Recognizing excellence in Canadian digital publishing since 2016. Nominees announced April 28. Awards June 5, 2026.

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Friday is almost here. The 11th Annual Digital Publishing Awards luncheon takes place this Friday, June 5, at Arcadian Court in Toronto. Join us as we celebrate outstanding digital journalism and publishing. Tickets are still available: zurl.co/1Rem7 #DPA26
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Congratulations to @maxfawcett! Your column in @NatObserver is nominated in the Best Column category #DPA22 buff.ly/3kDaODV
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"Black on Bay Street" by @deeroderique in @globeandmail wins Gold for Best Personal Essay. #DPA18
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Winner of the #DPA20 Emerging Excellence Award, here's @JaneLytv of @BuzzfeedNews. Congrats, Jane!
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.@thewalrus's "Objectivity Is a Privilege Afforded to White Journalists" by @Pacinthe is nominated for the #DPA21 Best Feature Article: Long award. Congrats! buff.ly/3eowizw
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Congratulations, @TanyaTalaga! Your column published in @globeandmail is nominated in for Best Column #DPA22 buff.ly/3kDaODV
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The #DPA20 Emerging Excellence Award goes to @JaneLytv of @BuzzfeedNews. Establishing herself as a global leader in debunking disinformation along with her vision and leadership skills impressed our jury. Congrats, Jane! Explore Jane's work here ⤵️ buff.ly/2X1U5PB
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"Missing and Murdered: Finding Cleo" by @CBCNews wins Gold in the Best Podcast category. #DPA19
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Judges were impressed by the impact of the stories by #DPA23 Emerging Excellence winner, @EmmaMci, saying "Her reporting could serve as a model for how to do journalism that stands out". Congrats, Emma!
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Taking Gold for Best News Coverage is the @TorontoStar and the @thenarwhalca for their work on the Ford government greenbelt scandal. This series of articles helped uncover the story of a major ethical and environmental scandal in Ontario. Congratulations to the Star team!
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Congratulations to @KVey of @TVO, winner of the 2019 Digital Publishing Leadership Award. Read about Vey's leadership, innovation, and dedication to Canadian digital publishing here: bit.ly/2V6nfhr #DPA19
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Félicitations à @kick1972 ! Patrick Lagacé pour @LP_LaPresse a gagné la médaille d'or dans la catégorie Meilleur chronique #DPA23
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Congrats to @davidzelikovitz in @MacleansMag for winning silver @DPAwards, Best Online Video: “Elton McDonald: The tunnel digger” #DPA2016
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A huge congrats to @XtraMagazine, for willing gol in General Excellence in Digital Publishing (Medium)! The jury said that "At a time where queer rights are endangered, Xtra Magazine stands as a beacon for reliable, in-depth coverage." #DPA23
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🏆 The 2023 Digital Publishing Leadership Award goes to... @JudeIsabella, Editor-in-Chief of @hakaimagazine! A beacon of dedication, innovation, and leadership in journalism. Congratulations, Jude! 🎉 #DigitalPublishing #LeadershipAward buff.ly/44ohCv2
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.@SprawlCalgary wins gold for the General Excellence award (small publication). #DPA19
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The prestigious #DPA21 Emerging Excellence Award goes to @bychrischeung of @thetyee. Congrats, Chris! buff.ly/3eowizw
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Congratulations to @namshine of @tvo — a #DPA21 nominee in Best Column! buff.ly/3c2wtPm
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We’re thrilled to announce that @ericalenti is hosting the 6th annual—and first-ever virtual—Digital Publishing Awards winners’ celebration! Join us on June 11th at 4PM ET, we'll be live-streaming the winners reveal on Facebook and on our website. digitalpublishingawards.ca/a…
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We are so grateful to the 75 volunteer judges who—despite a pandemic—have worked hard to evaluate the numerous entries we've received. Their nominations will be revealed on April 30 at 10AM ET. Learn more about the 2020 jury here: bit.ly/2wJP4AW
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The gold winner in the #DPA22 Best Personal Essay category is @mminelle with "Finding My Voice as My Mother Lost Hers" published in @thewalrus. Well done! buff.ly/3u8Deso
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.@Garossino's column in @NatObserver is a Best Column nominee. Congratulations, Sandy! #DPA22 buff.ly/3kDaODV
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.@amanda_parris of @cbcarts wins silver in the #DPA21 Best Column category for hercolumn "Black Light." Congratulations! buff.ly/3eowizw
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"The Sprawl: 2017 Election Edition" from @sprawlcalgary wins Gold in Best News Coverage: Small Newsroom. #DPA18
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It is our honour to announce that @thetyee has won gold in the General Excellence in Digital Publishing: Medium Publications category! Congratulations to everyone at The Tyee! #DPA22 buff.ly/2HUN9NR
