The Financial Post nominated for five business reporting awards

The Financial Post has received five nominations for the Best in Business awards, which recognizes excellence in business reporting by the Canadian chapter of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW).

In the newsletter category, Yadullah Hussain and Pamela Heaven are finalists for their work on the Post’s signature morning missive, Posthaste, which sets the day’s agenda with the economic and market news.

Jake Edmiston,Joe O’ConnorKevin Carmichael and Terence Corcoran are finalists in the breaking news category for a package of stories and columns responding to Maple Leaf Foods’ CEO Michael McCain’s public rebuke of the Trump administration, a rare outspoken moment for a Canadian chief executive.

Victor Ferreira is a finalist in the personal finance category for an early look at the real people behind the boom in retail stock trading during the pandemic.

James McLeod is a finalist in the investigative category for a look at the data collection policies of coffee giant Tim Hortons.

Finally, in the podcast category, Down To Business host Gabriel Friedman is a finalist for the episode, “No science behind lobster dispute,” which explored the conflict over a Miq’maq fishery in Nova Scotia that had turned violent.