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Malaysian Reserve
5 days ago
- Malaysian Reserve
La Presse Wins 2024 Michener Award for Exposing Systemic Failures in Quebec's Youth Protection System
OTTAWA, ON, June 5, 2025 /CNW/ – The Michener Awards Foundation is proud to announce La Presse as the recipient of the 2024 Michener Award for meritorious public service journalism. The award was presented during a ceremony at Rideau Hall, presided over by Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon. La Presse's investigative team—Ariane Lacoursière, Caroline Touzin, Gabrielle Duchaine, and Katia Gagnon—conducted a series of in-depth reports uncovering widespread dysfunction within Quebec's youth protection system. Their reporting revealed harrowing instances of children being wrongfully removed from their families, subjected to physical restraints and seclusion, and exposed to sexual abuse in foster homes and detention facilities. The La Presse reports led to investigations into multiple regional agencies, the trusteeship of one agency, the resignation of the provincial director of youth protection, and the establishment of a Commissioner for Children's Well-Being and Rights by the Quebec government. 'The calibre of work produced by the La Presse team exemplifies the very essence of public service journalism,' said Margo Goodhand, President of the Michener Awards Foundation. 'Their relentless pursuit of truth and accountability not only brought systemic issues to light, but also instigated meaningful reforms that will benefit countless children and families in Quebec going forward.' The Michener Award, established in 1970 by the late Right Honourable Roland Michener, recognizes excellence in public service journalism that makes a significant impact on the lives of Canadians. This year's finalists included Global News, The Globe and Mail (two entries), Toronto Star, and The Vancouver Sun. The following newsrooms were awarded a Michener citation of merit:Global News – Federal Procurement InvestigationsGlobe & Mail – The AlgorithmGlobe & Mail – Have Nurses, Will TravelToronto Star – Kids in Crisis & The Invisible GirlVancouver Sun – The Preventable Death of a University Student The Michener Award Foundation also recognized the 2025 Michener-Deacon (Katrine Desautels) and Michener-L. Richard O'Hagan (Chris Arsenault and Josette Lafleur) Fellowship recipients, the first recipients of the new Norman Webster Fellowship in Support of Local News (Cabin Radio and Le Droit), as well as Robert Fife as the recipient of the Michener-Baxter Award for Exceptional Service to Canadian Journalism. Thank you to the 2024 Michener Award judges: Chief Judge Katherine Sedgwick: former deputy editor of Montreal Gazette Rod Mickleburgh: longtime journalist, now retired after more than 20 years with the Globe and Mail Tahieròn:iohte Dan David: journalist, media trainer and founding director of APTN News Mary McGuire: retired journalism professor at Carleton University Guy Gendron: broadcast media journalist and former ombudsman for CBC Radio Canada About the Michener Awards The Michener Awards honour, celebrate, and promote excellence in Canadian public service journalism. Established in 1970 by the late Right Honourable Roland Michener, Governor General of Canada from 1967 to 1974, the Michener Awards are Canada's premier journalism award. The Michener Awards Foundation's Board of Directors administers the award, in partnership with the Rideau Hall Foundation. Learn more at
Vancouver Sun
5 days ago
- Health
- Vancouver Sun
Vancouver Sun honoured with Michener citation of merit
The Vancouver Sun received a Michener citation of merit for the work of longtime Postmedia journalist Lori Culbert on the circumstances around the overdose death of a University of Victoria student. The Sun was nominated for Culbert's relentless reporting on Sidney McIntyre-Starko, who collapsed in a UVic dorm in January 2024 and did not receive life-saving medical care after he overdose was mistaken for a seizure by the 911 call-taker and first aid attendants at the scene. It was one of six nominations honoured at a ceremony hosted by Governor General Mary Simon at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Thursday. Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Sunrise will soon be in your inbox. Please try again Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. La Presse was named the winner of this year's Michener Award for its stories exposing abuse, dysfunction and systemic failures in Quebec's youth protection system. Other finalists included Global News, The Toronto Star and The Globe and Mail, which had two entries. Established in 1970 by then Governor General Roland Michener, the Michener Award recognizes excellence in public service journalism. At Rideau Hall, Culbert thanked McIntyre-Starko's family including her mother Caroline McIntyre, an emergency room physician, for 'their incredible courage' in fighting for change. Just hours after Culbert's story was published in May 2024, the province called for an inquest into the student's death. Since then, a number of changes have been introduced, such as providing provide 1,600 new nasal naloxone kits in dorms , bars and other high-traffic buildings around the province. Campus first responders and 911 responders received updated training on handling overdoses. High school students across the province now also receive CPR training. An inquest also unfolded over 12 days in April and May this year, with a number of recommendations made to prevent similar deaths. This was Culbert's fourth time being named a Michener finalist. She was a co-author on three previous Vancouver Sun projects that were nominated for a Michener Award. A series