2018 – Telegraph-Journal
Citations of Merit: CBC Television News; St. Catharines Standard; The Waterloo Region Record; The Toronto Star, CBC News, Société Radio-Canada; APTN
2017 – Globe and Mail
Citations of Merit: CBC Edmonton, Cogeco Media, Global News, Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, Vancouver Sun
2016 – London Free Press
Citations of Merit: CBC, Radio Canada, Toronto Star, Globe and Mail, National Observer, La Presse
2015 – Enquête
Citations of Merit: CBC, Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, Canadian Press, Telegraph-Journal
2014 – The Globe and Mail
Citations of Merit: L’actualité, CBC, CBC North, Canadian Press, Vancouver Sun.
2013 – The Toronto Star
Citations of Merit: Canadian Press, CTV News, the Edmonton Journal and Calgary Herald, The Globe and Mail, and the Windsor Star.
2012 – Postmedia and the Ottawa Citizen
Citations of Merit: The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and Société Radio-Canada’s Enquête; The Coast (Halifax); La Presse; The Toronto Star; and The Vancouver Sun.
2011 – The Times Colonist
Citations of Merit: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (Vancouver); The Globe and Mail; La Presse; The Toronto Star; and The Windsor Star.
2010 – the fifth Estate – CBC Television
Citations of Merit: The Calgary Herald; The Eastern Door; The Hamilton Spectator; la Société Radio-Canada; and the Vancouver Sun.
2009 – The Gazette – Montreal
Citations of Merit: CTV Television Network, The Globe and Mail, National Post, Times Colonist, La Société Radio-Canada/Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
2008 – CBC/Radio Canada and The Canadian Press
Citations of Merit: The Hamilton Spectator, Toronto Star, Winnipeg Free Press, Le Courrier de Saint-Hyacinthe, The Globe and Mail.
2007 – The Globe and Mail and La Presse
Citations of Merit: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation & The Globe and Mail, Le Devoir, The London Free Press, The Province, Toronto Star.
2006 – Prince George Citizen
Citations of Merit: The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, The Globe and Mail, The Hamilton Spectator, the Toronto Star, and The Record (Kitchener-Waterloo) in a joint project, The Nunatsiaq News, La Presse.
2005 – The Globe and Mail
Citations of Merit:Canadian Medical Association Journal, La Presse, Radio-Canada, Toronto Star, Victoria Times Colonist & The Vancouver Sun
2004 – The Globe and Mail
Citations of Merit:Calgary Herald, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Canadian Medical Association Journal and Découverte (Radio-Canada science program), The Globe and Mail, The Independent (Newfoundland and Labrador).
2003 – La Presse
Citations of Merit: CBC News (Saskatoon), Winnipeg Free Press, The Toronto Star, The Globe and Mail, The National Post
2002 – The Toronto Star
Citations of Merit: La Presse, The Ottawa Citizen, The Globe and Mail, The London Free Press, The Edmonton Journal
2001 – The Kitchener-Waterloo Record
Honourable Mention: Vancouver Sun
Citations of Merit: CBC News, The Canadian Press, The Toronto Star, Winnipeg Free Press
2000 – The Fifth Estate – CBC Television
Honourable Mention: The Globe & Mail
Citations of Merit: The Ottawa Citizen; The Telegram, St. John’s, Nfld; The Toronto Star; The Winnipeg Free Press
1999 – CBC National Radio News, Winnipeg
Honourable Mention: The Globe & Mail, Toronto
Citations of Merit: The Province; Vancouver; Kitchener-Waterloo Record; Toronto Star; Windsor Star
1998 – The Toronto Star
Honourable Mention: MacLean’s Magazine
Citations of Merit: The Canadian Press, Ottawa Bureau; the fifth estate (CBC-TV); The Ottawa Citizen; The Winnipeg Free Press
1997 – The Daily News – Halifax
Honourable Mention: Le Droit
Citations of Merit: Calgary Herald; London Free Press; Market Place (CBC-TV); Toronto Star
1996 – The Toronto Star
Honourable Mention: Le Devoir
Citations of Merit: The fifth estate (CBC-TV); Saint John Times Globe; Stoney Creek News (Ont); Toronto Star
1995 – CBC Radio – Ottawa, Ontario
Honourable Mention: Vancouver Sun
Citations of Merit: The Canadian Press, Ottawa; The Province (Vancouver); Toronto Star
1994 – CKNW / 98 – New Westminster B.C.
