Saskatoon StarPhoenix, Regina Leader-Post Won Breaking News Award

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The joint submission of the two Saskatchewan newspapers won Friday in the breaking news category at the National Newspaper Awards in Toronto.

Posted on May 6, 2023 • Last updated 34 minutes ago • 2 minutes of reading

Dignitaries, political leaders, community members and family members of victims gather during a news conference held in front of the Bernard Constant Community School on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, on the James Smith Cree Nation. Photo by KAYLE NEIS /Regina leader-post

The Saskatoon StarPhoenix and Regina Leader-Post have won a national newspaper award for their coverage in the immediate hours after the tragic stabbing attack on the James Smith Cree Nation and the neighboring community of Weldon.

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The joint submission of the two Saskatchewan Postmedia newspapers won Friday in the breaking news category at the National Newspaper Awards in Toronto.

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“Our reporters cover breaking news to serve the public, and the tragedy that occurred last September on the James Smith Cree Nation is no exception,” Star-Phoenix Editor-in-Chief Ashley Trask said Saturday .

“The commitment to accuracy and excellence demonstrated by the StarPhoenix and Leader-Post newsrooms during this crisis is a remarkable example of collaboration to serve the public interest.”

Regina Leader-Post Editor-in-Chief Colin McGarrigle echoed her words.

“While this tragedy was obviously beyond comprehension, I am immensely proud of the team for their professionalism and dedication to providing our readers with such comprehensive coverage,” he said on Saturday.

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“As the terrible events were still unfolding, our teams went into action in an incredibly fluid and devastating situation. While no journalist wants to cover a tragedy like this, the coverage was a testament to the important role we play as journalists to inform and explain, even in the most difficult and tragic situations.”

On September 4, 2022, 11 people, ages 23 to 78, were killed and 18 injured when Myles Sanderson shot himself in James Smith Cree Nation and Weldon. The hunt for Sanderson, identified by the RCMP as the sole perpetrator of the stabbings, continued until September 7, when he died shortly after being taken into police custody.

In the 36 hours after the RCMP’s first dangerous person alert, StarPhoenix and Leader-Post staff updated two live files more than 200 times. In addition, journalists and editors presented five more news stories, plus a multitude of photographs, during these first 36 hours.

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Both newspapers continue to cover the aftermath of the stabbings, including the preliminary timeline provided last week by RCMP officials regarding the sequence of attacks on Myles Sanderson.

The Globe and Mail was the top winner at the 2022 National Newspaper Awards, picking up nine awards. La Presse picked up six honors, including the international reporting award for Isabelle Hachey’s dispatches from Ukraine, as well as the column award for her writing on the war-torn country. Hachey also took home the coveted Journalist of the Year award.

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Previous coverage of the 2022 Saskatchewan stabbings at StarPhoenix.com

Previous coverage of the 2022 Saskatchewan stabbings at Leader-Post.com

Timeline of the James Smith Cree Nation stabbing massacre published by Sask. RCMP

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