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Editorial – Circulation Under 10,000
(Judge: Mark Bourrie)
First Place: Christian Courier
The Lord’s Hand of Forgiveness
Author: Bert Witvoet
Second Place: Spiritan
Rich in Mercy
Author: Fr. Patrick Fitzpatrick, C.S.Sp.
Third Place: Western Catholic Reporter
True Satire Defends What is Sacred, Rather than Belittling it
Author: Glen Argan
Editorial – Circulation Above 10,000
(Judge: Mark Bourrie)
First Place: The Catholic Register
Give Him A Chance
Author: Jim O’Leary
Second Place: Indian Life
Why We Can’t “Just Get Over It”
Editor: Jim Uttley
Third Place: Anglican Journal
What Do They Want Now?
Author: Marites N. Sison
Letter From The Editor – Magazine
(Judge: Mark Bourrie)
First Place: The United Church Observer
Observations: Feeling Squeamish?
Author: David Wilson
Second Place: The Canadian Lutheran
Lord, to Whom Shall We Go?
Author: Mathew Block
Third Place: Canada Lutheran
This Issue: Liberated by God’s Grace
Editor: Rev. Kenn Ward
News Story – Magazine
Judge: Richard Landau
First Place: The United Church Observer
Confronting the Sixties Scoop
Author: Anne Bokma
Second Place: Faith Today
The House that Redemption Built
Author: Alex Newman
Third Place: Salvationist
Open to Question
Author: Kristin Ostensen
News Story Newspaper/Newsletter
Judge: Richard Landau
First Place: Western Catholic Reporter
Edmonton Parish Mobilizes to Offer Refuge to Refugees
Author: Thandiwe Konguavi
Second Place: The Catholic Register
Action Demanded on Refugees
Author: Michael Swan
Third Place: Anglican Journal
Bishops Apologize for Priest’s History of Abuse
Author: Diana Swift
In-Depth Treatment of a News Event – Magazine
Judge: Richard Landau
First Place: Salvationist
Boundless 150
Authors: Boundless 2015 Media Team
Second Place: The United Church Observer
Atheist Ministers
Authors: Observer Staff
Third Place: Presbyterian Record
Religious Freedom, Secular Values
Authors: Andrew Faiz and Amy MacLachlan
In-Depth Treatment of a News Event – Newspaper
Judge: Richard Landau
First Place: The Catholic Register
Africa: Refugees
Author: Michael Swan
Second Place: Western Catholic Reporter
Coverage of Papal Encyclical Laudato Si’
Authors: Glen Argan and Ramon Gonzalez
Third Place: Anglican Journal
Profile of a Diocese: Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador
Author: André Forget
Features (Non-Fiction) – Magazine
Judge: Cynthia Shannon
First Place: Faith & Friends
A Recipe for Recovery
Author: Kristin Ostensen
Second Place: The United Church Observer
Confronting the Sixties Scoop
Author: Anne Bokma
Third Place: Canada Lutheran
The Spirituality of Aging
Author: The Reverend Vida Jaugelis
Features (Non-Fiction) – Newspaper
Judge: Cynthia Shannon
First Place: Christian Courier
A Different Kind of White Christmas
Author: Monica deRegt
Second Place: The Catholic Register
Africa: Hunger
Author: Michael Swan
Third Place: Western Catholic Reporter
Youth Find Life in the Bible
Author: Thandiwe Konguavi
Opinion Piece – Circulation Under 10,000
Judge: Peter Kavanagh
First Place: Western Catholic Reporter
Ruling Will Increase Suicide Temptation for the Mentally Ill
Author: Austin Mardon
Second Place: Christian Courier
This is How a Heart Breaks
Author: Lloyd Rang
Third Place: Mandate
The Cry of the Silent Prophet
Author: Debbie McMillan
Opinion Piece – Circulation Above 10,000
Judge: Peter Kavanagh
First Place: Presbyterian Record
We All Benefit from Racism
Author: Brad Childs
Second Place: The Catholic Register
Canada is now a Lesser Nation
Author: Bob Brehl
Third Place: Salvationist
Final Exit
Authors: Colonel Bob Ward and Major Amy Reardon