaille d’argent

A Good Death
CBC Saskatchewan
Writer: Jason Warick
Contributors: Sean Trembath, editor; Don Somers, photographer-videographer; Karin Yeske, senior producer


Honourable Mention / Mention honorable

Farming a changing sea
Canadian Geographic
Writer: Karen Pinchin
Contributor: Matt Horseman, photographer

Paper orphans: a lot of South Koreans adopted by Canadian families in the postwar years grew up believing they were orphans. In many cases, it was a lie.
CBC News: Investigative Unit
Writers: Ki Sun Hwang, Albert Leung

De Khorgos à Samarcande – Carnet de voyage sur les nouvelles routes de la soie
Le Devoir
Auteurs : Magdaline Boutros et Valérian Mazataud
Collaborateurs : Cédric Gagnon, direction artistique; Catherine Bombardier, développement; avec la collaboration de Naubet Bisenov et Askar Djumanov

‘Today is a good day to die’: Brandi Morin reports from a new RCMP raid at Fairy Creek
Ricochet Media, IndigiNews Media
Writer: Brandi Morin
Contributor: Amber Bracken, photographer

The Boy With Two Names
The London Free Press
Writer: Randy Richmond
Contributors: Calvi Leon, video editor; Brice Hall, illustrator, graphic artist; Rachel Gilbert, podcaster

A breath atop the mountain
The Globe and Mail
Writer: Kelly Grant
Contributors: Fred Lum, photography; Timothy Moore, videography; Jeremy Agius, design and development; Egle Procuta, editing; Clare Vander Meersch, photo editing; Caora McKenna, audience editing

‘A bad nightmare’: fear, fighting and the future of green energy in rural Manitoba
The Narwhal / The Winnipeg Free Press
Writer: Julia-Simone Rutgers
Contributors: Scott Gibbons, Sharon J. Riley, Mikaela Mackenzie, John Woods

After George Floyd
Toronto Star
Writer: Wendy Gillis, crime reporter
Contributors: Doug Cudmore and Ed Tubb, editors; Nathan Pilla, design and web development; Tim Evans, photographer; Jules Ameel, videographer; Additional images from The Associated Press, AFP, Getty Images, and Star Tribune; Tania Pereira, digital producer; Cameron Tulk, graphics editor

Best One-of-a-Kind Storytelling / Meilleur récit unique et hors catégorie

Gold / Médaille d’or

Les coulisses d’une guerre : immersion à travers Telegram
Le Devoir
Collaborateurs : Sandrine Vieira; Cédric Gagnon; Catherine Bombardier; Jean-Romain Roy; Jasmine Legendre


Silver / Médaille d’argent

Les cowboys ne se cachent pas pour mourir
Radio-Canada Information
Collaborateurs : Émilie Dubreuil, journaliste; Bernard Leduc, chef de pupitre; Marie-Pier Mercier, illustratrice


Honourable Mention / Mention honorable

Rad — Cobaye | Nico teste l’heure du conte en drag queen
Radio-Canada Information
Collaborateurs : Nicolas Pham, journaliste ; Jean-Philippe Gagnon, monteur-concepteur ; Thomas Christopherson, Sébastien Gaudet, Nicolas Pham, images ; Tommy St-Yves, motion design ; Melanie Julien, cheffe de pupitre ; Carolina Cabral, coordonnatrice de projets ; Gigi Huynh, stratège ; Charles Fortier, chef design

‘This land means everything’: the messy journey to create a national urban park in Windsor
The Narwhal
Contributors: Fatima Syed, journalist; Denise Balkissoon, editor; Kati Panasiuk, photographer; Shawn Parkinson, illustrator

Best Editorial Newsletter / Meilleure infolettre éditoriale

Gold / Médaille d’or

The Narwhal newsletter
The Narwhal
Contributors: Arik Ligeti, editor; Karan Saxena, editor

The Narwhal This Week delivers on engaging subscribers in the process of independent journalism with a behind-the-scenes approach to stories about the people and places that matter. The newsletter’s responsive design and artful execution speaks to a clear understanding of its growing audience’s needs, interests and expectations of award-winning online content.

