Saskatchewan CBC Saskatchewan journalism won two national Radio Television and Digital News Association awards in Toronto this weekend.CBC News · Posted: Nov 03, 2025 10:06 AM EST | Last Updated: 6 hours agoListen to this articleEstimated 1 minutePaul Hughes is the founder of HUGS, a volunteer organization providing humanitarian aid in Ukraine. Hughes was part of Danny Kerslake’s story Mission 300, which picked up an RTDNA award over the weekend. (Kateryna Malofieieva/CBC)CBC Saskatchewan took home two awards at the national Radio Television and Digital News Association (RTDNA) Awards in Toronto on Saturday.The RTDNA awards recognize the best of digital and broadcast journalism. CBC Saskatoon news presenter Danny Kerslake won in the Best Feature News (Small/Medium market) category for his story Mission 300. The piece was about how farming and hockey helped a former Canadian soldier on a rescue mission. LISTEN | How Paul Hughes risked his own life to save another’s:20:44Mission 300: how farming and hockey helped a former Canadian soldier on a rescue missionWhen Russia invaded Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy put out a call to foreigners with combat experience to come and help. Paul Hughes, a former marksman and paratrooper with Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, went. Paul has been in Ukraine ever since, where he founded HUGS: Helping Ukraine, Grass Roots Support. Run out of a garage through donations and volunteers, HUGS mostly helps fix army vehicles and distribute food and supplies to Ukrainians. But when Paul got a call asking him to cross Russian lines to rescue a six-year-old Ukrainian who’d been separated from her mother, he knew he had to accept the mission. On this week’s Storylines, CBC reporter Danny Kerslake, an old army buddy of Paul’s, catches up with his friend to hear the story of how Paul risked his own life to save another’s. Produced by Danny Kerslake. Story editing by John Chipman. Storylines is produced by Acey Rowe. Storylines is part of the CBC Audio Doc Unit [https://www.cbc.ca/radio/audiodocs]CBC Saskatchewan’s election night show won in the News-Live Special Events category. The program followed the Saskatchewan 2024 election results as host Sam Maciag heard from CBC journalists, political pundits and regular voters. WATCH | Saskatchewan election night coverage:
CBC Saskatchewan wins 2 national RTDNA awards
