February Clip Results 2024

Judges

Daniel Rolider – freelance photojournalist, Israel/Belgium
Ofir Berman – documentary photographer, Tel-Aviv, Israel
Tamir Ben Kalifa – freelance photojournalist, Israel/USA

Photographers- 15
Feature- 44
News- 14
Sports- 39
Spot News- 6
Portrait- 23
Multi-Photo- 8 entries/93 photos

FEATURE

1. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press

A member of the National Ballet of Ukraine looks at her phone as she prepares for a performance of “Nadiya Ukraine” (Hope for Ukraine) on opening night in Vancouver, on Monday, February 5, 2024. Twenty-three dancers are on a Canadian tour highlighting Ukrainian culture through traditional dance while also supporting the war effort by collecting donations from the audience for Ukraine First Lady Olena Zelenska’s Foundation and Humanite.

2. Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press

Curling fans take in the action at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Calgary, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024.

3. Laura Proctor/Freelance

A woman sits on the Dufferin bus with her walker in Toronto on February 4, 2024

H.M. Michelle Berg/Saskatoon StarPhoenix

Tianna McCabe, a Navajo, Arapaho and Cree fancy shawl dancer from Big River, explains the significance of her ornate regalia during the Nutrien Kôna Winter Festival at Wanuskewin. The shawl was gifted to her from her great grandmother, and her mother made the skirt — both were survivors of the residential school system. Photo taken in Saskatoon, Sask. on Wednesday, February 21, 2023.

H.M. Steve Russell/Toronto Star

Unseasonably warm winter is impacting Toronto’s outdoor winter recreation spaces especially Earl Bales ski hill in Toronto. February 22, 2024. Only the beginner hill and the one main hill with two runs are open.

NEWS

1. Spencer Colby/Freelance

Demonstrators march throughout downtown Ottawa, two years after a “Freedom Convoy” of trucks blocked streets in protest against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine mandates, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, February 17, 2024.

2. Michelle Berg/Saskatoon StarPhoenix

Coroner’s counsel Timothy Hawryluk gets choke up as he receives a gift from Eddie Head and JSCN Chief Wally Burns after the inquest into the apprehension and death of Myles Sanderson, who killed 11 people and injured 17 others on James Smith Cree Nation and the nearby community of Weldon back in September 2022. Photo taken in Saskatoon, Sask. on Thursday, February 29, 2024.

3. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press

Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, hits the wall as he slides down the track on a skeleton sled while promoting the Invictus Games, in Whistler, B.C., on Thursday, February 15, 2024. Invictus Games Vancouver Whistler 2025 is scheduled to take place from Feb. 8 to 16, 2025 and will for the first time feature winter sports.

SPORTS

1. Kevin Light/Freelance

Charlie Trafford #6 of Cavalry FC battles receives the yellow card for a tackle on Duncan Mcguire #13 of Orlando City SC during leg one of the Concacaf Champions Cup at Starlight Stadium on February 21, 2024 in Langford, Canada.

2. Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press

Skiers start the women’s 15km Mass Start freestyle World Cup cross country skiing event in Canmore, Alta., Friday, Feb. 9, 2024.

3. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press

Cavalry FC goalkeeper Marco Carducci allows a goal to Orlando City’s Facundo Torres, not seen, during the first half of a CONCACAF Champions Cup soccer match, in Langford, B.C., on Wednesday, February 21, 2024.

H.M. Steve Russell/Toronto Star

St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington (50) stops Toronto Maple Leafs left wing Tyler Bertuzzi (59) on the breakaway as the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the St. Louis Blues 4-1 at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. February 13, 2024.

H.M. Spencer Colby/Freelance

PWHL Ottawa goalie Sandra Abstreiter (30) high fives fans following warm up and ahead of a regular season matchup against PWHL Toronto in Ottawa, on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.

H.M. Bernard Brault/Freelance

A boogie boarder is seen from above during a cold winter day. They can do it because there is a standing wave on the Saint-Lawrence river near downtown Montreal.

H.M. Michelle Berg/Saskatoon StarPhoenix

Team Canada celebrates the game winning goal by Canada defence Renata Fast  (14) during the National Women’s U.S. – Canada Rivalry Series at SaskTel Centre. Photo taken in Saskatoon, Sask. on Wednesday, February 7, 2024.

