Radio-Canada Wins the 2025 Michener Award for Public Service Journalism
Radio-Canada received the 2025 Michener Award for an investigative series that debunked the existence of 'chronic Lyme disease' as defined by private clinics. The report led to significant public health reforms and disciplinary actions against medical practitioners.
Why it matters
This highlights the critical role of investigative journalism in correcting medical misinformation and protecting public health.
OTTAWA, ON , June 18, 2026 /CNW/ - The Michener Awards Foundation is pleased to announce that Radio-Canada is the recipient of the 2025 Michener Award for Public Service Journalism for Dérives : le labyrinthe de Lyme , an investigative series led by journalist Olivier Bernard that challenged widely held assumptions about chronic Lyme disease and prompted significant public health action in Quebec.
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