British Columbia appoints 12 to Order of B.C., including FIFA executive and forensic entomologist
The province's highest honour recognises contributions in science, sport and accessibility, with no names released yet
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British Columbia appoints 12 to Order of B.C., including FIFA executive and forensic entomologist
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What this story says
- British Columbia appointed 12 people to the Order of B.C., the province’s highest civilian honour, on 3 August 2026.
- Recipients include a FIFA executive, Canada’s first chief accessibility officer, and a top forensic entomologist who uses insects in criminal investigations.
- The Order of B.C. recognises individuals for exceptional contributions to the province, though the full list of names has not been released.
- All six outlets that reported the story are rated centre; no left- or right-rated outlets carried it.
British Columbia appointed 12 people to the Order of B.C. on 3 August 2026. The honour is the province’s highest civilian award, given to individuals for exceptional contributions. The government has not released the full list of names, but three appointees were identified in the reports.
One of the new members is described as one of the country’s top experts in using insects to assist in criminal investigations. Another is a FIFA executive. The third is Canada’s first chief accessibility officer, a role created to advance inclusion for people with disabilities. The Order of B.C. was established in 1989 and is awarded annually.
What the coverage left out
None of the six centre-rated digests named any of the 12 appointees, including the three whose roles were described. No left- or right-rated outlet ran the story at all.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
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Centre
- All six centre-rated outlets carried the story as a brief digest. Each led on the number of appointees and the three named recipients: the forensic entomologist, the FIFA executive, and the chief accessibility officer. The digests noted that the Order of B.C. is the province’s highest honour, though none provided the year it was established or the total number of past recipients.
- The digests did not include the names of any of the 12 appointees, nor did they specify the fields of the other nine recipients. No outlet quoted a government statement or an official source. The reports did not mention the date or location of the investiture ceremony, or whether one is planned.
Right
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- Is the coverage of British Columbia appoints 12 to Order of B.C., including FIFA executive… biased?
- British Columbia appoints 12 to Order of B.C., including FIFA executive and forensic entomologist is one event reported by several outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Who received the Order of B.C. this year?
- The government named 12 recipients on 3 August 2026, including a FIFA executive, Canada’s first chief accessibility officer, and a forensic entomologist. The full list of names has not been released in the reports published so far.
- What is the Order of B.C.?
- The Order of B.C. is British Columbia’s highest civilian honour, awarded annually to individuals for exceptional contributions to the province. It was established in 1989, though the reports did not specify how many people have received it.
- Which outlets reported the appointments?
- Six centre-rated outlets carried the story as brief digests. No left- or right-rated outlets reported the appointments, according to the material available.
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6 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Centre
6- Scientists, experts, community leaders: 12 of B.C.’s top citizens given Order of B.C. (opens meadowlakeNOW in a new tab)
meadowlakeNOW — is meadowlakeNOW biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Scientists, experts, community leaders: 12 of B.C.’s top citizens given Order of B.C. (opens Ckpg Today in a new tab)
Ckpg Today — is Ckpg Today biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Scientists, experts, community leaders: 12 of B.C.’s top citizens given Order of B.C. (opens Battlefords NOW in a new tab)
Battlefords NOW — is Battlefords NOW biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Scientists, experts, community leaders: 12 of B.C.'s top citizens given Order of B.C. (opens CTV News in a new tab)
- Scientists, experts, community leaders: 12 of B.C.'s top citizens given Order of B.C. (opens Medicine Hat News in a new tab)
Medicine Hat News — is Medicine Hat News biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Scientists, experts, community leaders: 12 of B.C.'s top citizens given Order of B.C. (opens Winnipeg Free Press in a new tab)
Winnipeg Free Press — is Winnipeg Free Press biased? Our profile of this outlet
Right
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Not rated
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
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