Better Newspapers Competition (BNC)
General Excellence 2021
Class A - circulation under 1100
Best Overall
- Fort Macleod Gazette
- High Prairie South Peace News
- Provost News
Best Editorial Page
- Fort Macleod Gazette
- High Prairie South Peace News
- Vauxhall Advance
Best Front Page
- Fort Macleod Gazette
- High Prairie South Peace News
- Slave Lake Lakeside Leader
Best Sports Page/Section
- Fort Macleod Gazette
- High Prairie South Peace News
- Slave Lake Lakeside Leader
Class B - circulation 1100- 4999
Best Overall
- Grande Prairie Town & Country News
- Claresholm Local Press
- Taber Times
Best Editorial Page
- Claresholm Local Press
- Drayton Valley District Free Press
- Grande Prairie Town & Country News
Best Front Page
- Grande Prairie Town & Country News
- Claresholm Local Press
- Rimbey Review
Best Sports Page/Section
- Taber Times
- Claresholm Local Press
- Drayton Valley District Free Press
Class C - circulation 5000-9999
Best Overall
- Rocky Mountain Outlook
- Bow Valley Crag & Canyon
- Lakeland This Week
Best Editorial Page
- Lakeland This Week
- Ponoka News
- Rocky Mountain Outlook
Best Front Page
- Rocky Mountain Outlook
- Lakeland This Week
- High River Times
Best Sports Page/Section
- Rocky Mountain Outlook
- Rocky Mountain House Mountaineer
- High River Times
Class D
Best Overall
- St. Albert Gazette
- The Albertan
- Okotoks Western Wheel
Best Editorial Page
- St. Albert Gazette
- Okotoks Western Wheel
- The Albertan
Best Front Page
- St. Albert Gazette
- Okotoks Western Wheel
- The Albertan
Best Sports Page/Section
- Okotoks Western Wheel
- The Albertan
- St. Albert Gazette