Torstar took home three prizes at the 70th National Newspaper Awards, one of the highest honours in Canadian journalism. The Toronto Star received one award and sister papers the St. Catharines Standard and Waterloo Region Record won one each. ( Tannis Toohey / Toronto Star file photo ) Grant LaFleche, a reporter and columnist with the St. Catharines Standard, won the George Brown Award for Investigations. “Celebrating the importance of journalism is something we rarely pause to do,” said Irene Gentle, Editor of the Toronto Star. Congratulations to them and all the journalists honoured tonight.”Article Continued BelowIn total, Torstar received 12 National Newspaper Award nominations, including six for the Toronto Star.

Source: thestar May 04, 2019 02:03 UTC