Honourable Mention: Le Devoir
Citations of Merit: Edmonton Journal; Prince Albert Daily Herald; Telegraph Journal (Saint John); Toronto Star
1993 – Ottawa Citizen, Toronto Globe and Mail
Honourable Mention: The Standard (St. Catharines)
Citations of Merit: The fifth estate (CBC-TV); Edmonton Journal; Toronto Star
1992 – The Edmonton Journal
Honourable Mention: Winnipeg Free Press
Citations of Merit: Toronto Star; Toronto Globe and Mail
1991 – CBC-TV (Toronto and Winnipeg)
Honourable Mention: Toronto Globe and Mail
Citations of Merit: CKSL-AM, Q103, London; Winnipeg Free Press; Prince Alberta Herald; L’Actualité, Montreal
1990 – Elmira Independent
Honourable Mention: Le Droit and Sault Ste. Marie Star (jointly); Yarmouth Vanguard (NS); BCTV Vancouver
Citations of Merit: CKNW Vancouver; Edmonton Journal; Winnipeg Free Press
1989 – Le Devoir, Montreal
Honourable Mention: St. John’s (Nfld) Sunday Express
Citations of Merit: Kingston Whig-Standard, Reader’s Digest (Montreal), Southam News (Ottawa), The Journal (CBC Toronto) and CKNW, Vancouver-New Westminster
1988 – The Globe and Mail
Honourable Mention: CJOH-TV, Ottawa
Citation of Merit: Calgary Herald, Rock 103 Moncton, Moosomin World-Spectator, Vancouver Sun and the Winnipeg Free Press
1987 -CBC-TV and Southam News(tied)
Honourable Mention: Montague, P.E.I., Eastern Graphic
Citations of Merit: Kitchener-Waterloo Record, CFPL-TV London, Vancouver Sun
1986 -Toronto Globe and Mail
Honourable Mention: Kingston Whig-Standard
Citations of Merit: Kitchener-Waterloo Record, Regina Leader-Post and St. Catharines Standard
1985 – Toronto Globe and Mail and Toronto Star(tied)
Honourable Mention: St. Catharines Standard
Citation of Merit: Calgary Herald and Kitchener-Waterloo Record
1984 – Kingston Whig-Standard
Honourable Mention: Radio Canada, Montreal
Citation of Merit: Ottawa Citizen, Toronto Globe and Mail, and Winnipeg Free Press
1983 – Kitchener-Waterloo Record
Honourable Mention: Kingston Whig-Standard and Ottawa Citizen
Citations of Merit: Calgary Herald, CBC (The Journal) and Edmonton Journal
1982 – Manitoulin Expositor, Little Current, Ontario
Honourable Mention: Hamilton Spectator
Citations of Merit: Edmonton Journal, CBOFT (Radio Canada)Ottawa, and Toronto Globe and Mail, CKTV-Regina
1981 – CFTM-TV (Télé-Métropole), Montreal and Kitchener-Waterloo Record (tied)
Honourable Mention: None
Citations of Merit: La Presse, Montreal, North Battleford News-Optimist and Regina Leader-Post
1980 – Edmonton Journal
Honourable Mention: CHUM-FM Toronto
Citations of Merit: Toronto Globe and Mail and Toronto Star
1979 – Kingston Whig-Standard
Honourable Mention: Edmonton Journal
Citations of Merit: Calgary Albertan, Calgary Herald and Windsor Star
1978 – Kitchener-Waterloo Record
Honourable Mention: BCTV, Vancouver, and Edmonton Journal
Citations of Merit: CFRN-TV, Edmonton, The Hamilton Spectator, The Kingston Whig-Standard
1977 – Toronto Globe and Mail
Honourable Mention: CBC-TV
1976 – Vancouver Sun
Honourable Mention: London Free Press
1975 – Montreal Gazette and London Free Press (tied)
1974 – Montreal Gazette
Honourable Mention: London Free Press and Cape Breton Post
1973 – CTV Television Network Ltd.
Honourable Mention: Dartmouth Free Press, CHRC-AM Quebec and CFCW-79 Camrose, Alberta
1972 – Toronto Globe and Mail and Halifax Scotian Journalist (tied)
Honourable Mention: Windsor Star and La Presse, Montreal
1971 – CBC Television
Honourable Mention: London Free Press, the Ottawa Citizen, and the Windsor Star.
1970 – The Financial Post and CBC-TV
Note: Citations of Merit were not introduced until the 1978 Award year.