National Newspaper Awards announce 2020 winners, year dominated by pandemic coverage by The Canadian Press Last Updated May 7, 2021 at 8:58 pm EDT The Globe and Mail, The Canadian Press and La Presse were the big winners as the 2020 National Newspaper Awards were handed out virtually on Friday night. The Globe took home 10 awards, including top honours in the sustained news coverage category for its work covering the spread of COVID-19 in Canada’s long-term care homes. The Canadian Press won three awards, including top spot in the breaking news category for its coverage of the killing rampage that left 22 people dead in Nova Scotia last spring.