CBC journalists win Atlantic Journalism Awards
Annual awards honour excellence and achievement in journalism on the East Coast
The winners of the 2025 Atlantic Journalism Awards (AJAs) were announced at a gala event in Halifax on June 7.
CBC received 24 AJAs including 11 Gold, seven Silver and six Bronze with work from all four provinces recognized.
Each year, the AJAs honour journalistic excellence and achievement for print, radio, TV, digital news and current affairs in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador.
The 2025 Student Award winners are: Magdalena Bastida, NSCC Dartmouth; Judith Mendiolea Lelo de Larrea, Holland College Journalism and Communications; Raeesa Alibhai, Andie Mollins, Landon Morris, Aidan Rawding, Dylan Taylor, University of King's College School of Journalism and Jessie Bruce, NSCC Dartmouth. CBC was among the Student Award sponsors.
Audio
GOLD - Caroline Hillier - Atlantic Voice, A bundle of trauma, a patchwork of healing
SILVER - Emma Smith, Dave Irish - Atlantic Voice, Marie the fashion queen
Enterprise Reporting
GOLD - Angela MacIvor - CBC Atlantic Investigative Unit, Healthcare Denied
Feature
GOLD - Yassir El Tahan, Caroline Hillier - Atlantic Voice, Chance Encounter
SILVER - Jonna Brewer - CBC New Brunswick, Hunter Remembered
BRONZE - Lindsay Bird- Atlantic Voice, Mushroom People
Information Program
GOLD - Don Munro - CBC Cape Breton, Information Morning Cape Breton
BRONZE - Isabelle Gallant - CBC Prince Edward Island, Island Morning's Ferry Remote Show
Video
Enterprise Reporting
GOLD - Nicola Seguin - CBC Nova Scotia, Housing Crisis
GOLD - Heather Gillis, Ted Dillon, Chelsea Jacobs - CBC Newfoundland and Labrador, Someone's Son: Repatriating Newfoundland's Unknown Soldier
SILVER - Terry Roberts, Danny Arsenault, Peter Gullage - CBC Newfoundland and Labrador, An underwater war story: Hitler's U-boat
Newscast (television)
GOLD - Tracy Lightfoot - CBC Prince Edward Island, CBC News: Compass
Any Medium
Arts & Entertainment Reporting and Writing
SILVER - Melissa Tobin - CBC Newfoundland and Labrador, Mark Bragg's Song of Recovery
BRONZE - Curtis Hicks, Caroline Hillier - Atlantic Voice, Shake my hand, I'm from Newfoundland
SILVER- Angela MacIvor - CBC Nova Scotia, Who's at your door?
BRONZE - Shane Magee - CBC New Brunswick, Engineer suspended
Civic Affairs Reporting and Writing
BRONZE - Ariana Kelland, Rob Antle - CBC Newfoundland and Labrador, As N.L. struggles to house people with complex needs, homeowner caught in the middle
Climate Action Reporting and Writing
SILVER - Rhythm Rathi, Roger Cosman - CBC News New Brunswick, Fishermen cleaning up huge snarls of ghost gear in Bay of Fundy want funding to continue
Indigenous Affairs Reporting and Writing
GOLD - Anthony Germain, Francesca Swann, Ken Cave, Heidi Atter - CBC Newfoundland and Labrador, Our Children, Our Legacy: The Fight for Innu Education
Social Justice Reporting and Writing
BRONZE - Malone Mullin - CBC Newfoundland and Labrador, Doctors said her gangrenous appendix was just anxiety. She's not alone
Sports Reporting and Writing
GOLD - Prapti Bamaniya - CBC New Brunswick, Tennis Prodigy
Special Awards
GOLD - Celina Aalders - CBC Nova Scotia, Celina Aalders: show of work
The Mike Critch Excellence in Crime Reporting Award
SILVER - Ryan Cooke, Rob Antle - CBC News Atlantic Investigative Unit, A Darkness on the Edge of Town
Radio-Canada winners
Journalists from Radio-Canada Acadie also took home awards:
Information Program (audio)
SILVER - Équipe Heure de pointe - "Heure de pointe - Atlantique Spéciale éclipse totale" - Radio-Canada Moncton
Newscast (television)
SILVER - Janic Godin et l'équipe du Téléjournal Acadie - Le Téléjournal Acadie - Crise politique à Ottawa - Radio-Canada Acadie Moncton
Podcasting
GOLD - Karine Godin - Sans réponses : l'affaire Marcel et Marcia - Radio-Canada Acadie Moncton
Video Journalism
BRONZE - Julien Lecacheur - Julien Lecacheur Vidéo journaliste Î.-P.-É.: show of work -Radio-Canada Acadie Moncton