of stories about the disappearance of women from the Downtown Eastside received an honourable mention in 2002. A series about B.C.'s child-protection system received a citation of merit in 2006, as did a series about children who age out of the foster care system in 2015. • Day 1: UVic student's mother takes stand on Day 1 of her coroner's inquest • Day 2: UVic student contradicts campus security evidence at coroner's inquest • Day 3: UVic security officer defends actions on day of student overdose death • Day 4: We 'did the best we could': Second UVic security guard testifies about evening student died • Day 5: 911 operator relied on what witness described as seizures of UVic students, coroner's inquest hears • Day 6: Paramedic suspected fatal UVic call was more serious than 911 report • Day 7: Drugs found by UVic students like something out of 'a Scarface movie,' police tell coroner's inquest • Day 8: U.S. doctor tells inquest B.C. 911 operators don't use best approach to cardiac-arrest calls • Day 9: After death of UVic student, changes aim to trim delays in getting paramedics to patients • Day 10: B.C.'s 911 system needs major changes, emergency care expert says • Day 11: U.S. firm that made B.C. Ambulance's 911 dispatch system told how to fix it • Day 12: B.C. coroner's jury deliberating changes to ambulance, education systems
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Yahoo
La Presse Wins 2024 Michener Award for Exposing Systemic Failures in Quebec's Youth Protection System
OTTAWA, ON, June 5, 2025 /CNW/ - The Michener Awards Foundation is proud to announce La Presse as the recipient of the 2024 Michener Award for meritorious public service journalism. The award was presented during a ceremony at Rideau Hall, presided over by Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon. La Presse's investigative team—Ariane Lacoursière, Caroline Touzin, Gabrielle Duchaine, and Katia Gagnon—conducted a series of in-depth reports uncovering widespread dysfunction within Quebec's youth protection system. Their reporting revealed harrowing instances of children being wrongfully removed from their families, subjected to physical restraints and seclusion, and exposed to sexual abuse in foster homes and detention facilities. The La Presse reports led to investigations into multiple regional agencies, the trusteeship of one agency, the resignation of the provincial director of youth protection, and the establishment of a Commissioner for Children's Well-Being and Rights by the Quebec government. "The calibre of work produced by the La Presse team exemplifies the very essence of public service journalism," said Margo Goodhand, President of the Michener Awards Foundation. "Their relentless pursuit of truth and accountability not only brought systemic issues to light, but also instigated meaningful reforms that will benefit countless children and families in Quebec going forward." The Michener Award, established in 1970 by the late Right Honourable Roland Michener, recognizes excellence in public service journalism that makes a significant impact on the lives of Canadians. This year's finalists included Global News, The Globe and Mail (two entries), Toronto Star, and The Vancouver Sun. The following newsrooms were awarded a Michener citation of merit:Global News – Federal Procurement InvestigationsGlobe & Mail – The AlgorithmGlobe & Mail – Have Nurses, Will TravelToronto Star – Kids in Crisis & The Invisible GirlVancouver Sun – The Preventable Death of a University Student The Michener Award Foundation also recognized the 2025 Michener-Deacon (Katrine Desautels) and Michener-L. Richard O'Hagan (Chris Arsenault and Josette Lafleur) Fellowship recipients, the first recipients of the new Norman Webster Fellowship in Support of Local News (Cabin Radio and Le Droit), as well as Robert Fife as the recipient of the Michener-Baxter Award for Exceptional Service to Canadian Journalism. Thank you to the 2024 Michener Award judges: Chief Judge Katherine Sedgwick: former deputy editor of Montreal Gazette Rod Mickleburgh: longtime journalist, now retired after more than 20 years with the Globe and Mail Tahieròn:iohte Dan David: journalist, media trainer and founding director of APTN News Mary McGuire: retired journalism professor at Carleton University Guy Gendron: broadcast media journalist and former ombudsman for CBC Radio Canada About the Michener Awards The Michener Awards honour, celebrate, and promote excellence in Canadian public service journalism. Established in 1970 by the late Right Honourable Roland Michener, Governor General of Canada from 1967 to 1974, the Michener Awards are Canada's premier journalism award. The Michener Awards Foundation's Board of Directors administers the award, in partnership with the Rideau Hall Foundation. Learn more at SOURCE Michener Awards Foundation View original content to download multimedia: Sign in to access your portfolio
Cision Canada
5 days ago
- Cision Canada
La Presse Wins 2024 Michener Award for Exposing Systemic Failures in Quebec's Youth Protection System Français