H.M. Michelle Berg/Saskatoon StarPhoenix

University of Saskatchewan Huskies forward Keaton Sorensen (20) takes on the Alberta Golden Bears in the Canada West quarter finals at Merlis Belsher Place. Photo taken in Saskatoon, Sask. on Sunday, February 18, 2023.

PORTRAIT

1. Michelle Berg/Saskatoon StarPhoenix

Chief Bobby Cameron, FSIN, responds to inquest recommendations into the 2022 James Smith Cree Nation mass stabbing attacks. Photo taken in Saskatoon, Sask. on Thursday, February 1, 2024.

2. Nick Lachance/Freelance

Al Rosen is a Toronto forensic accountant who published three books about swindling. He is a certified fraud examiner, and a specialist in investigative and forensic accounting.

3. Laura Proctor/Freelance

Kristina Nguyen, a TikTok skincare influencer, is pictured in Toronto on February 14, 2024.

SPOT NEWS

Comments: Entries carried over from December 2023
1. Kenneth Armstrong/Freelance

Firefighters at the immediate aftermath of a trailer fire in the Jamestown neighbourhood of Sault Ste. Marie on Feb 16, 2024. At the time the blaze broke out, Sault Police forensics were on the scene of another nearby fire that was put out by firefighters earlier that same day.

2. Michelle Berg/Saskatoon StarPhoenix

Saskatoon firefighters work to put out a fire at a P&H flour mill on 33rd Street East. Deputy Chief Rob Hogan says the fire is substantial and the extremely cold weather conditions make fighting it a lot harder, as equipment keeps freezing up. “There’s ice everywhere, there’s water everywhere. Crews are having trouble with hose lines that are freezing up,” he said Friday afternoon. Photo taken in Saskatoon, Sask. on Thursday, January 12, 2023.

3. John Lucas/Freelance

A worker helps clear up the scene after a semi rolled over on the off ramp from the Yellowhead Highway to Highway 60 at Acheson AB on Wednesday Nov 22, 2023.

MULTI-PHOTO

1. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press

Members of the National Ballet of Ukraine stretch before a performance of “Nadiya Ukraine” (Hope for Ukraine) on their opening night in Vancouver, on Monday, February 5, 2024. Twenty-three dancers are on a Canadian tour highlighting Ukrainian culture through traditional dance while also supporting the war effort by collecting donations from the audience for Ukraine First Lady Olena Zelenska’s Foundation and Humanite.

A member of the National Ballet of Ukraine prepares for a performance of “Nadiya Ukraine” (Hope for Ukraine) on opening night in Vancouver, on Monday, February 5, 2024. Twenty-three dancers are on a Canadian tour highlighting Ukrainian culture through traditional dance while also supporting the war effort by collecting donations from the audience for Ukraine First Lady Olena Zelenska’s Foundation and Humanite.

Members of the National Ballet of Ukraine stretch during rehearsal for a performance of “Nadiya Ukraine” (Hope for Ukraine) on their opening night in Vancouver, on Monday, February 5, 2024. Twenty-three dancers are on a Canadian tour highlighting Ukrainian culture through traditional dance while also supporting the war effort by collecting donations from the audience for Ukraine First Lady Olena Zelenska’s Foundation and Humanite.

A member of the National Ballet of Ukraine does her makeup before a performance of “Nadiya Ukraine” (Hope for Ukraine) on their opening night in Vancouver, on Monday, February 5, 2024. Twenty-three dancers are on a Canadian tour highlighting Ukrainian culture through traditional dance while also supporting the war effort by collecting donations from the audience for Ukraine First Lady Olena Zelenska’s Foundation and Humanite.

A member of the National Ballet of Ukraine dances during a performance of “Nadiya Ukraine” (Hope for Ukraine) on their opening night in Vancouver, on Monday, February 5, 2024. Twenty-three dancers are on a Canadian tour highlighting Ukrainian culture through traditional dance while also supporting the war effort by collecting donations from the audience for Ukraine First Lady Olena Zelenska’s Foundation and Humanite.

One woman watches other dancers as another stretches while the members of the National Ballet of Ukraine wait to perform during “Nadiya Ukraine” (Hope for Ukraine) on their opening night in Vancouver, on Monday, February 5, 2024. Twenty-three dancers are on a Canadian tour highlighting Ukrainian culture through traditional dance while also supporting the war effort by collecting donations from the audience for Ukraine First Lady Olena Zelenska’s Foundation and Humanite.