— DPA Jury

Silver / Médaille d’argent

CBC Health Second Opinion
CBC News
Contributors: Lauren Pelley, Amina Zafar, Adam Miller

Leading with in-depth analysis and thoughtful curation, CBC’s Second Opinion newsletter offers subscribers researched and reliable insight into the pressing health stories of the moment.

— DPA Jury

Honourable Mention / Mention honorable

Zero Carbon
Canada’s National Observer
Contributor: Chris Hatch

Bookworm
Literary Review of Canada
Contributors: David Venn, assistant editor; Alexander Sallas, editor-at-large; Kyle Wyatt, editor-in-chief; Tom Chitty, illustrator; Caroline Noël, editorial coordinator

Ottawa Playbook
POLITICO
Contributors: Nick Taylor-Vaisey, reporter; Zi-Ann Lum, reporter; Maura Forrest, reporter; Kyle Duggan, reporter; Sue Allan, editor

TLDR Newsletter
Contributors: Jared Sullivan, Sarah Rieger, Ben Mathis-Lilley, Devin Gordon, Stacey Woods, Ambrose Martos, Ciara Rickard, Nikki Holmes, Sara Black McCulloch, Mohini Tailor, Matthew Karasz, Peter Martin, Kat Angus, Devin Friedman

Best Personal Essay / Meilleur essai personnel

Gold / Médaille d’or

The Fence
Hazlitt
Writer: Niko Stratis
Contributor: Amelia Schonbek, editor


Silver / Médaille d’argent

We Are All Animals at Night
Hazlitt
Writer: Lana Hall
Contributor: Asna Shaikh, editor


Honourable Mention / Mention honorable

La mangeuse de chair n’a pas eu ma peau
La Presse
Auteur : Maxime Bergeron

The big hurt
The Globe and Mail
Writer: Lara Pingue
Contributors: Evan Annett, digital design; Lisan Jutras, editing; Bryan Gee, art direction; Kathleen Fu, illustrations

Reflections on a life of drinking
The Globe and Mail
Writer: Mark Kingwell
Contributors: Evan Annett, digital design; Bryan Gee, art direction; Matt Rota, illustrations

Don’t Thank Me for Being a Tree Planter
The Tyee
Writer: Alana Friend Lettner
Contributor: andrea bennett, editor

The Taliban Is Dangerous to Me. I’m Dangerous to the Taliban
The Walrus
Writer: Soraya Amiri
Contributors: Samia Madwar, handling editor; Emma Wilkie, fact checker; Siddhesh Inamdar, copy editor

100 Years after the Exclusion Act, Chinese Canadians like Me Still Question Their Belonging
The Walrus
Writer: Adrian Ma
Contributors: Phoebe Xiao, illustrator; Monika Warzecha, handling editor; Hannah Ziegler and Ally Baker, fact checkers; Siddhesh Inamdar, copy editor

Best Lifestyle Storytelling / Meilleur récit de style de vie

Gold / Médaille d’or

Hidden Canada 2023
The Globe and Mail
Contributors: Catherine Dawson March, Benjamin MacDonald, Christopher Manza, Dakshana Bascaramurty, Marie-Piere Belisle-Kennedy, Luis Cabrera, Andrew Findlay, Eva Holland, Jessica Lee, Gabby Peyton, Janice Pinto, Carrie Tait, Bill Waiser, Andy Walker


Silver / Médaille d’argent

Time to Eat
CBC Indigenous
Writers: Ka’nhehsí:io Deer, reporter; Brett Forester, reporter; Candace Maracle, reporter; Jacqueline McKay, reporter
Contributors: Meagan Fiddler, executive producer; Steve Silcox, graphics and animation; Jennifer Geens, editor; Kevin Nepitabo, video; Candace Maracle, Kevin Nepitabo, Fenn Mayes and Warren Kay, video editing


