Awards

Cree elder Emily Henry (Kihci Têpakohp Iskotêw Iskwêw) was honoured with a YWCA Women of Distinction Award in the Reconciliation in Action category. (YWCA)

Chilliwack elder honoured with YWCA Women of Distinction Award

Emily Henry (Kihci Têpakohp Iskotêw Iskwêw) recognized in ‘Reconciliation in Action’ category

 

FILE - Mary J. Blige onstage during the MTV Video Music Awards on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023, at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. Blige, Cher, Foreigner, A Tribe Called Quest, Kool & The Gang and Ozzy Osbourne have been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The class of 2024 also will include folk-rockers Dave Matthews Band and singer-guitarist Peter Frampton. The induction ceremony will be Oct. 19, 2024. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

Mary J. Blige, Cher, Ozzy Osbourne headline latest Rock Hall of Fame class

Dave Matthews Band, Peter Frampton, Kool The Gang, A Tribe Called Quest, Foreigner other inductees

 

Members of the Road Safety Target Team were honoured with a Professionalism While Attending a Call for Service Award at the Ridge Meadows RCMP awards gala on April 6. (Ridge Meadows RCMP/Special to The News)

Murdered Mountie honoured at Ridge Meadows RCMP awards gala

Rick O’Brien Youth Engagement Awards were 2 of the 18 awards handed out

 

Louise Gauthier received the 2023 Roy Slater Volunteer Award from the ALS Society of BC. (ALS Society of BC/Contributed)

‘I wanted to give back’: Kelowna woman honoured for ALS volunteer work

Louise Gauthier was honoured on Tuesday, April 9

Louise Gauthier received the 2023 Roy Slater Volunteer Award from the ALS Society of BC. (ALS Society of BC/Contributed)
Finneas O’Connell, left, and Billie Eilish pose in the press room with the award for best original song for “What Was I Made For?” from “Barbie” at the Oscars on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

‘Barbie’ ballad ‘What Was I Made For?’ makes Billie Eilish the youngest person to win 2 Oscars

What were Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell made for? Winning awards, apparently.…

Finneas O’Connell, left, and Billie Eilish pose in the press room with the award for best original song for “What Was I Made For?” from “Barbie” at the Oscars on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Glenda Toews, seen here at Corky’s Irish Pub in Chilliwack, wrote Spinning on a Barstool after she was allegedly scammed $60,000 by a con artist. She won silver in the ‘overall grand prize non-fiction’ category of the 2023-2024 Reader Views Literary Awards. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress file)

B.C. author wins silver award for true story about ‘wealthy’ con artist

Glenda Toews picks up international Reader Views Literary Awards for book ‘Spinning on a Barstool’

Glenda Toews, seen here at Corky’s Irish Pub in Chilliwack, wrote Spinning on a Barstool after she was allegedly scammed $60,000 by a con artist. She won silver in the ‘overall grand prize non-fiction’ category of the 2023-2024 Reader Views Literary Awards. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress file)
Nickelback performs during the Juno Awards in Edmonton on Monday, March 13, 2023. The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences says the 2025 Juno Awards will be held in Vancouver. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Timothy Matwey

Juno Awards coming west as Vancouver picked to host 2025 gala

This year’s Junos, hosted by Nelly Furtado, will be held in Halifax

Nickelback performs during the Juno Awards in Edmonton on Monday, March 13, 2023. The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences says the 2025 Juno Awards will be held in Vancouver. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Timothy Matwey
Host Jo Koy arrives at the 81st Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

‘Oppenheimer’ dominates Golden Globes, ‘Poor Things’ upsets ‘Barbie’ in comedy

Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster biopic “Oppenheimer” dominated the 81st Golden Globes, winning five…

Host Jo Koy arrives at the 81st Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Taylor Swift arrives at the 81st Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Golden Globes fashion: Taylor Swift stuns in shimmery green and Margot Robbie goes full Barbie

Taylor Swift stunned in shimmery acid green custom Gucci at the newfangled…

Taylor Swift arrives at the 81st Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Filmmaker Celine Song poses for a portrait in Toronto on Monday, May 29, 2023. Several Canadians are vying for Golden Globe awards tonight, including indie darling Song and blockbuster star Ryan Gosling. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey

Celine Song, Ryan Gosling, Martin Short among Canadians up for Golden Globes

Song’s debut feature, ‘Past Lives,’ is nominated in 5 categories

Filmmaker Celine Song poses for a portrait in Toronto on Monday, May 29, 2023. Several Canadians are vying for Golden Globe awards tonight, including indie darling Song and blockbuster star Ryan Gosling. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey
Event signage appears above the red carpet at the annual Golden Globe Awards, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