A member of the National Ballet of Ukraine looks at her phone as she prepares for a performance of “Nadiya Ukraine” (Hope for Ukraine) on opening night in Vancouver, on Monday, February 5, 2024. Twenty-three dancers are on a Canadian tour highlighting Ukrainian culture through traditional dance while also supporting the war effort by collecting donations from the audience for Ukraine First Lady Olena Zelenska’s Foundation and Humanite.

A member of the National Ballet of Ukraine crosses her fingers while preparing for a performance of “Nadiya Ukraine” (Hope for Ukraine) on opening night in Vancouver, on Monday, February 5, 2024. Twenty-three dancers are on a Canadian tour highlighting Ukrainian culture through traditional dance while also supporting the war effort by collecting donations from the audience for Ukraine First Lady Olena Zelenska’s Foundation and Humanite.

A member of the National Ballet of Ukraine stretches before dancing during a performance of “Nadiya Ukraine” (Hope for Ukraine) on opening night in Vancouver, on Monday, February 5, 2024. Twenty-three dancers are on a Canadian tour highlighting Ukrainian culture through traditional dance while also supporting the war effort by collecting donations from the audience for Ukraine First Lady Olena Zelenska’s Foundation and Humanite.

A member of the National Ballet of Ukraine dances during a performance of “Nadiya Ukraine” (Hope for Ukraine) on their opening night in Vancouver, on Monday, February 5, 2024. Twenty-three dancers are on a Canadian tour highlighting Ukrainian culture through traditional dance while also supporting the war effort by collecting donations from the audience for Ukraine First Lady Olena Zelenska’s Foundation and Humanite.

A seamstress works on a costume being worn by a member of the National Ballet of Ukraine during an intermission at a performance of “Nadiya Ukraine” (Hope for Ukraine) on their opening night in Vancouver, on Monday, February 5, 2024. Twenty-three dancers are on a Canadian tour highlighting Ukrainian culture through traditional dance while also supporting the war effort by collecting donations from the audience for Ukraine First Lady Olena Zelenska’s Foundation and Humanite.

The audience watches the National Ballet of Ukraine performance of “Nadiya Ukraine” (Hope for Ukraine) on their opening night in Vancouver, on Monday, February 5, 2024. Twenty-three dancers are on a Canadian tour highlighting Ukrainian culture through traditional dance while also supporting the war effort by collecting donations from the audience for Ukraine First Lady Olena Zelenska’s Foundation and Humanite.

Members of the National Ballet of Ukraine dance during a performance of “Nadiya Ukraine” (Hope for Ukraine) on their opening night in Vancouver, on Monday, February 5, 2024. Twenty-three dancers are on a Canadian tour highlighting Ukrainian culture through traditional dance while also supporting the war effort by collecting donations from the audience for Ukraine First Lady Olena Zelenska’s Foundation and Humanite.

A member of the National Ballet of Ukraine checks on a fellow dancer before taking the stage during a performance of “Nadiya Ukraine” (Hope for Ukraine) on their opening night in Vancouver, on Monday, February 5, 2024. Twenty-three dancers are on a Canadian tour highlighting Ukrainian culture through traditional dance while also supporting the war effort by collecting donations from the audience for Ukraine First Lady Olena Zelenska’s Foundation and Humanite.

A member of the National Ballet of Ukraine waits to take the stage to dance during a performance of “Nadiya Ukraine” (Hope for Ukraine) on their opening night in Vancouver, on Monday, February 5, 2024. Twenty-three dancers are on a Canadian tour highlighting Ukrainian culture through traditional dance while also supporting the war effort by collecting donations from the audience for Ukraine First Lady Olena Zelenska’s Foundation and Humanite.

A member of the National Ballet of Ukraine prepares for a performance of “Nadiya Ukraine” (Hope for Ukraine) on opening night in Vancouver, on Monday, February 5, 2024. Twenty-three dancers are on a Canadian tour highlighting Ukrainian culture through traditional dance while also supporting the war effort by collecting donations from the audience for Ukraine First Lady Olena Zelenska’s Foundation and Humanite.