Honourable Mention / Mention honorable

I Tried To Make Authentic Red Braised Pork. I Learned This Was Impossible
Chatelaine
Writer: Tracy Wan
Contributor: Chantal Braganza, editor

Why siblings are the forgotten caregivers
Chatelaine
Writer: Meagan Gillmore

After more than a decade in a wheelchair, I taught myself to walk again
Chatelaine
Writer: Meagan Gillmore
Contributor: Heather Graham

Best Online Video: Feature / Meilleure vidéo en ligne — format long

Gold / Médaille d’or

Rad — Vivre avec un cancer incurable à 32 ans
Radio-Canada Information
Collaborateurs : Olivier Arbour-Masse, journaliste ; David Valiquette, monteur ; Frédéric Lacelle, réalisateur ; Melanie Julien, cheffe de pupitre ; Carolina Cabral, coordonnatrice de projets ; Gigi Huynh, stratège ; Charles Fortier, chef design


Silver / Médaille d’argent

Lingyen Mountain Temple’s Tapestry of Belonging and Cultural Harmony
UBC School of Journalism, Writing, and Media
Contributors: Ashley Li, reporter and producer; Alfred Hermida and Uytae Lee, editors


Honourable Mention / Mention honorable

Menacée par les changements climatiques, la route 132 devra-t-elle être déplacée?
Le Devoir
Collaborateurs : Jasmine Legendre, Jean Balthazard, Laurence Thibault

Battle of the St. Lawrence
Legion Magazine
Contributors: Peter Mansbridge, narrator; Adam Tindall, director; Stephen J. Thorne, writer; Jason Duprau, Jennifer McGill, and Aaron Kylie, producers

Les contes culinaires de Barbada
Mordu
Collaborateur : Barabada

TROUBLES — Grandir avec un trouble du comportement alimentaire
MAJ, l’actualité pour les jeunes
Collaborateurs : Sony Carpentier, réalisateur et scénariste ; Isabelle Turgeon, recherchiste et scénariste ; Charles Dagenais, directeur photo ; Anick Bolduc, assistante à la réalisation ; Maylee Keo, directrice artistique ; Dominic Sylvain, musique originale ; Laura Bélanger, mix et matriçage ; Gaël Poirier, monteur ; Steve Rompré, pilote de drône ; Lina Heckenast, édimestre ; Félicia Latour, édimestre ; Christine Bouchard, première cheffe de contenu ; Isabelle Picard, directrice, produits numériques et jeunesse

« La tragédie de Lac-Mégantic » raconté par Karine Blanchette
MAJ, l’actualité pour les jeunes
Collaborateurs : Karine Blanchette, invitée ; Gaël Poirier, réalisateur ; Charles Dagenais, directeur photo ; Anick Bolduc, assistante à la réalisation ; Cristelle Laflamme-Allard, monteuse ; Gabriel Masella, animateur et illustrateur ; Félicia Latour, édimestre ; Isabelle Turgeon, cheffe de contenu ; Christine Bouchard, première cheffe de contenu ; Isabelle Picard, directrice, produits numériques et jeunesse

Née au Chili, elle a découvert que son adoption était illégale
Radio-Canada Information
Collaborateurs : Joëlle Girard, journaliste ; Olivier Bolduc-Coutu, monteur-concepteur; Sébastien Gaudet, caméraman; Isabelle St-Pierre Roy, cheffe de pupitre

Best Photo Storytelling / Meilleur récit photo

Gold / Médaille d’or

‘When is enough enough?’ Downstream from the Kearl oilsands spill, residents grapple with what comes next
The Narwhal
Photographer: Amber Bracken
Contributor: Drew Anderson, journalist; Sharon J. Riley, editor; Carol Linnitt, editor


Silver / Médaille d’argent

In Gjoa Haven, a greenhouse creates new possibilities
The Globe and Mail
Photographer: Amber Bracken
Contributors: Clare Vander Meersch, photo editing; Mackenzie Lad, digital design; Lisan Jutras, editing

