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Hamilton Spectator
03-06-2025
- Climate
- Hamilton Spectator
Hamilton-area Today: Lessons from covering a killer + Local airport gets a makeover
G ood morning! It's June 3, and here are the top stories today in the Hamilton area. Expect a hot and sunny day. Environment Canada is forecasting a high of 25 C at the airport weather station. There are no alerts. It is 10 C and hazy at 6 a.m. Sunrise 5:41 a.m. and sunset 8:54 p.m. Find the latest provincial road closures and traffic incidents via Ontario 511 . Taking transit today? Find the latest GO Transit service updates here . The latest information on local bus services are available here: Hamilton , Burlington and Oakville . Since she started working at The Spec, Susan Clairmont has wrote about Jon Rallo dozens of times. The family of Rallo's victims shared with her the depths of their trauma. Clairmont writes about what she learned covering the notorious killer. Toronto police continue to search for a missing international student living in Hamilton who was last seen in downtown Toronto more than two weeks ago. The local airport is showing off its new look after a multimillion-dollar redesign, months ahead of Porter Airline's arrival. The ribbon cutting happened just three months after renovation plans were announced. Local musicians took home prizes at this year's CMAOntario Awards, including group of the year. The 13th annual awards show was the last to be hosted by Canadian country star Jason McCoy. The weather is warming and pollen counts are shooting up. Experts say, despite the slow start to allergy season this year, that the 'trend line' is 'only going one way.' Subscribe to our newsletters for the latest local content . Error! Sorry, there was an error processing your request. There was a problem with the recaptcha. Please try again. You may unsubscribe at any time. By signing up, you agree to our terms of use and privacy policy . This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google privacy policy and terms of service apply. Want more of the latest from us? Sign up for more at our newsletter page .
Hamilton Spectator
03-05-2025
- Hamilton Spectator
Top Hamilton headlines this week: What happened in Italy didn't stay in Italy + NDP wiped out of Hamilton
The weekend is here, but plenty happened in the Hamilton area this week. Don't miss these top stories from Spectator reporters. It's Doors Open weekend in Hamilton and there are plenty more things to do in the area. Here are some ideas . Showers are possible both Saturday and Sunday and cooler weather is expected over the weekend. One Hamilton hospital nurse worked 24 hours straight. Three nurses worked so many hours that it added up to more than one and a half full-time jobs each. The increasing amount of excessive overtime is deeply disturbing to unions and patient advocates, who question why there are no limits to how many hours a nurse can work. Four Catholic trustees racked up $127,000 in travel and art costs on a publicly funded trip — plus nearly $63,000 more in legal costs managing the aftermath — prompting a ministry review. The report gives insight into where things went wrong, but also how the trustees spent taxpayer dollars which they have since vowed to repay. Spectator columnist Susan Clairmont was likely the only journalist who, entirely by chance, saw the complete, untouched video of Const. Greg Pierzchala's murder. 'What I heard was the most horrific evidence I've experienced in more than 30 years as a journalist,' she writes. A come-back-from-the-dead Liberal election win has wiped the NDP off Hamilton's federal map — a political shift with potentially profound implications for city residents bracing for tariff-war layoffs and those already struggling with poverty. He says she was into it. She says she wasn't. He says they went on to have an affair. She says he raped her. Const. Jeffrey Turnbull of the Hamilton Police Service is on trial for sexually assaulting a female officer. Subscribe to our newsletters for the latest local content .
Hamilton Spectator
26-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Hamilton Spectator
Spectator's Clairmont named Canada's top beat reporter
Susan Clairmont of The Hamilton Spectator brought home top honours on Friday night at the National Newspaper Awards in Montreal, winning the Joan Hollobon Award for Beat Reporting. 'I'm thrilled for Susan,' said Spectator editor-in-chief Cheryl Stepan. 'She is extremely deserving of this honour.' Judges for the competition said Clairmont was nominated for her 'exclusive reporting and authoritative analysis' in a submission that ranged from high-profile criminal trials to complex court proceedings. 'Her portfolio of stories is a great example of the excellence she brings to her reporting and writing every day at The Spectator,' Stepan said. 'She never ceases to engage, inform or delight readers with her thought-provoking work.' This marks Clairmont's second national honour; she previously won Canada's top newspaper columnist award in 2011. Clairmont's award submission included coverage of Paul Bernardo's latest parole board hearing ; as well as consent videos and their role in sexual assault cases . Her body of work for the judges also included a feature story about a son who repeatedly warned doctors and a judge he was thinking of killing his family before murdering his mother ; and a column about a man who spent 14 years hiding millions of dollars from his ex-wife and children in violation of court orders. There were 69 finalists in 23 categories, representing 26 news organizations in the 76th year for the NNAs. They were selected by three-judge panels in each category from among 864 entries across 82 news organizations in Canada. Spectator reporter Matthew Van Dongen was also recognized in Montreal with a nomination in the business category for his investigation into real-estate investment firm Forge & Foster and its ongoing financial woes .
