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The Globe and Mail wins four Jack Webster Awards

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The Globe and Mail · collected 2026-11-03 · by Temur Durrani

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The Globe and Mail received four Jack Webster Awards for outstanding journalism at the 40th annual ceremony in Vancouver. The awards recognized their coverage of the Tumbler Ridge school shooting, environmental protection efforts in British Columbia, and an analysis of Canada’s bail reform system. Notably, Justine Hunter won three awards: one as part of a team for news reporting on the Tumbler Ridge tragedy, and two individual prizes for feature stories about environmental issues and historical conservation.
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The Globe and Mail won four prestigious Jack Webster Awards for journalism excellence in British Columbia, including extensive coverage of the Tumbler Ridge school shooting, bail reform, and environmental protection efforts. The awards were announced at a ceremony in downtown Vancouver on November 3, 2026. Globe journalists received three awards each for Justine Hunter, who covered legislative issues, and her team's work on protecting B.C.'s wilderness areas and the Hecate Strait from oil tankers. Hunter also contributed to coverage of the Tumbler Ridge shooting, which highlighted the challenges faced by Canadian news outlets in covering such incidents compared to their U.S. counterparts.

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🔮 Ms. Hunter also won a Webster for her interactive story with visual journalist Jeremy Agius about how a moratorium has mostly kept tankers out of B.C.’s Hecate Strait, though Canada’s ambitions to ship oil to new markets could be perilous in what’s been called the fourth-most dangerous body of water in the world.
2026-11-03 · assertive framing · The Globe and Mail wins four Jack Webster Awards
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The Tumbler Ridge coverage included exclusive stories with vivid language and meticulous reporting, much of which was published just hours after the shooting – such as a piece on a 12-year-old student who hid in a closet with classmates; how the shooter suffered from crucial mental-health challenges and had a history with psychedelic mushrooms; and details about the disturbing social-media messages that foreshadowed the violence.
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🔮 Ms. Hunter also won a Webster for her interactive story with visual journalist Jeremy Agius about how a moratorium has mostly kept tankers out of B.C.’s Hecate Strait, though Canada’s ambitions to ship oil to new markets could be perilous in what’s been called the fourth-most dangerous body of water in the world.
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The Globe and Mail has won four prestigious Jack Webster Awards for work on topics that include extensive coverage of the Tumbler Ridge school shooting, the complexity of bail reform in Canada and the necessity of protecting wilderness in British Columbia. asserted
that → win → Columbia
The accolades, which honour excellence in journalism across B.C., were announced at the ceremony’s 40th annual iteration in downtown Vancouver on Monday. asserted
which → honour → Monday
Globe journalists were nominated in eight categories and won in four of them, making the publication the leading news outlet at the event two years in a row. asserted
publication → nominate → row
Justine Hunter, The Globe’s Victoria-based legislative reporter, received three awards – one as part of a team, and two for her feature stories on environmental protection. asserted
Hunter → base → protection
This past February, Ms. Hunter worked alongside a substantial number of Globe staff who mobilized immediately in the aftermath of a mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. Canadian news outlets have significantly less experience covering deadly gun attacks in schools than their U.S. counterparts. asserted
outlets → work → counterparts
But when violence erupted in the small town tucked in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies, The Globe drew on the entirety of its reporters in the B.C. bureau, as well as journalists in Calgary, Edmonton and Toronto. asserted
Globe → erupt → Calgary
The Tumbler Ridge coverage included exclusive stories with vivid language and meticulous reporting, much of which was published just hours after the shooting – such as a piece on a 12-year-old student who hid in a closet with classmates; how the shooter suffered from crucial mental-health challenges and had a history with psychedelic mushrooms; and details about the disturbing social-media messages that foreshadowed the violence. asserted
that → include → violence
For their work on the tragedy, Ms. Hunter and the Globe team of Nathan VanderKlippe, Mike Hager, Andrea Woo, Jana G. Pruden, Tu Thanh Ha and Patrick White took home the prize of Best News Reporting of the Year. asserted
Hunter → take → Year
What is particularly validating is the jurors recognized brave, independent work,” said Globe and Mail editor-in-chief David Walmsley. asserted
Walmsley → validate → work
Ms. Hunter also won a Webster for her interactive story with visual journalist Jeremy Agius about how a moratorium has mostly kept tankers out of B.C.’s Hecate Strait, though Canada’s ambitions to ship oil to new markets could be perilous in what’s been called the fourth-most dangerous body of water in the world. uncertain
what → win → world
Additionally, Ms. Hunter’s personal expedition retracing the steps of an adventurous 20-year-old woman who helped map the protected Strathcona Provincial Park in the summer of 1910 won for excellence in feature reporting. asserted
who → retrace → reporting
Vancouver-based Globe justice reporter David Ebner was awarded the top prize in the legal category for his piece examining Prime Minister Mark Carney’s promises toward stricter bail rules. asserted
Ebner → base → rules
Despite the apparent political consensus that bail in Canada is too lenient, data show that a record number of people are not being released through that system, Mr. Ebner reported. asserted
Ebner → show → system
Monday’s ceremony was co-hosted by CBC journalists Dan Burritt and Jason D’Souza. asserted
ceremony → co → Burritt
Environment-focused publication The Narwhal received three top honours, one of which was a partnership with the non-profit Investigative Journalism Foundation; while the CBC and IndigiNews, the Indigenous-led online outlet, each won in two categories. asserted
CBC → focus → categories
The awards are handed out by the Jack Webster Foundation, named after the influential late reporter from Western Canada. asserted
awards → hand → Canada
The foundation says its annual celebration is meant to create a community where B.C. journalism thrives. asserted
journalism → say → community
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