On the frontlines of B.C.’s wildfire fight
The Narwhal
Photographer: Jesse Winter
Contributor: Lindsay Sample, editor; Karan Saxena, editor


Honourable Mention / Mention honorable

In The Country
CBC Atlantic Voice
Photographer: Heidi Atter
Contributor: Lindsay Bird

Nos corps sont des oeuvres d’art
ICI Alberta, Radio-Canada
Photographe : Geneviève Tardif
Collaboratrices : Marie Mounier, édimestre; Mélanie Morin, réalisatrice numérique

The Arctic gets its annual checkup
The Globe and Mail
Photographer: Dustin Patar

URBANIA au Kenya : Courir pour une vie meilleure
URBANIA
Photographe: Jean Bourbeau

Best Online Video: Mini-Documentary / Meilleure vidéo en ligne — mini-documentaire

Gold / Médaille d’or

Sentence vie — sortir de prison à 60 ans
URBANIA
Collaborateurs : Alexandre Sarkis, réalisateur et monteur ; Hugo Meunier, journaliste ;  Marc-Antoine Jacques, design graphique ; Rosalie Granger, direction principale ; Dominique Maheux, direction de production ; Jean-Pierre Bastien, production au contenu ; Philippe Lamarre, production exécutive ;  Raphaëlle Huysmans, production exécutive


Silver / Médaille d’argent

Témoin C.F.
NumériQ / Média QMI / Bureau d’enquête de Québecor
Collaborateurs : Mathieu Carbasse, journaliste ; Marie-Christine Noël, journaliste et directrice ; Ève Lévesque, directrice de production ; Matt Joycey et Manu Chataigner, vidéastes ; Mario Daoust, rédacteur ; Élodie Châteauvert, assistante de production


Honourable Mention / Mention honorable

Following Folk: Beatrice Deer
CBC Arts
Contributors: Lucius Dechausay, video producer; Mercedes Grundy, video producer; Trent Freeman, video producer; Eva Brownstein, videographer

Canada has more doctors than ever, so why can’t you get one?
CBC Ottawa
Contributors: Omar Dabaghi-Pacheco, Jean Delisle, videographer; Michel Aspirot, videographer; Brooke Shreiber, designer; Vincent Drolet, Victoria Valido, producer; P.O. Bernatchez, video producer; Lily Boisson, executive producer; Darcy Hunter, designer

Des centres d’inhalation supervisée pour sauver des vies
Le Devoir
Collaborateurs : Guillaume Levasseur, Améli Pineda, Stéphanie Vallet

Alléger l’empreinte des poids lourds
Radio-Canada Information
Collaborateurs : Marianne Désautels-Marissal, journaliste; Étienne Marcoux, réalisateur; Charlie Debons, motion designer; Julien Robert, réalisateur-coordonnateur

Sommes-nous accros à l’énergie?
Radio-Canada Information
Collaborateurs : Maxime Corneau, journaliste; Vincent Laurin, réalisateur; Charlie Debons, motion designer; Julien Robert, réalisateur-coordonnateur

Rad — Incursion — Vivre avec la pollution de la Fonderie Horne
Radio-Canada Information
Collaborateurs : Marie-Ève Maheu, journaliste ; Frédéric Lacelle, réalisateur ; David Valiquette, monteur ; Melanie Julien, cheffe de pupitre ; Victor Kurc, motion design ; Emile Lord-Ayotte, Frédérique Lévesque, design graphique, Carolina Cabral, coordonnatrice de projets ; Gigi Huynh, stratège ; Charles Fortier, chef design ; Mathieu Waddell, réalisateur Rad

La capitale du Canada débordée par les drogues
Radio-Canada Information
Collaborateurs : Thomas Gerbet, journaliste; Patrick André Perron, réalisation-caméra; Frédérique Lévesque, design graphique; Josselin Pfeuffer, motion designer; Victor Kuck, motion designer