OTTAWA, ON, June 5, 2025 /CNW/ - The Michener Awards Foundation is proud to announce La Presse as the recipient of the 2024 Michener Award for meritorious public service journalism. The award was presented during a ceremony at Rideau Hall, presided over by Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon. La Presse 's investigative team—Ariane Lacoursière, Caroline Touzin, Gabrielle Duchaine, and Katia Gagnon—conducted a series of in-depth reports uncovering widespread dysfunction within Quebec's youth protection system. Their reporting revealed harrowing instances of children being wrongfully removed from their families, subjected to physical restraints and seclusion, and exposed to sexual abuse in foster homes and detention facilities. The La Presse reports led to investigations into multiple regional agencies, the trusteeship of one agency, the resignation of the provincial director of youth protection, and the establishment of a Commissioner for Children's Well-Being and Rights by the Quebec government. "The calibre of work produced by the La Presse team exemplifies the very essence of public service journalism," said Margo Goodhand, President of the Michener Awards Foundation. "Their relentless pursuit of truth and accountability not only brought systemic issues to light, but also instigated meaningful reforms that will benefit countless children and families in Quebec going forward." The Michener Award, established in 1970 by the late Right Honourable Roland Michener, recognizes excellence in public service journalism that makes a significant impact on the lives of Canadians. This year's finalists included Global News, The Globe and Mail (two entries), Toronto Star, and The Vancouver Sun. The following newsrooms were awarded a Michener citation of merit: Global News – Federal Procurement Investigations Globe & Mail – The Algorithm Globe & Mail – Have Nurses, Will Travel Toronto Star – Kids in Crisis & The Invisible Girl Vancouver Sun – The Preventable Death of a University Student The Michener Award Foundation also recognized the 2025 Michener-Deacon (Katrine Desautels) and Michener-L. Richard O'Hagan (Chris Arsenault and Josette Lafleur) Fellowship recipients, the first recipients of the new Norman Webster Fellowship in Support of Local News (Cabin Radio and Le Droit), as well as Robert Fife as the recipient of the Michener-Baxter Award for Exceptional Service to Canadian Journalism. Thank you to the 2024 Michener Award judges: About the Michener Awards The Michener Awards honour, celebrate, and promote excellence in Canadian public service journalism. Established in 1970 by the late Right Honourable Roland Michener, Governor General of Canada from 1967 to 1974, the Michener Awards are Canada's premier journalism award. The Michener Awards Foundation's Board of Directors administers the award, in partnership with the Rideau Hall Foundation. Learn more at
San Francisco Chronicle
02-06-2025
- San Francisco Chronicle
Bustling crowds and bus rides are part of the annual peony pilgrimage to Michigan
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — It's time to peek at the peak peonies. Visitors are making the annual pilgrimage to the University of Michigan this week to see -- and smell -- one of the world's premier collections of the garden plant, featuring showy red, white and pink blooms of countless shades and varieties. Melanie Millar and her friends visited the Ann Arbor school's Nichols Arboretum on Monday to take some graduation photos. The 18-year-old Millar is set to graduate from a Detroit-area high school in a matter of days. 'I'm here with my best friends — a bunch of girls. … We just came here to get pictures since it's going to be a nice day, and the Peony Garden seemed like a nice place to go to,' Millar said. The W.E. Upjohn Peony Garden features the largest collection of historic — pre-1950 — herbaceous peonies in North America, 'and likely the world,' curator David Michener said. 'Once you come here to the Peony Garden, you'll be mesmerized, and you'll understand why people love peonies,' he said. 'The fragrances, the colors, the forms, it's just intoxicating.' The peony watch is a spectator sport with tens of thousands of visitors arriving at The Arb each spring to behold the unique perennials -- so many that visitors have to be bused in. But there was a somber mood among some Monday. Vandals cut off the blooms of roughly 250 peonies a day earlier, the University of Michigan Division of Public Safety and Security said in a statement. Although no group or organization has taken credit for vandalizing the garden, some papers were left behind, DPSS said. One referenced the war in Gaza, saying: 'Palestinian lives deserve to be cared for. More than these flowers.' 'What would possess someone just to destroy nature and the beauty of it? It's just unfathomable,' visitor Linda J.K. Klenczar said Monday. 'There's no explanation. I don't know if they're going to catch someone who did this. They need to explain themselves.' It's a moving target each year as to when the peonies will reach peak bloom. And one of great interest – with scores of peony-watchers glued to the Arb's Instagram page for updates. 'What makes it so challenging to predict is they pay no attention to the calendar,' Michener said. 'They're driven totally by day and night temperatures.' The campus Peony Garden contains more than 300 historic cultivated varieties from the 19th and early 20th centuries, representing American, Canadian and European peonies of the era. The garden typically features up to 10,000 flowers at peak bloom. Their colorful blossoms draw admirers from Michigan and beyond, but the peonies' beauty is not their primary function. The garden is designed as a support mechanism for academia -- to be a research collection for students and faculty to explore genomics and social issues. Michener and his colleagues at Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum work closely with their sister garden in Minsk, the Central Botanical Garden of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, trying to understand how ornamental peonies are related to each other and the wild, ancestral species. Michigan's Peony Garden is free to visit and open from sunrise to sunset. For those drawn to the ancient plant's scent, Michener said it's best to show up earlier in the day or later in the evening, when the fragrances are the best.
