Global News has been named winners in three categories of the 2023 RTDNA Canada eastern region awards.
The RTDNA Canada Awards recognizes the achievements of journalists, programs, platforms, stations and newsgathering organizations in audio, digital and video.
The Global Halifax and Global New Brunswick journalists who were named winners are:
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- Alex Cooke – Best Feature News/Digital – N.S. workers say wages, ‘shut up, do your job’ mentality driving labour shortage
- Shelley Steeves – Best Feature/TV – Finding joy in tiny tires
- Alicia Draus – Best Audio-Visual Storytelling – Mawita’jik Competition Pow Wow
These winners will now compete with winners from the central, prairies and west regions for the Best Canadian Local News Awards — which will be announced Oct. 21 in Toronto.
Global News was also named a finalist in the eastern region for Best VJ/Video for Callum Smith’s work on the Hurricane Fiona damage.