Killer Water: The toxic truth about Alberta’s oil sands
Ricochet Media, the Real News Network, and IndigiNews Media
Contributors: Brandi Morin, journalist; Geordie Day, cinematographer and video editor; Content editors and producers: Andrea Houston and Ethan Cox at Ricochet Media, Cara McKenna and Eden Fineday at Indiginews and Maximilian Alvarez, Kayla Rivara and Rosette Sewali at the Real News Network

Best Science & Technology Storytelling / Meilleur reportage : science et technologie

Gold / Médaille d’or

Meet the gig workers making AI models smarter
The Globe and Mail
Writer: Joe Castaldo
Contributors: Mackenzie Lad, digital design; John Daly, editing; Kuba Ferenc, illustrations


Silver / Médaille d’argent

Shining the Light on Baby Crabs
Hakai Magazine
Writer: Spoorthy Raman


Honourable Mention / Mention honorable

Written in stone: What fossils can tell us about the future
Canadian Geographic
Writer: David Geselbracht
Contributors: Abi Hayward, contributing editor; Greer Stothers, illustrator; Javier Frutos & Ben Powless, photography

Our Fascination with Mammoths
Canadian Geographic
Writer: Leslie Anthony

All the Fish We Cannot See
Hakai Magazine
Writer: Moira Donovan

The Story of the Indigenous Wool Dog Told Through Oral Histories and DNA
Hakai Magazine
Writer: Devon Bidal

REM : les coulisses d’un mégachantier
Radio-Canada Information
Auteur : Tobie Lebel, journaliste
Collaborateurs : Éric Lemyre, réalisateur; Martin Labbé, designer; Cédric Édouard, développeur;  Paul-Éric Dumontier,  chef de pupitre; Justine de l’Église, conseillère aux contenus numériques; Danielle Jazzar, réviseure linguistique; Hélène Leroux, rédactrice en chef;  Marie Lambert-Chan, rédactrice en chef;  Marie-Christine Daigneault, cheffe de projets numériques

Cree Coding
Root & STEM Magazine
Writer: Jon Corbett

The new hunt for dark matter
The Globe and Mail
Writer: Ivan Semeniuk
Contributors: Patrick Dell, photography and videography; Mackenzie Lad, digital design; Murat Yükselir, graphics

Best Podcast: Arts, Culture, and Society / Meilleur balado : arts, culture, et societé

Gold / Médaille d’or

Let’s Not Be Kidding
CBC Podcasts
Contributors: Gavin Crawford, host, writer; David Carroll, producer, writer, story editor and sound designer; Pete Morey, audio engineer; Daemon Fairless, senior producer; Emilie Quesnel, digital/coordinating producer; Cesil Fernandes and Chris Oke, executive producers for CBC Podcasts; Arif Noorani, director of CBC Podcasts


Silver / Médaille d’argent

SickKids VS Podcast
SickKids VS
Contributor: SickKids Foundation

New Wave: Innovators in Life Sciences
Snack Labs
Contributors: Taylor MacGillivary, narrator, writer, editor; Jeremie Saunders, producer, editor; Brian Stever, producer, editor; Donovan Morgan, sound design; Laurie Batten, writer


Honourable Mention / Mention honorable

Commons: Hockey
Canadaland
Contributors: Arshy Mann, host/producer; Jordan Cornish, producer; Noor Azrieh, producer; Annette Ejiofor, managing editor; Nathan Burley, music

Thunder Bay: Post-Mortem
Canadaland
Contributors: Cherise Seucharan, Jon Thompson, and Ryan McMahon, reporters; Bruce Thorson, senior producer; Tristan Capacchione, audio editor and technical producer; Karyn Pugliese, editor-in-chief

canadaLANDBACK
Canadaland and Canada’s National Observer
Contributors: Karyn Pugliese, host/producer; Kim Wheeler, producer; Beverly Andrews and Cara McKenna, additional research