A member of the National Ballet of Ukraine stretches before dancing during a performance of “Nadiya Ukraine” (Hope for Ukraine) on opening night in Vancouver, on Monday, February 5, 2024. Twenty-three dancers are on a Canadian tour highlighting Ukrainian culture through traditional dance while also supporting the war effort by collecting donations from the audience for Ukraine First Lady Olena Zelenska’s Foundation and Humanite.

Members of the National Ballet of Ukraine dance during a performance of “Nadiya Ukraine” (Hope for Ukraine) on their opening night in Vancouver, on Monday, February 5, 2024. Twenty-three dancers are on a Canadian tour highlighting Ukrainian culture through traditional dance while also supporting the war effort by collecting donations from the audience for Ukraine First Lady Olena Zelenska’s Foundation and Humanite.

A member of the National Ballet of Ukraine’s feet are seen while en pointe during a performance of “Nadiya Ukraine” (Hope for Ukraine) on their opening night in Vancouver, on Monday, February 5, 2024. Twenty-three dancers are on a Canadian tour highlighting Ukrainian culture through traditional dance while also supporting the war effort by collecting donations from the audience for Ukraine First Lady Olena Zelenska’s Foundation and Humanite.

2. Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press

Fans take in the action at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Calgary, Monday, Feb. 19, 2024.

Team Ontario-Homan skip Rachel Homan watches her shot as they play Team Yukon at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Calgary, Monday, Feb. 19, 2024.

Team Manitoba-Jones skip Jennifer Jones, right, looks on as lead Lauren Lenentine, centre, and third Karlee Burgess sweep as they play Team New Brunswick at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Calgary, Monday, Feb. 19, 2024.

Team Ontario-Homan skip Rachel Homan makes a shot against Team Yukon at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Calgary, Monday, Feb. 19, 2024.

Team Manitoba-Jones skip Jennifer Jones watches her shot as she plays Team Alberta in qualifications at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Calgary, Friday, Feb. 23, 2024.

Team Ontario-Homan skip Rachel Homan prepares to makes a shot as she plays Team British Columbia-Grandy at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Calgary, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024.

Team Manitoba-Jones skip Jennifer Jones watches her shot as they play Team Alberta in qualifications at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Calgary, Friday, Feb. 23, 2024.

Team Ontario–Homan skip Rachel Homan slides down the ice sheet as she plays Team British Columbia-Grandy at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Calgary, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024.

Team Manitoba-Jones skip Jennifer Jones, right, gestures to her teammates as Team Ontario-Homan skip Rachel Homan looks on in the final at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Calgary, Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024.

Team Ontario–Homan skip Rachel Homan, right, delivers a stone against Team British Columbia-Grandy at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Calgary, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024.

Fans take in the action at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Calgary, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024.

A curling stone slides down the ice sheet at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Calgary, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024.

Curling fans take in the action at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Calgary, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024.

Team Manitoba-Jones skip Jennifer Jones nearly looses her balance as she watches her shot while playing Team Northwest Territories at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Calgary, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024.

Team Ontario–Homan skip Rachel Homan watches her shot as they play Team Manitoba-Jones in Page playoffs at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Calgary, Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024.

Team Manitoba-Jones skip Jennifer Jones becomes emotional after being defeated by Team Ontario-Homan and the crowd gives her a standing ovation following the final at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Calgary, Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024. The 49-year-old from Winnipeg declared before the Canadian women’s championship that she would be retiring and that her 18th appearance was her last.

Team Manitoba-Jones skip Jennifer Jones leaves the ice after being defeated by Team Ontario-Homan and the crowd gives her a standing ovation following the final at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Calgary, Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024. The 49-year-old from Winnipeg declared before the Canadian women’s championship that she would be retiring and that her 18th appearance was her last.

3. Laura Proctor/Freelance

Staff member Ramani Jeyarajan prepares holds for library patrons in a back room of the Cedarbrae branch of Toronto Public Library on February 23, 2024. The library has been gradually restoring its services after a cyber attack on October 28th. Toronto Public Library staff are now in the process of putting returns and new books on their shelves.

A Toronto Public Library driver brings a fresh delivery of books to a TPL sorting facility on February 26, 2024. The sorting facility on Ellesmere Road in Toronto has been sorting 50,000 materials per day since February 12th, about 20,000 more than usual, as they restore services after an October cyber attack.

