Appendix 1

Michener Awards Winners and Finalists, 1970-2022

2022 - The Globe and Mail, “Hockey Canada’s Secret Funds”

Citations of Merit: CBC Saskatchewan, The Eastern Graphic, The Globe and Mail, Radio-Canada, and Toronto Star

2021 - CBC Saskatoon and The Globe and Mail, “Residential Schools” 

Citations of Merit: CBC News, CBC Saskatchewan, Global News, Kamloops This Week, and The Globe and Mail

2020 - APTN, “Death by Neglect”

Citations of Merit: CBC News, Winnipeg Free Press, The Gazette (Montreal), La Presse, and The Globe and Mail

2019 - The Globe and Mail, “False promises”

Citations of Merit: The Halifax Examiner, CBC News, La Presse, The London Free Press, and the Institute for Investigative Journalism

2018 - The Telegraph-Journal, “Seat belts on school buses”

Citations of Merit: APTN, CBC, The Standard (St. Catharines), Waterloo Region Record, and Toronto Star, CBC News and Radio-Canada (joint project)

2017 - The Globe and Mail, “Unfounded, police records of sexual assaults”

Citations of Merit: Vancouver Sun, The Globe and Mail, CBC Edmonton, Cogeco Media, Global TV, and Toronto Star

2016 - The London Free Press, “Indiscernible”

Citations of Merit: The Globe and Mail, Canada’s National Observer, La Presse, Toronto Star, and CBC, Radio-Canada and Toronto Star (joint project)

2015 - Enquête (Radio-Canada) “Police abuse of Indigenous women, Val d’Or, Québec”

Citations of Merit: The Canadian Press, The Globe and Mail, The Telegraph Journal, Toronto Star, and the CBC, The Globe and Mail and Toronto Star (for their combined work)

2014 - The Globe and Mail, “Thalidomide”

Citations of Merit: L’actualité, CBC-TV News, CBC North, The Canadian Press, and Vancouver Sun

2013 - Toronto Star, “Toronto Mayor Rob Ford and Crack Cocaine”

Citations of Merit: Canadian Press, CTV News, Edmonton Journal and Calgary Herald, and Windsor Star

2014 - Postmedia and Ottawa Citizen, “Robocalls”

Citations of Merit: CBC and Enquête (Radio-Canada), The Coast (Halifax), La Presse, Toronto Star, and Vancouver Sun.

2011 - Times Colonist (Victoria), “Underfunding for People with Developmental Difficulties”

Citations of Merit: CBC (Vancouver), The Globe and Mail,

La Presse, Toronto Star and Windsor Star

2010 - the fifth estate (CBC-TV), “Ashley Smith: out of control”

Citations of Merit: Calgary Herald, The Eastern Door, The Hamilton Spectator, and Découverte (Radio-Canada), and Vancouver Sun

2009 - The Gazette (Montréal), “City Mismanagement of Water Construction Project”

Citations of Merit: W5 (CTV), The Globe and Mail, National Post, Times Colonist (Victoria), and Enquête (Radio-Canada)

2008 - CBC/Radio-Canada and The Canadian Press, “Taser stun guns”

Citations of Merit: The Hamilton Spectator, Toronto Star, Winnipeg Free Press, Le Courrier de Saint-Hyacinthe, and The Globe and Mail

2007 - The Globe and Mail and La Presse, “The Treatment of Afghan Detainees” (for their combined coverage)

Citations of Merit: Le Devoir, The London Free Press, The Province (Vancouver), Toronto Star and CBC and The Globe and Mail (joint project)

2006 - Prince George Citizen, “Truckers’ Deaths on Logging Roads”

Citations of Merit: CBC, The Globe and Mail, The Hamilton Spectator, Nunatsiaq News, La Presse, and Toronto Star and Kitchener-Waterloo Record (joint project)

2005 - The Globe and Mail, “Breast cancer”