The Heart: Sisters
CBC Podcasts
Contributors: Kaitlin Prest, writer, sound designer and director; Natalie Prest, writer and associate producer; Deborah Shorindé, editor; Alexandra Pinel, researching producer

The Dose
CBC The Dose
Contributors: Dr. Brian Goldman, host; Isabelle Gallant, producer and writer; Stephanie Dubois, producer and writer; Brandie Weikle, digital editor; Colleen Ross, senior producer 

How I Wrote This
Contributor: Pamela Hensley, creator/host 

Dollars et cents
l’actualite.com
Collaborateur : Marc-André Sabourin, chef du bureau affaires et économie

Le balado des Éditions Protégez-Vous : Mesaventures, saison 2
Protégez-Vous
Collaboratrice : Mathilde Roy

Solve for X: Innovations to Change the World
MaRS
Contributors: Kathryn Hayward, Ellen Payne Smith, David Paterson, Lara Torvi, Heather O’Brien, Gab Harpelle, Manjula Selvarajah

Best Podcast: Current Affairs / Meilleur balado : questions d’actualité

Gold / Médaille d’or

Le ripou des Hells
QUB
Collaborateurs : Anne-Sophie Carpentier, réalisatrice; Philippe Séguin, mixage; Félix Séguin, narrateur et journaliste; Jean-Louis Fortin, narrateur et journaliste; Eric Thibault, narrateur et journaliste; Etienne Roy, directeur production


Silver / Médaille d’argent

Détours
Canadaland
Collaborateurs : Emilie Nicolas, animatrice; Nancy Pettinicchio, production; Tristan Capacchione, production technique; Karyn Pugliese, rédactrice en chef


Honourable Mention / Mention honorable

Our Relatives
APTN News
Contributors: Kathleen Martens, journalist; Jesse Andrushko, social media editor; Mark Blackburn, social media web producer 

Bloodlines
BBC Asian Network, BBC Sounds, and CBC Podcasts
Contributors: Poonam Taneja, series concept and reporting; Fiona Woods and Ilina Ghosh, writer and producer; Jewan Abdi, investigations producer; Michelle Shephard, contributing producer; Fahad Fattah, field producer; Julia Wittmann, sound designer; Phil Channel, original score; Emilie Quesnel, digital/coordinating producer; Caroline McEvoy, digital producer; Daemon Fairless, senior producer and story editor; James Cook, executive editor for BBC Sounds; Cesil Fernandes and Chris Oke, executive producers of CBC Podcasts; Tanya Springer, senior manager of CBC Podcasts; Arif Noorani, director of CBC Podcasts; Clare McGinn, executive director of BBC’s Creative Development Unit; Ahmed Hussain, BBC commissioner and head of the BBC Asia Network

CANADALAND
Canadaland
Contributors: Jesse Brown, host; Tristan Capacchione, audio editor and technical producer; Annette Ejiofor, managing editor; Jonathan Goldsbie, news editor; Sarah Lawrynuik, freelance reporter; Karyn Pugliese, editor-in-chief; Cherise Seucharan, reporter; Caleb Thompson, audio editor; Bruce Thorson, senior producer

The No Good, Terribly Kind, Wonderful Lives and Tragic Deaths of Barry and Honey Sherman
CBC Podcasts
Contributors: Kathleen Goldhar, writer, producer, executive producer; Michelle Shephard, writer, producer; Lisa Gabriel, producer, executive producer; Andrea Varsany, associate producer; Laura Antonelli, technician; Reza Daya, sound design and mixing; Saul Rubinek, voice actor; Roshini Nair, digital producer; Geoff Turner, senior producer; Charlie Webster, executive producer; Chris Oke, executive producer; Stuart Coxe, executive producer; Arif Noorani, Director of CBC Podcasts

