
Samantha Beattie
Samantha Beattie is a reporter for CBC Hamilton. She has also worked for CBC Toronto and as a Senior Reporter at HuffPost Canada. Before that, she dived into local politics as a Toronto Star reporter covering city hall.
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Rabies found in Hamilton bat, person exposed receiving medical care, says public health
Hamilton public health has confirmed a bat has tested positive for rabies — the first since last August.
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Ontario's top court dismisses Peter Khill's manslaughter conviction appeal but reduces sentence
An Ontario court has dismissed a conviction appeal by Hamilton man Peter Khill, who was found guilty in the shooting death of an Indigenous man in 2016, while agreeing to impose a lesser sentence. The decision comes after a Superior Court judge admitted he mistakenly read aloud the wrong prison term.
Canada -Hamilton |

ONTARIO VOTES 2025
PCs take Hamilton Mountain for 1st time in 30 years, while NDP win Hamilton Centre
As NDP incumbents across the Hamilton and Niagara areas held on to their seats this provincial election, the PCs picked up Hamilton Mountain in a surprise win. Ontario Premier Doug Ford also won his third straight majority government.
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'Sheer hell for us': Family of missing woman Shalini Singh speak as Hamilton police search landfill
Shalini Singh has been missing since Dec. 4. Hamilton police say the 40-year-old may have been killed in her apartment and her body disposed of in the building's garbage. CBC Hamilton spoke to Shalini's family as police continued to search a landfill Tuesday.
Canada -Hamilton |

Hamilton's delayed outdoor shelter 'crushingly disappointing,' says advocate, as a few people move in
The city has shared few details in recent weeks about when people will be moving into the tiny shelters.
Canada -Hamilton |

Ontario Votes 2025: Niagara Falls
The Niagara Falls riding has been dominated by the NDP since 2014, when incumbent Wayne Gates won.
Canada -Hamilton |

Ontario Votes 2025: St. Catharines
The St. Catharines riding is surrounded on three sides by the Niagara Region with Lake Ontario to the north and includes most of the city.
Canada -Hamilton |

Ontario Votes 2025: Haldimand-Norfolk
The riding made history last provincial election when it elected Ontario's first Independent MPP without a past win with a political party.
Canada -Hamilton |

Ontario Votes 2025: Flamborough-Glanbrook
The Progressive Conservatives have dominated the mostly rural riding of Flamborough-Glanbrook since it was created in 2017.
Canada -Hamilton |

Ontario Votes 2025: Brantford-Brant
The Brantford-Brant riding encompasses a large rural and urban region that the Progressive Conservatives have won in the last two provincial elections.
Canada -Hamilton |