8 Times PressProgress’ Journalism Made an Impact in British Columbia in 2020

Published December 28, 2020 Year-End Review

Here are our biggest original stories from British Columbia in 2020

We Took a Look at the President of UBC’s Text Messages. Amazon Told Him to Keep a $3 Million Deal Secret.

Published August 18, 2020 New

Internal documents show top UBC officials helped keep details of a controversial $3 million deal with Amazon ‘quiet’

UBC Board Chair ‘Regrets’ Liking Tweet Comparing Black Lives Matter to Hitler’s ‘Paramilitary Wing’

Published June 19, 2020 New

“Would it have been better if I didn’t tick it? Sure, and I wish I probably hadn’t. I probably did it late at night.”

‘Black Eye for the University’: UBC Board Admitted It Mismanaged ‘Alt-Right’ Event on Campus, E-Mails Show

Published February 10, 2020 New

Chair of UBC Board expressed frustration that “the whole situation should / could have been much better managed”

Internal Emails Contradict the University of British Columbia’s Explanation for Why it Hosted an ‘Alt-Right’ Event on Campus

Published February 5, 2020 New

UBC officials insist they heard from people supportive of the event despite e-mails showing overwhelmingly negative reaction