Bins of books awaiting sorting are pictured at a Toronto Public Library sorting facility on February 26, 2024. The sorting facility on Ellesmere Road in Toronto has been sorting 50,000 materials per day since February 12th, about 20,000 more than usual, as they restore services after an October cyber attack.

Fitzgerald Steele, a Toronto Public Library shipper/driver, scans books into a sorting machine on February 26, 2024. The TPL sorting facility on Ellesmere Road in Toronto has been sorting 50,000 materials per day since February 12th, about 20,000 more than usual, as they restore services after an October cyber attack.

Mike Fazari, a Toronto Public Library shipper/driver, moves flattened cardboard boxes at a TPL sorting facility on February 26, 2024. The sorting facility on Ellesmere Road in Toronto has been sorting 50,000 materials per day since February 12th, about 20,000 more than usual, as they restore services after an October cyber attack. Because of the backlog of materials, the facility ran out of grey bins and had to store items in cardboard boxes.

Barcode stickers with different Toronto Public Library branches on them are pictured at a TPL sorting facility on February 26, 2024. The sorting facility on Ellesmere Road in Toronto has been sorting 50,000 materials per day since February 12th, about 20,000 more than usual, as they restore services after an October cyber attack.

A Toronto Public Library staff member monitors the book-sorting machine at a TPL sorting facility on February 26, 2024. The sorting facility on Ellesmere Road in Toronto has been sorting 50,000 materials per day since February 12th, about 20,000 more than usual, as they restore services after an October cyber attack.

Katherine Kald, a page at Toronto Public Library, wraps the book jackets of new children’s books in clear plastic at a TPL sorting facility on February 26, 2024. The sorting facility on Ellesmere Road in Toronto has been sorting 50,000 materials per day since February 12th, about 20,000 more than usual, as they restore services after an October cyber attack.

Nagulesh Thangarajha, a Toronto Public Library shipper/driver, moves a bin of returned items at a TPL sorting facility on February 26, 2024. The sorting facility on Ellesmere Road in Toronto has been sorting 50,000 materials per day since February 12th, about 20,000 more than usual, as they restore services after an October cyber attack.

Driver Robert Falagario delivers a shipment of books to the Cedarbrae branch of Toronto Public Library on February 23, 2024. The Toronto Public Library has been gradually restoring its services after a cyber attack on October 28th. Library staff are now in the process of putting returns and new books on their shelves.

Zahra Hoque, a page at the Cedarbrae branch of Toronto Public Library, shelves books on February 23, 2024. The Toronto Public Library has been gradually restoring its services after a cyber attack on October 28th. Library staff are now in the process of putting returns and new books on their shelves.

Staff member Ramani Jeyarajan shelves holds for library patrons at the Cedarbrae branch of Toronto Public Library on February 23, 2024. The library has been gradually restoring its services after a cyber attack on October 28th. Toronto Public Library staff are now in the process of putting returns and new books on their shelves.

Staff member Jolanta Grzelak checks out Shanice Mitchell’s book at the Cedarbrae branch of Toronto Public Library on February 23, 2024. The Toronto Public Library has been gradually restoring its services after a cyber attack on October 28th. Library staff are now in the process of putting returns and new books on their shelves.

Library patrons use their phones at the Cedarbrae branch of Toronto Public Library on February 23, 2024. The Toronto Public Library has been gradually restoring its services after a cyber attack on October 28th. Library staff are now in the process of putting returns and new books on their shelves.

The sign for the Cedarbrae branch of Toronto Public Library is pictured through their window on February 23, 2024. The Toronto Public Library has been gradually restoring its services after a cyber attack on October 28th. Library staff are now in the process of putting returns and new books on their shelves.

2023 STANDINGS…MONTH…TOTAL

1. Bernard Brault/Freelance…10…240
2. Darryl Dyck/Freelance…160…210
2. Michelle Berg/Saskatoon StarPhoenix…160…210
4. Laura Proctor/Freelance…90…130
5.Jeff McIntosh/Freelance…120…120
5. John Lucas/Freelance…30…120
7. Kevin Light/Freelance…50…80
8. Spencer Colby/Freelance…20…60
8. Steve Russell/Toronto Star…20…60
10. Kenneth Armstrong/Freelance…50…50
11. Chelsea Kemp/CBC Manitoba…0…40
11. Nick Lachance/Toronto Star…40…40
13. Evan Buhler/Freelance…0…30