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We're very pleased to announce that award-winning journalist and @dailyxtra editor Eternity Martis @eternitymartis will host this year's DPA Soirée on May 29 at One King West Hotel in Toronto. Nominations will be announced and tickets on sale May 2. #DPA19
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A huge congratulations to @anyazoledz, one of this year's Emerging Excellence finalists! @vicecanada #DPA21
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Congratulations, @cbcpodcasts! "Kuper Island" wins gold in the Best Podcast: Current Affairs category. Congrats to @duncanmccue and the rest of the team! #DPA23
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The coveted #DPA21 General Excellence in Digital Publishing: Medium award goes to @thenarwhalca. Huge congratulations! buff.ly/3eowizw
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Congratulations to all finalists for the 2023 Digital Publishing Awards! Your commitment to outstanding storytelling and journalism is truly inspiring. To view the complete list of finalists, visit:digitalpublishingawards.ca/2… #DigitalPublishingAwards #journalism #storytelling #DPA23
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"A Long-Term Tragedy" by @SimonLewsen in @thelocalhealth wins gold in the #DPA21 Best Feature Article: Long category. Congratulations! buff.ly/3eowizw
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.@vicecanada 's "I Hadn't Seen My Addict Father in Years—Then I Ran Into Him on the Street" by @JordanFoisy, @JoshVisser and @tashgrz is nominated for the #DPA20 Best Personal Essay award. Congratulations!
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Brandi Morin (@Songstress28) is nominated in the Best Feature Article: Long category — her second nomination this year — for the @ricochet_en and @IndigiNewsMedia story "Today is a good day to die" about an RCMP raid at Fairy Creek. buff.ly/3W8ZZ0t Congratulations Brandi!
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Congratulations, @EmmaMci! "Research shows more highways don’t fix traffic congestion. So why is Ontario still building them?," published in @thenarwhalca, is the WINNER for Best Service Feature. #DPA24
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Way to go @JaneLytv of @BuzzfeedNews! Jane is a finalist in the #DPA20 Emerging Excellence category! Learn more about the Emerging Excellence nominees here: buff.ly/2yTEFDG
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Congratulations to @TunneyTun whose "What It's Like to See the World Through a Lazy Eye" published in @walrusmagazine wins gold in the #DPA20 Best Personal Essay category. buff.ly/2ZB0G5r
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"Providing Care, Barely Getting By" by @KalliPearl, published in @thelocalhealth wins gold in the #DPA20 Best Feature Article: Short category. Congratulations! buff.ly/2THFTcB
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Nominated in the #DPA22 Best Digital Editorial Package category is "Black on the Prairies," published in @CBCNews, Congrats to the whole team! buff.ly/3kDaODV
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.@TheLocal_TO is nominated for General Excellence in Digital Publishing in the small division. Well done to the entire team! #DPA23 digitalpublishingawards.ca/2…
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Congratulations, @RyersonReview, on your gold win! #DPA17
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The coveted #DPA20 General Excellence in Digital Publishing: Small award goes to @TheTyee. Huge congratulations! See what makes The Tyee a winning publication: thetyee.ca
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The gold winner in the #DPA22 Best Feature Article category is "Cases of missing trans people are rarely solved. A married pair of forensic genealogists is hoping to change that" in @xtramagazine. Congratulations to @ericalenti! buff.ly/2WDe4GK
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We are excited to share that @torontostar's "The Last Orca" has also won gold in the #DPA22 Best Digital Editorial Package category. Congratulations again to @mckennadeighton and @andresplana. buff.ly/3z7BXas
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Congrats to @XtraMagazine - gold winners in #DPA20 Best News Coverage: Community Publication for "Rainbow Votes 2019: LGBTQ2S Issues and the Canadian Federal Election". Congrats @EricaLenti @rachelagiese and team! Read the award-winning coverage ⤵️ buff.ly/2Xux7jj
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Emily Chung, Andre Mayer, and @NebulousNikki wins Gold for Best New Magazine Writer with "What on Earth" in @CBCNews. #DPA19
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Congratulations to @brodiefenlon, Senior Director of Daily News and Bureaus for @CBCNews, who is this year's recipient of the Digital Publishing Leadership Award. #DPA18
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And the Gold goes to... @bychrischeung's "The Yips Are in the House Again". Congratulations to the writer and team behind "The Yips Are in the House Again," published in @TheTyee. Amazing work writer @bychrischeung! #DPA24
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The gold winner in the #DPA20 Best Digital Editorial Package is @GR_Program for "The Fish You (Don't Know You) Eat". Congrats! buff.ly/2DKetdV
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"The last of the untamed: Wedzin Kwa and the Wet’suwet’en fight to save her" published in @ricochet_en wins gold in the #DPA23 Best Feature Article: Long category! Congratulations to @Songstress28 !
