The Globe and Mail and Toronto Star lead the newspaper finalists in the Green division at this year’s Canadian Online Publishing Awards (COPA).
Both daily papers have been nominated in seven different categories at the annual digital publishing competition, including best website design, best blog and best infographic.
Other newspaper finalists include La Presse, National Post and Winnipeg Free Press who each received four nominations. Metro has been nominated in three categories and Edmonton Journal, Montreal Gazette and Vancouver Sun earned one nomination each.
The competition also honours digital publishing excellence among consumer magazines and websites, TV, radio, digital and business-to-business media.
A summary of all the newspapers nominated for awards has been provided below.
The final winners will be announced at a special cocktail reception hosted in Toronto on Wednesday, November 13.
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Toronto Star – Seven Nominations
- Best overall companion website
- Best website design
- Best blog
- Best video or multimedia feature for Stella
- Best online-only article or series of articles for Star Dispatches
- Best cross-platform initiative for Best cross-platform initiative for Aarushi Talwar murder: Inside story of India’s most controversial trial
- Best infographic for The Critter File
The Globe and Mail – Seven Nominations
- Best website design
- Best blog
- Best use of social media for Meet your Canadian guides to the U.S. election
- Best online-only article or series of articles for Crossing the line: Chronicling Mexico’s drug war
- Best cross-platform initiative for The original battle of the blades the 1972 Summit Series
- Best digital edition
- Best infographic for Proof that young adults have it worse (much worse) than 30 years ago
La Presse – Four Nominations
- Best overall companion website
- Best website design
- Best news coverage
- Best video or multimedia feature for Sur la route du Mississippi
National Post –