Citations of Merit: The Canadian Medical Association Journal, La Presse, Radio-Canada, Toronto Star, Times Colonist (Victoria), and Vancouver Sun

2004 - The Globe and Mail, “Federal sponsorship scandal”

Citations of Merit: Calgary Herald, CBC, Canadian Medical Association Journal and Découverte (Radio-Canada), The Globe and Mail, and The Independent (NL)

2003 - La Presse, “Elderly in long term-care”

Citations of Merit: CBC News (Saskatoon), Winnipeg Free Press, Toronto Star, The Globe and Mail, and National Post

2002 - Toronto Star, “Race and Crime”

Citations of Merit: La Presse, Ottawa Citizen, The Globe and Mail, The London Free Press, and Edmonton Journal

2001 - Kitchener-Waterloo Record, “Municipal misuse of public funds”

Honourable Mention: Vancouver Sun
Citations of Merit: CBC News, The Canadian Press, Toronto Star, and Winnipeg Free Press

2000 - the fifth estate (CBC TV), “Police and the justice system”

Honourable Mention: The Globe and Mail
Citations of Merit: Ottawa Citizen, The Telegram, (St. John’s, NL), Toronto Star, and the Winnipeg Free Press

1999 - CBC National Radio News (Winnipeg), “Manitoba P.C. vote splitting scheme”

Honourable Mention: The Globe and Mail
Citations of Merit: The Province (Vancouver), Kitchener-Waterloo Record, Toronto Star, and Windsor Star

1998 - Toronto Star, “Ontario’s troubled health care system”

Honourable Mention: Maclean’s Citations of Merit: The Canadian Press, Ottawa Bureau, the fifth estate (CBC-TV), Ottawa Citizen, and Winnipeg Free Press

1997 - The Daily News (Halifax), “Shelburne school for boys”

Honourable Mention: Le Droit
Citations of Merit: Calgary Herald, The London Free Press, Marketplace (CBC-TV), and Toronto Star

1996 - Toronto Star, “Spousal abuse”

Honourable Mention: Le Devoir
Citations of Merit: the fifth estate (CBC-TV), The Times-Globe (Saint John, NB), Stoney Creek News (ON), and Toronto Star

1995 - CBC Radio (Ottawa), “Somalia military coverup”

Honourable Mention: Vancouver Sun
Citations of Merit: The Canadian Press, (Ottawa), The Province (Vancouver), and Toronto Star

1994 - CKNW / 98 (New Westminster), “Kemano power project”

Honourable Mention: Le Devoir
Citations of Merit: Edmonton Journal, Prince Albert Daily Herald, The Telegraph-Journal (Saint John, NB), and Toronto Star

1993 - Ottawa Citizen, “Privatizing Pearson airport,” and The Globe and Mail, “Tainted blood scandal” (tied)

Honourable Mention: The Standard (St. Catharines)
Citations of Merit: the fifth estate (CBC-TV), Edmonton Journal, and Toronto Star

1992 - Edmonton Journal, “Psychiatry on trial”

Honourable Mention: Winnipeg Free Press
Citations of Merit: Toronto Star and The Globe and Mail

1991 - CBC-TV (Toronto and Winnipeg), “Five investigative reports”

Honourable Mention: The Globe and Mail
Citations of Merit: CKSL-Q103 (London), Winnipeg Free Press, Prince Alberta Daily Herald, and L’Actualité

1990 - Elmira Independent, “Industrial contamination of water supply”

Honourable Mention: Le Droit and The Sault Star (jointly), The Yarmouth Vanguard (NS), and BCTV (Vancouver)
Citations of Merit: CKNW (Vancouver), Edmonton Journal, and Winnipeg Free Press

1989 - Le Devoir, “Inuit self-government in Québec”

Honourable Mention: Sunday Express (St. John’s, NL)
Citations of Merit: The Kingston Whig-Standard, Reader’s Digest (Montreal), Southam News (Ottawa), The Journal (CBC Toronto), and CKNW (New Westminster”