‘Barbie’ leads Golden Globe nominations with 9, followed closely by ‘Oppenheimer’

Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” dominated the Golden Globe Awards nominations with nine nods…

Event signage appears above the red carpet at the annual Golden Globe Awards, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
Owners Kevin Fulton (left) and Brandi Fulton (centre) of Silver Valley Brewing won a gold and two bronze medals at the 2023 Canada Beer Cup. (The News files)

B.C. brewery brings back 3 medals from Canada Beer Cup

Silver Valley Brewing won a gold and two bronze medals for their beers

Owners Kevin Fulton (left) and Brandi Fulton (centre) of Silver Valley Brewing won a gold and two bronze medals at the 2023 Canada Beer Cup. (The News files)
Assistant Operations Manager Eric Falkenberg has created pop can box displays for six years at the Orchard Plaza Save-on Foods in Kelowna. (Brittany Webster/Capital News)

‘Adult Lego’: Kelowna grocery store manager winning with pop box displays

Eric Falkenberg has two displays planned for the holidays at the Orchard Plaza Save-On Foods

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Assistant Operations Manager Eric Falkenberg has created pop can box displays for six years at the Orchard Plaza Save-on Foods in Kelowna. (Brittany Webster/Capital News)
Sidekick Brewing’s Hazy IPA took third place in the 2023 BC Beer Awards on Oct. 21. (Sidekick Brewing)

Sidekick Brewing of Chilliwack snags 3rd place in BC Beer Awards

‘We are shocked, and so stoked that we won,’ says brewer about award in 1st year of operations

Sidekick Brewing’s Hazy IPA took third place in the 2023 BC Beer Awards on Oct. 21. (Sidekick Brewing)
Dwight Ballantyne is the founder of The Ballantyne Project, which was awarded Young Entrepreneur of the Year at the 2023 Indigenous Business Awards. (The Ballantyne Project/Special to The News)

Lower Mainland man wins Young Entrepreneur of the Year at Indigenous Business Awards

Dwight Ballantyne is the founder of The Ballantyne Project

Dwight Ballantyne is the founder of The Ballantyne Project, which was awarded Young Entrepreneur of the Year at the 2023 Indigenous Business Awards. (The Ballantyne Project/Special to The News)
Shakira performs in concert at Madison Square Garden, Aug. 10, 2018, in New York.(Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP, File)

Shakira to be given the Video Vanguard Award at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards

Shakira will receive the Video Vanguard Award at the 2023 MTV Video…

Shakira performs in concert at Madison Square Garden, Aug. 10, 2018, in New York.(Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP, File)
Abbotsford truck driver Kevin Boese has been named Driver of the Year in North America by Shell. He drives for Scamp Transport in Langley. (Submitted photo)

B.C. man named Shell’s North American Driver of the Year

Scamp Transport driver recognized for contributing to community when he’s not behind the wheel

Abbotsford truck driver Kevin Boese has been named Driver of the Year in North America by Shell. He drives for Scamp Transport in Langley. (Submitted photo)
Cameron Dutz has earn the title of BC Trucking Association 2023 Professional Driver of The Year. For 15 of those years, Dutz has driven for Scamp Transport in Kamloops and has logged 38,000 hours during that time. He has over 50 years in the trucking industry. (Photo contributed)

Kamloops man named BC Trucking Association Driver of The Year

Cameron Dutz has been hauling fuel for more than 50 years

  • Jul 5, 2023
Cameron Dutz has earn the title of BC Trucking Association 2023 Professional Driver of The Year. For 15 of those years, Dutz has driven for Scamp Transport in Kamloops and has logged 38,000 hours during that time. He has over 50 years in the trucking industry. (Photo contributed)
J. Harrison Ghee accepts the award for best performance by an actor in a leading role in a musical for "Some Like It Hot" at the 76th annual Tony Awards on Sunday, June 11, 2023, at the United Palace theater in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

Inside the Tony Awards: No script, but plenty of song, dance, high spirits and history

A blank page, but a full night.

J. Harrison Ghee accepts the award for best performance by an actor in a leading role in a musical for "Some Like It Hot" at the 76th annual Tony Awards on Sunday, June 11, 2023, at the United Palace theater in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
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Revelstoke business wins Small Business BC Award, pitches to Dragons’ Den

Ovry was awarded for Best Youth Entrepreneur by Small Business BC

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