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Nous sommes ravis d'annoncer que Yannick Pinel est le lauréat 2022 du Prix d'excellence pour le leadership ! Félicitations, @yannickpinel ! #DPA22 Pour en savoir plus sur Yannick, cliquez ici : buff.ly/3yeevb6
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To help drive @DPAwards program, @elamin88 Elamin Abdelmahmoud, Social Media Editor at @BuzzFeedCanada and Editor, News Curation at @BuzzFeedNews is joining the National Media Awards Foundation’s board of directors. Welcome! digitalpublishing.blog/2017/…
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.@XtraMagazine's "Suicidal ideation, my intrusive visitor" by @nikostratis is nominated in the Best Personal Essay category. Congrats, Niko! #DPA22 buff.ly/3kDaODV
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The National Media Awards Foundation is proud to present the 2020 Digital Publishing Awards nominees. The Digital Publishing Awards—now in its fifth year—recognize and promote the excellent work of Canadian digital publications and creators. digitalpublishingawards.ca/n…
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Congratulations again to @judeisabella, recipient of the #DPA23 Leadership Award! Jude's innovation, dedication, and exceptional leadership have been instrumental in the success of @hakaimagazine! digitalpublishingawards.ca/d…
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"WE Charity" by @CANADALAND is a #DPA21 Best News Coverage finalist. Well done to the entire team! buff.ly/3c2wtPm
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@TanyaTalaga 's column, published in @globeandmail, wins silver in the #NMAB2B22 Best Column category. Congrats, Tanya! buff.ly/3z5ozUi
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Congratulations to Radiyah Chowdhury of @Chatelaine — a #DPA21 nominee in Best Column! buff.ly/3eowizw
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Way to go! The #DPA21 General Excellence in Digital Publishing: Small award goes to @thelocalhealth! buff.ly/3eowizw
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Congratulations to @TheTyee, a nominee for General Excellence in Digital Publishing: Small Publication. #DPA20
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A huge round of applause to @jwsthomson for winning gold in Best Feature Article for "The frontline of conservation: how Indigenous guardians are reinforcing sovereignty and science on their lands," published in @thenarwhalca. #DPA23
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.@thelocalhealth is a finalist for General Excellence in Digital Publishing—congrats! #DPA21
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.@TheLocal_TO has WON the Best News Coverage (Community Publication) category for coverage of the Toronto 2023 mayoral election! Congratulations to editors @nickhunebrown, @royinori, @taimhuynh and the team of contributors! #DPA24
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.@nikostratis is nominated for "Getting Sober and Coming Out." Congrats, Niko! That's TWO nominations for @xtramagazine in the category of Best Personal Essay. #DPA21 buff.ly/3eowizw
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We are thrilled to announce that "Cool Mules" is the gold winner in the #DPA21 Best Podcast: Arts & Culture category! Huge congrats to @xokasia, @JesseBrown, @goldsbie, and @ChandraBulucon of @CANADALAND! buff.ly/3eowizw
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Big congrats to @bychrischeung, who is nominated for the #DPA21 Emerging Excellence award! @thetyee
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"Murder on the Prairies" by @Jana_Pruden in @GlobeandMail wins Gold in the Best Feature Article: Long category. #DPA19
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Wow! @HistoricaCanada wins gold in Best Podcast: Arts, Culture and Society, for "Strong and Free". Congratulations to @garveyschild and @mediagfs! buff.ly/38v85tQ
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"As It Happens / As It Happens 50th anniversary animations" by @CBCRadio wins Gold in the Best Social Storytelling category. #DPA19
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We are pleased to announce that @sprawlcalgary is nominated for Best News Coverage for "S8: The Alberta Election Edition". See all #DPA20 nominees here: buff.ly/2yTEFDG
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Congratulations to @amandajfollett and @moirawyton on being nominated for the #DPA22 Best Feature Article: Long award! "A Legacy of Mistrust: Can Indigenous Health Care in BC’s North Turn a Corner?" is published in @thetyee buff.ly/3kDaODV
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Congratulations to @CraigSilverman and @JaneLytv of @buzzfeednews, nominated for Best Science and Technology Storytelling for "Disinformation For Hire: How A New Breed Of PR Firms Is Selling Lies Online"! See all of the #DPA21 nominees here: buff.ly/3eowizw
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"I wanted an abortion in Nova Scotia" by @JessLeeder of @GlobeandMail wins Gold for Best Personal Essay. #DPA19
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Congrats to @LaurenPelley, Amina Zafar, @adamsmiller and the @CBCNews team! CBC Health's Second Opinion for their second place win in the Best Editorial Newsletter category . #DPA24
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Congratulations to @thenarwhalca team of @sevawood, @michellecyca, @lindsaysample, Shawn Parkinson, Jesse Winter & Karlene Harvey who worked on "Nourish", nominated for Best Digital Editorial Package: Small Publication at #DPA24! buff.ly/3W8ZZ0t
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We're excited to share that @thelocalhealth has won gold for "Vaccinating Toronto" in the Best News Coverage (Community Publication) category! Congratulations to everyone involved. #DPA22 buff.ly/3wX3KJs
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"Rad : Couverture des élections fédérales 2021", publié dans @CBCRadioCanada, remporte l'or aux #DPA22 dans la catégorie Meilleur récit sur les médias sociaux. Bravo à l'équipe! buff.ly/3meMI3r
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"Queeries" by @PeterKnegt from @CBCArts wins Gold for Best Column. #DPA19
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Here's a message from @n_de_rosa , winner of the Best Science & Technology Storytelling category #DPA22 Voici un message de @n_de_rosa , lauréat du catégorie Meilleur reportage : science et technologie.
