CBC P.E.I. and Eastern Graphic nominated for national investigative news award

CBC Prince Edward Island has been named as a national awardfinalist in theCanadian Association of Journalists'sinvestigative journalism awards.

The award nomination is forBrian Higgins, Carolyn Ryan and Steve Silcoxfor an investigation into the death of Jeremy Stephens a Summerside man who was shot and killed by police in 2018.

• Shot in the dark: The death of Jeremy Stephens

The nomination is in the Community Written category.

Nominated in the same category are Paul MacNeill andRachel Collier of the Montague-based Eastern Graphic for the series Through the Cracks, which aimed to put a face on P.E.I.'s mental health and addictions crisis.

Recipients in each category will be announced at the awards gala scheduled forApril 15, 2023, in Vancouver, as part of theCAJ's national conference.

Afull list of award nominees is available onthe Canadian Association of Journalists website.