Love, Janessa
CBC Podcasts and the BBC World Service
Contributors: Hannah Ajala, host; Katrina Onstad and Laura Regehr, producers; Hailey Choi and Simona Rata, associate producers; Philip Wilson and Janine White, sound design and audio mix; Cameron McIver, assistant sound design; Stuart Coxe and Jago Lee, executive producers. At CBC Podcasts: Emilie Quesnel, coordinating producer; Chris Oke, executive producer; Arif Noorani, director of CBC Podcasts. At the BBC World Service: Anne Dixey, senior podcast producer; Jon Manel, podcast commissioning editor

In Her Defence
The Globe and Mail
Contributors: Jana G. Pruden, host and reporter; Kasia Mychajlowycz, producer; David Crosbie, audio editor; Amber Bracken, field recording; Ming Wong, art director; Samantha Edwards, audience editor

Billionaire Murders
Toronto Star
Contributors: Kevin Donovan, host and producer; Sean Pattendon, team editor; Raju Mudhar, producer; Alexis Green, producer; JP Fozo, executive producer

It’s Political
Toronto Star
Contributors: Althia Raj, host and producer; Michal Stein, producer; Kevin Sexton, mixer; Sean Pattendon, team editor; JP Fozo, executive producer; Alison Mah, politics editor; Jordan Himelfarb, managing editor

Best Service Feature / Journalisme de service

Gold / Médaille d’or

Research shows more highways don’t fix traffic congestion. So why is Ontario still building them?
The Narwhal
Writer: Emma McIntosh
Contributors: Denise Balkissoon, editor; Mike De Souza, editor; Shawn Parkinson, illustrator


Silver / Médaille d’argent

The People’s Filter
The Tyee
Writer: Zoë Yunker
Contributors: David Beers, editor; Jackie Wong, editor; Christopher Cheung, reporter


Honourable Mention / Mention honorable

Canada’s Best New Restaurants
Air Canada enRoute
Writer: Amy Rosen
Contributors: Virginie Gosselin, photographer; Renee Morrison, Sarah Musgrave, Caitlin Stall-Paquet, editors; Michael Tong, art director

I Switched To A Credit Union To Help Fight Climate Change
Chatelaine
Writer: Kat Tancock
Gillian Grace, editor; Mashal Butt, fact checker

Can You Trust the Organic Food Label?
Modern Farmer
Writer: Emily Baron Cadloff

Canada’s Most Livable Cities
The Globe and Mail
Writers: Mahima Singh, Chen Wang
Contributors: Christopher Manza, interactive editor; Ming Wong, art director; John Daly, backdesk editor; Abigale Subdhan, audience editor; Kathleen Fu, illustrator

When 94% is not 94
Toronto Star
Writer: Janet Hurley

Drink Detective : un sous-verre censé détecter la drogue du viol
Verdict santé
Autrices : Clémence Lamarche ; Marie-Ève Bergeron

Pesticides: peut-on faire confiance à Santé Canada?
Verdict santé
Auteur : Jean-François Gazaille

Best Topical Reporting: Climate Change / Meilleure reportage thématique : changement climatique

Gold / Médaille d’or

A River Runs Above Us
Hakai Magazine
Writer: Serena Renner


Silver / Médaille d’argent

In Gjoa Haven, a greenhouse creates new possibilities
The Globe and Mail
Writer: Amber Bracken
Contributors: Clare Vander Meersch, photo editing; Mackenzie Lad, digital design; Lisan Jutras, editing


Honourable Mention / Mention honorable

Frantic escapes, damaged homes and lost time: First Nations hit hardest when wildfire season comes
Canada’s National Observer
Writer: Matteo Cimellaro, reporter
Contributor: Jennifer Osborne, photographer

Last bastion of ice
Canadian Geographic
Writer: Dustin Patar
Contributor: Abi Hayward, editor

An American water crisis: The parching of U.S. southwest is becoming real. It could affect Canada, too
CBC News
Writer: Alexander Panetta, Washington correspondent
Contributors: Jason Burles, photographer | Amy Husser, editing and layout