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The #DPA20 gold in Best Feature Article goes to "How the RCMP found Canada’s most wanted fugitives with a raven, a Cree trapper and luck" by @RenataDAliesio and @MelTait of the @globeandmail. Congratulations! buff.ly/2X4Lqfe
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Congratulations, @jsrutgers! "Residents of Peguis First Nation face an impossible choice as they tackle yet another major flood," published in @thenarwhalca and @WinnipegNews, has tied for silver in Best Feature Article. #DPA23
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.@FalenJohnson, @LeahSimoneBowen and @KatieJensen of @CBCpodcasts are nominated for Best Podcast for "The Secret Life of Canada"! See all of the #DPA20 nominees here: buff.ly/2yTEFDG
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Congratulations, @nikostratis! "The Fence," published by @Hazlitt, is the winner of category Best Personal Essay. #DPA24
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The National Media Awards Foundation congratulates the 165 finalists of the 6th annual Digital Publishing Awards. 163 publications across Canada participated in the competition, and entries were evaluated by over 70 dedicated, volunteer judges. #DPA21 digitalpublishingawards.ca/n…
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Nominated for @DPAwards for Best Blog or Online-Only Column: “Jennifer Ditchburn columns” by @IRPP. Written & edited by @jenditchburn #DPA17
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The future is extremely bright for the #DPA22 Emerging Excellence Award winner, @Michelle_Gamage! Congratulations, Michelle! buff.ly/3Me9G5j
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City Hall Watcher ( @cityhallwatcher ) wins gold in the Best Editorial Newsletter category! A big congratulations to @GraphicMatt and Neville Park! #DPA22 buff.ly/3N3Uett
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Gold winner for Best Personal Essay, @deeroderique’s article “Black on Bay Street” published in @globeandmail #DPA18
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And accepting the Gold award on behalf of @GR_Program for "The Fish You (Don't Know You) Eat" is Oscar Beardmore-Gray @oscarbg95.
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One of this year's incredible finalists in Best Podcast: Current Affairs is @TorontoStar with "It’s Political with Althia Raj." Congrats to everyone involved #DPA23 buff.ly/411CFjV
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.@TheLocal_TO wins gold for General Excellence in Digital Publishing in the small division. Judges said that 'Despite its size, The Local rises to the challenge of competing with Toronto's plethora of larger media outlets." Well done to the entire team! #DPA23
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"On the ground with Indigenous communities fleeing a climate inferno" by @Songstress28 is nominated for Best Topical Reporting: Climate Change at #DPA24! Congratulations to @ricochet_en @IndigiNewsMedia and Real News Network buff.ly/3W8ZZ0t
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.@thenarwhalca's "Wet'suwet'en Coverage" is a nominee in the #DPA21 Best News Coverage category. Congratulations! buff.ly/3c2wtPm
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.@elamin88, @RosieBarton, @godmere and Kristin Nelson of @cbcpodcasts are nominated for Best Podcast: News & Politics for "Party Lines." See all of the #DPA21 nominees here: buff.ly/3eowizw
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"Kinder Morgan's pipeline in Canada" from @NatObserver wins Silver in Best News Coverage: Small Newsroom. #DPA18
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Congrats to the #DPA20 Best Photo Storytelling gold winner: "Paving a New Road for Rap" by @MichelleWSiu @J_Agius @MelTait and @Theresaphoto of @globeandmail. buff.ly/2RAdzK5
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