28-04-2025
- Politics
- Hamilton Spectator
Hamilton-area Today: A scream that can't be unheard + Voters get ready, election day is here
G
ood morning! It's April 28, here are the top stories today in the Hamilton area.
Happy election day! Expect more sun today. Environment Canada is forecasting a high of 19 C at the airport weather station. There are no alerts.
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Election day is here and Hamilton Spectator is your home for results and live coverage. Voting begins at 9:30 a.m. in Ontario —
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Hours after Marko Bakir was gunned down in his driveway, friends accused Alessandro Giammichele — nicknamed Gino — of being behind the killing. Giammichele has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder.
Spectator columnist Susan Clairmont was likely the only journalist who, entirely by chance, saw the complete, untouched video of 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.
One Hamilton hospital nurse worked 24 hours straight. Another worked the equivalent of nearly 63 hours a week for an entire year. Three nurses worked so many hours that it added up to more than one and a half full-time jobs each. Joanna Frketich reports on the increasing amount of excessive overtime logged at Hamilton's understaffed hospitals.
Longtime fans of Port Dover's Friday the 13th motorcycle rally pine for the days when motorcycles lined the town's main drag. But, considering safety risks, Norfolk' top cop has rejected having bikes and pedestrians mix.
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