1988 - The Globe and Mail, “A package of investigations”

Honourable Mention: CJOH-TV (Ottawa)
Citation of Merit: Calgary Herald, Rock 103 (Moncton), The World-Spectator (Moosomin, Sask.), Vancouver Sun, and Winnipeg Free Press

1987 - CBC-TV, “24-hours on the street,” and Southam News, “The Literacy Project” (tied)

Honourable Mention: The Eastern Graphic (Montague, PEI)
Citations of Merit: The Kitchener-Waterloo Record, CFPL-TV (London) and Vancouver Sun

1986 - The Globe and Mail, “Police search and seizure in criminal code”

Honourable Mention: The Kingston Whig-Standard
Citations of Merit: The Kitchener-Waterloo Record, Regina Leader-Post, and The Standard (St. Catharines)

1985 - The Globe and Mail, “Illegal Immigrants,” and Toronto Star, “Multiculturalism” (tied)

Honourable Mention: The Standard (St. Catharines)

Citation of Merit: Calgary Herald and The Kitchener-Waterloo Record

1984 - The Kingston Whig-Standard, “Tax reform”

Honourable Mention: Radio-Canada (Montréal)
Citation of Merit: Ottawa Citizen, The Globe and Mail, and Winnipeg Free Press

1983 - The Kitchener-Waterloo Record, “Quality control in farm supply, shady stock sales, and Revenue Canada tax collecting methods”

Honourable Mention: The Kingston Whig-Standard and Ottawa Citizen
Citations of Merit: Calgary Herald, CBC (The Journal), and Edmonton Journal

1982 - The Manitoulin Expositor (Little Current, ON), “Suicide crisis”

Honourable Mention: The Hamilton Spectator
Citations of Merit: Edmonton Journal, CBOFT (Radio-Canada, Ottawa), The Globe and Mail, and CKTV (Regina)

1981 - CRTM-TV (Télé Métropole, Montréal), “Bank mismanagement,” and The Kitchener-Waterloo Record, “Land swindles” (tied)
Citations of Merit: La Presse, The Battleford News-Optimist (SK), and Regina Leader-Post

1980 - Edmonton Journal, “Child welfare abuses”

Honourable Mention: CHUM-FM (Toronto)
Citations of Merit: The Globe and Mail and Toronto Star

1979 - The Kingston Whig-Standard, “Fluoride poisoning Cornwall Island”

Honourable Mention: Edmonton Journal
Citations of Merit: The Calgary Albertan, Calgary Herald, and The Windsor Star

1978 - The Kitchener-Waterloo Record, “Contaminated meat packing plants”

Honourable Mention: BCTV (Vancouver) and Edmonton Journal
Citations of Merit: CFRN-TV (Edmonton), The Hamilton Spectator, The Kingston Whig-Standard

1977 - The Globe and Mail, “Child protection reform”

Honourable Mention: CBC-TV

1976 - The Vancouver Sun, “RCMP wrongdoings”

Honourable Mention: The London Free Press

1975 - The Montreal Gazette, “Women’s detention centres,” and The London Free Press, “Mercury poisoning Grassy Narrows” (tied)

1974 - The Montreal Gazette, “Montréal at the crossroads, development”

Honourable Mention: The London Free Press and Cape Breton Post

1973 - CTV, “Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil, surveillance”

Honourable Mention: Dartmouth Free Press, CHRC-AM (Québec) and CFCW-79 (Camrose, AB)

1972 - The Globe and Mail, “Government conflicts of interest” and The Scotian Journalist (Halifax), “Coverdale interprovincial home for women” (tied)

Honourable Mention: The Windsor Star and La Presse

1971 - CBC-TV, “The tenth decade”

Honourable Mention: The London Free Press, Ottawa Citizen, and The Windsor Star

1970 - The Financial Post and CBC-TV, “The charter revolution”

Honourable Mention: CKLG (Vancouver) and The Windsor Star