Better Newspapers Competition (BNC) 
General Excellence 2018

Class A: Under 1100

Best Overall

1. Fort Macleod Gazette
2. Elk Point Review
3. Pincher Creek Shootin' the Breeze

Best Front Page

1. Elk Point Review
2. Fort Macleod Gazette
3. Pincher Creek Shootin' the Breeze

Best Sports Page/Section

1. Elk Point Review
2. Fort Macleod Gazette
3. Bashaw Star

Best Editorial Page

1. Fort Macleod Gazette
2. Elk Point Review
3. Tofield Mercury

Class B: 1100-1999

Best Overall

1. Claresholm Local Press
2. High Prairie South Peace News
3. Drayton Valley Western Review

Best Front Page

1. Claresholm Local Press
2. High Prairie South Peace News
3. Lac La Biche Post

Best Sports Page/Section

1. High Prairie South Peace News
2. Sundre Round-Up
3. Claresholm Local Press

Best Editorial Page

1. Grande Prairie Town & Country News
2. Claresholm Local Press
3. High Prairie South Peace News

Class C: 2000-3499

Best Overall

1. Athabasca Advocate
2. Rocky Mountain House Mountaineer
3. Westlock News

Best Front Page

1. Rocky Mountain House Mountaineer
2. Westlock News
3. Athabasca Advocate

Best Sports Page/Section

1. Westlock News
2. Brooks Bulletin
3. St. Paul Journal

Best Editorial Page

1. Athabasca Advocate
2. Taber Times
3. St. Paul Journal

Class D: 3500-6499

Best Overall

1. Yellowknife Yellowknifer
2. Wainwright Star/ Edge
3. High River Times

Best Front Page

1. Yellowknife Yellowknifer
2. Wainwright Star/ Edge
3. High River Times

Best Sports Page/Section

1. Yellowknife Yellowknifer
2. Rimbey Review
3. Wainwright Star/ Edge

Best Editorial Page

1. Yellowknife Yellowknifer
2. Wainwright Star/ Edge
3. Ponoka News

Class E: 6500-12,499

Best Overall

1. Cochrane Eagle
2. Rocky Mountain Outlook
3. Innisfail Province

Best Front Page

1. Bonnyville Nouvelle
2. Cochrane Eagle
3. Innisfail Province

Best Sports Page/Section

1. Rocky Mountain Outlook
2. Cochrane Eagle
3. Strathmore Times

Best Editorial Page

1. Cochrane Eagle
2. Rocky Mountain Outlook
3. Lacombe Globe

Class F: 12,500 and over

Best Overall

1. Okotoks Western Wheel
2. St. Albert Gazette
3. Mountain View Gazette

Best Front Page

1. St. Albert Gazette
2. Mountain View Gazette
3. Sherwood Park News

Best Sports Page/Section

1. Okotoks Western Wheel
2. St. Albert Gazette
3. Sherwood Park News

Best Editorial Page

1. St. Albert Gazette
2. Okotoks Western Wheel
3. Mountain View Gazette