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 ...

In this week’s mailbag, Doug Smith answers questions about NBA stat counting, Hubie Brown, dos and don’t of beat reporting and much more.

Here are the Star’s nominations: Beat reporting: Jake Edmiston, a Star business reporter, was nominated for his coverage of food business in 2024.