Hamilton Spectator

Insider: The constantly eroding escarpment — how do you combat the inevitable?

In episode 29 of the Newsroom Insider, host David Crosbie talks to Matthew Van Dongen about the challenges facing a city built around an escarpment. How can Hamilton gird itself against mass-scale erosion? What does living above or below the edge of the Mountain mean?

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Insider: Eight city schools and daycares above recommended lead levels in 2016

In episode 28 of the Newsroom Insider, host David Crosbie talks to reporter Joanna Frketich about the disconcerting levels of lead in drinking water of some Hamilton schools and daycares. Following a report published by the Toronto Star, over 600 Ontario schools were found to have exceeded the guidelines.

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Insider: A look at Hamilton’s scrapping community, plus the impact of the opioid crisis on the city

In episode 27 of the Hamilton Spectator's Newsroom Insider, host Natalie Paddon talks to Teviah Moro about Hamilton's scrapping community, followed by a conversation with Joanna Frketich about the impact of the opioid crisis on the city.

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Another person's treasure: Recycling for a living

Spectator reporter Teviah Moro speaks with Hamiltonians who make their living collecting and recycling scrap material.

Insider: Suspended licence, fine, for killing Jay Keddy

In episode 26 of the Hamilton Spectator's Newsroom Insider, host David Crosbie talks to Jon Wells about the sentencing of Guy McPhee.

Guy McPhee struck and killed Hamilton teacher Jay Keddy in December 2015. Keddy was riding his bicycle home from work when McPhee collided with him on the Claremont Access. McPhee was found guilty in July of careless driving, and was sentenced September 8.

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Podcast: Collision Course

Reporter Steve Buist talks about the Hamilton Spectator series on concussion research 

Insider: How did Robert Badgerow get released on bail?

In episode 25 of the Hamilton Spectator's Newsroom Insider, host David Crosbie talks to Susan Clairmont about convicted killer Robert Badgerow.

Badgerow made history when he became the first person in Canada to be charged four times for the same first-degree murder. He was found guilty in the fall of 2016, and has since filed an appeal. As of August 24, an Ontario appeal court has granted him bail while waiting on that appeal. Which means that he will soon be out of jail, back home with his family.

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Insider: Family insight into a 100-year-old murder, plus City Council scrutinizes the Waterfront Trust

In episode 24 of the Hamilton Spectator's Newsroom Insider, host David Crosbie talks to Jon Wells about a follow-up to his recent story regarding a Hamilton doctor who was murdered 100 years ago. A relative of Dr. MacRobbie, whose homicide was never solved, contacted Jon to provide further details.

Then Natalie Paddon talks about Coun. Donna Skelly's motion asking the Hamilton Waterfront Trust to attend an upcoming meeting and discuss its finances. The Trust owes hundreds of thousands of dollars in back taxes to the city. 

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Premier Kathleen Wynne in discussion with The Hamilton Spectator editorial board

Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne met with the Hamilton Spectator editorial board for an hour-long discussion Monday, August 14. She was accompanied by Hamilton MPP Ted McMeekin.

Joining  the discussion were Spectator Editor Paul Berton, Managing Editor Howard Elliott, columnist Andrew Dreschel and reporter Natalie Paddon.

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Insider: Plans for Dieppe 75th

In episode 23 of the Newsroom Insider, Spectator managing editor Jim Poling and reporter Mark McNeil discuss coverage of the upcoming 75th anniversary of the Dieppe Raid, in which nearly 200 young Hamilton men from the RHLI died on the beach during a failed raid of German-held Europe. McNeil will be in Europe for the Aug. 19 anniversary.

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