Jon Wells
Hamilton Spectator
Hamilton, ON, Canada
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Forensic detective details blood trail in Carel Douse homicide
Nine swabs of suspected blood stains from inside the More Than a Haircut barbershop were processed for DNA → Read More
Witness saw accused ‘Fat Al’ Daniel Wise running from scene in Douse homicide
Harris said he recognized the face of a man running away from where Douse was found wounded on the porch of a house → Read More
Witness in Carel Douse murder trial saw knife pulled during fight inside club
The witness said the knife used in the attack was about 12 inches (30 centimetres) long → Read More
‘Everyday hero’ firefighters receive enhanced presumptive cancer coverage from province
‘The fight for this coverage started in Hamilton’: Nathan Shaw → Read More
Hamilton’s Citizen of the Year Carole MacVicar ‘gives gift of hope’ to those she meets
Carole MacVicar left her job 24 years ago to help others as a volunteer → Read More
Long road back for Whitney Horne after being struck by pickup truck in 2020
Hamilton woman is disappointed charges police laid in the collision have not made it to court. → Read More
Police officer Pete Wiesner running for PCs in Hamilton Centre byelection
Sergeant also worked as corrections officer at Hamilton-Wentworth Detention Centre → Read More
Rabbi Bernard Baskin, Hamilton’s wise man, dies at 102
Baskin’s influence in Hamilton extended beyond the walls of Temple Anshe Sholom in Westdale → Read More
Linc Alexander, MLK were about ‘lifting people up rather than bringing them down’
Alexander, who died in 2012, would have turned 101 on Jan. 21 — Lincoln Alexander Day across Canada. → Read More
Appeal court downgrades Aziga murder convictions to manslaughter for spreading HIV
Court also rules Hamilton man retains dangerous offender status, complicating road to parole → Read More
75 per cent of COVID ‘long haulers’ free of symptoms in 12 months: McMaster study
Full recovery is the likeliest outcome, even in severe cases says researcher → Read More
Pride Hamilton and police headed for mediation after human rights tribunal ruling
The human rights tribunal ruled that Pride Hamilton deserves standing as a corporation. → Read More
Fire and fury: 25 years ago Hamilton saw an inferno, a Mob hit, a supercity revolt and had its NHL dreams shattered
1997 was a seismic year in the city, and for some, the scars lingered long after. → Read More
FBI Most Wanted anti-abortion terrorist emails Hamilton Spectator reporter from prison, says battle far from over post-Roe v. Wade
James Kopp took the war on abortion literally, choosing terrorism as his path in the 1990s. → Read More
Chapter 1: A Burning Cross
The Army of God manual contained a cryptic dedication to “Atomic Dog.” → Read More
Teach about the human spirit in the Holocaust, says Israeli #nomoreantisemitism speaker
Q&A with upcoming Hamilton conference speaker Yoni Berrous. → Read More
Last post for 101-year old Argyll veteran at Hamilton’s Garrison parade Sunday
Tony Mastromatteo enlisted in Hamilton because he felt it was his duty. → Read More
Charismatic Hamilton woman dies from addiction while helping others fight their demons
Rebecca Morris-Miller conceived the idea of Grenfell Ministries in jail → Read More
‘Souped-up’ peace bond awaits Hamilton ‘ISIL bride’ Kimberly Polman
Kimberly Polman was held in Syrian Al-Roj detainment camp since 2019 → Read More
Cassar has run tough races in the past, raising money to fight cancer
Craig Cassar’s high school rock band was reviewed by The Spectator → Read More