CBC Ottawa took home three top prizes at the Radio-Television Digital News Association of Canada awards Saturday for its live coverage, radio newscast and digital journalism. The station garnered three awards and six nominations for 2017 in the central region, consisting of news outlets in Ontario and Quebec. The national association, which honours the best in journalism for each region of the country every year, honoured media outlets at an awards ceremony in Toronto. CBC Ottawa anchors Adrian Harewood (left) and Lucy van Oldenbarneveld were part of the Canada Day 2017 newscast. The local station was also nominated for six awards in breaking news coverage, city affairs analysis, video, podcasts, diversity journalism and television newscasts.

Source: CBC News April 21, 2018 18:02 UTC