Partir en fumée : L’été 2023, le début du reste de nos vies
Le Devoir
Autrice : Sarah Boumedda
Collaborateurs : Cédric Gagnon, Catherine Bombardier

On the ground with Indigenous communities fleeing a climate inferno
Ricochet Media, IndigiNews Media, and the Real News Network
Writer: Brandi Morin, Journalist
Contributor: Amber Bracken, photographer

Can Tuvalu be saved?
The Globe and Mail
Writer: Andrea Woo
Contributors: Jesse Winter, photography; Mackenzie Lad, digital design; Micah Toub, editing; Clare Vander Meersch, photo editing

‘Death by a thousand clearcuts’: Canada’s deep-snow caribou are vanishing
The Narwhal
Writer: Sarah Cox, journalist
Contributors: Carol Linnitt, editor; Lindsay Sample, editor; Karan Saxena, editor; Shawn Parkinson, illustrator

Toronto’s secret flood map
Toronto Star
Writers: Kate Allen, reporter; May Warren, reporter
Contributors: Serena Willoughby, editor; Nathan Pilla, design and web development; Nathan Pilla, graphics; Tania Pereira, digital producer; Cameron Tulk, graphics editor

Innovation in Digital Storytelling / Innovation de l’année

Gold / Médaille d’or

Secret Canada
The Globe and Mail
Contributors: Tom Cardoso, Robyn Doolittle, Carys Mills, Mahima Singh, Andrew Louis, Ming Wong, Samantha Edwards, Steve Kupferman, Ibnul Chowdhury, Andrew Saikali, Yang Sun


Silver / Médaille d’argent

Climate Dashboard
CBC News Labs
Contributors: Naël Shiab, senior data producer; Andrew Ryan, Adam Nyx, Robert Davidson and Naël Shiab, development; Richard Grasley, design;  Amy Husser, editing; Elizabeth Haggarty, executive producer

En bref, un nouveau format d’information signé Radio-Canada
Radio-Canada Info
Collaborateurs : Jessica Bolduc, chef de produit ; Chloé Allard, responsable design ; Francis Lapierre, responsable technique ; Alain Rochefort, chef de pupitre ; Guillaume Mallette-Vanier, chercheur UX ; Mohamed Zalegh, chef de projet; Alexandra Côté-St-Louis et Frédérique Lévesque, designers


Honourable Mention / Mention honorable

The year of the Greenbelt: how Doug Ford’s bid to build housing on protected land backfired
The Narwhal
Contributors: Emma McIntosh, reporter; Shawn Parkinson, art director; Arik Ligeti and Karan Saxena, audience editors; Christopher Katsarov Luna, photographer; Jarrett Sitter, illustrator; Denise Balkissoon, editor; Elaine Anselmi, editor

How Diverse are Toronto’s Galleries? Check Out This Database to Find Out.
The Green Line
Contributors: Hans Xu, Amit Nehru, Anita Li

La carte interactives des pays où voyager pour pas cher
ProtégezVous
Collaboratrices : Amélie Cléroux ; Capucine Cloutier

General Excellence in Digital Publishing / Excellence générale en publication numérique

Small / Petite publication

Gold / Médaille d’or

We were truly impressed by The Breach‘s transformative journalism with a hint of criticism. It’s a young publication, but has made a name for itself with original investigations and socially-engaged analysis, punching above its weight.

— DPA Jury

Honourable Mention / Mention honorable

Empreintes
The Local


Medium / Moyenne publication

Gold / Médaille d’or

We were thoroughly impressed by Canadaland‘s content, which maintained a high quality across its offerings in both English and French. 

— DPA Jury

Honourable Mention / Mention honorable

Healthy Debate
Rad


Large / Grande publication

Gold / Médaille d’or

We selected Le Devoir for the publication’s demonstrated commitment to journalistic integrity, intellectual rigour, and an impressive adaptation to the digital age.

— DPA Jury

Honourable Mention / Mention honorable

The Globe and Mail
Toronto Star


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