Bobby Hristova
@bobbyhristova.bsky.social
Journalist with CBC Marketplace https://www.cbc.ca/1.4863852 • I like hard-hitting, accountability journalism • I believe your story can help others • #cdnfoi enthusiast • #HamOnt
Happy Holidays!
December 16, 2024 at 12:00 AM
Happy Holidays!
The segregation rate in Hamilton was four times higher than the provincial average. The longest time someone stayed in segregation at the Hamilton jail in 2022-23 was 21 days. The United Nations says anything more than 15 days is a form of torture.
4/7 #HamOnt
4/7 #HamOnt
June 7, 2024 at 11:49 AM
The segregation rate in Hamilton was four times higher than the provincial average. The longest time someone stayed in segregation at the Hamilton jail in 2022-23 was 21 days. The United Nations says anything more than 15 days is a form of torture.
4/7 #HamOnt
4/7 #HamOnt
The story includes a searchable database you can use to compare the segregation rate — the estimated number of times a prisoner entered segregation in a year — of each Ontario-run jail to the provincial average.
3/7 #onpoli
3/7 #onpoli
June 7, 2024 at 11:49 AM
The story includes a searchable database you can use to compare the segregation rate — the estimated number of times a prisoner entered segregation in a year — of each Ontario-run jail to the provincial average.
3/7 #onpoli
3/7 #onpoli
Hamilton city council’s decision to reject affordable housing to save 27 parking spots made national news on Saturday. #HamOnt www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
February 25, 2024 at 4:33 PM
Hamilton city council’s decision to reject affordable housing to save 27 parking spots made national news on Saturday. #HamOnt www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
From 2015 to 2018 OSPCA did 64,015 investigations, issued 16,148 orders, and laid 1,946 provincial and criminal charges.
From 2020 to June 30, PAWS did at least 69,118 investigations, issued at least 6,970 orders, and laid at least 667 provincial and criminal charges.
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From 2020 to June 30, PAWS did at least 69,118 investigations, issued at least 6,970 orders, and laid at least 667 provincial and criminal charges.
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November 28, 2023 at 12:26 PM
From 2015 to 2018 OSPCA did 64,015 investigations, issued 16,148 orders, and laid 1,946 provincial and criminal charges.
From 2020 to June 30, PAWS did at least 69,118 investigations, issued at least 6,970 orders, and laid at least 667 provincial and criminal charges.
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From 2020 to June 30, PAWS did at least 69,118 investigations, issued at least 6,970 orders, and laid at least 667 provincial and criminal charges.
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I'm grateful to be a finalist for RTDNA Canada's Emerging Journalist Award.
It's an honour to know my reporting on policing for CBC set me apart from the 50 applicants across the country.
The winner will be named on Oct. 20 — and win or lose, I'll keep digging. #cdnmedia #rtdna #cbc
It's an honour to know my reporting on policing for CBC set me apart from the 50 applicants across the country.
The winner will be named on Oct. 20 — and win or lose, I'll keep digging. #cdnmedia #rtdna #cbc
October 16, 2023 at 12:12 PM
Development charges have grown since 2020. So has homelessness.
City data shows 1,881 people were unhoused as of Aug. 31.
There are 357 shelter beds and rooms in Hamilton.
Last year, 6,110 families were on the waitlist for public housing. Just 1,082 got housed. #HamOnt
City data shows 1,881 people were unhoused as of Aug. 31.
There are 357 shelter beds and rooms in Hamilton.
Last year, 6,110 families were on the waitlist for public housing. Just 1,082 got housed. #HamOnt
October 13, 2023 at 6:17 PM
Development charges have grown since 2020. So has homelessness.
City data shows 1,881 people were unhoused as of Aug. 31.
There are 357 shelter beds and rooms in Hamilton.
Last year, 6,110 families were on the waitlist for public housing. Just 1,082 got housed. #HamOnt
City data shows 1,881 people were unhoused as of Aug. 31.
There are 357 shelter beds and rooms in Hamilton.
Last year, 6,110 families were on the waitlist for public housing. Just 1,082 got housed. #HamOnt
The time it took to get patients from ambulances to hospital rooms reached an all-time high, he said.
Those kinds of delays led to a record number of code zeros — when someone calls for help but there's one or no ambulance freed up to go. #HamOnt
Those kinds of delays led to a record number of code zeros — when someone calls for help but there's one or no ambulance freed up to go. #HamOnt
July 27, 2023 at 1:59 PM
The time it took to get patients from ambulances to hospital rooms reached an all-time high, he said.
Those kinds of delays led to a record number of code zeros — when someone calls for help but there's one or no ambulance freed up to go. #HamOnt
Those kinds of delays led to a record number of code zeros — when someone calls for help but there's one or no ambulance freed up to go. #HamOnt
Then there’s the “formal” complaint process through Ontario’s ombudsman.
Annual reports show the number of these complaints from Hamilton inmates rose annually until COVID.
But former inmates say this system has its own set of problems — it’s too slow. 3/4
Annual reports show the number of these complaints from Hamilton inmates rose annually until COVID.
But former inmates say this system has its own set of problems — it’s too slow. 3/4
July 14, 2023 at 10:13 AM
Then there’s the “formal” complaint process through Ontario’s ombudsman.
Annual reports show the number of these complaints from Hamilton inmates rose annually until COVID.
But former inmates say this system has its own set of problems — it’s too slow. 3/4
Annual reports show the number of these complaints from Hamilton inmates rose annually until COVID.
But former inmates say this system has its own set of problems — it’s too slow. 3/4
Documents show complaints from #HamOnt inmates made via a toll-free provincial hotline. They’re considered “informal” complaints.
They range from a cancer patient who can’t get pain meds to a reported sexual assault.
There's no way to know if the complaints got resolved. 2/4
They range from a cancer patient who can’t get pain meds to a reported sexual assault.
There's no way to know if the complaints got resolved. 2/4
July 14, 2023 at 10:12 AM
Documents show complaints from #HamOnt inmates made via a toll-free provincial hotline. They’re considered “informal” complaints.
They range from a cancer patient who can’t get pain meds to a reported sexual assault.
There's no way to know if the complaints got resolved. 2/4
They range from a cancer patient who can’t get pain meds to a reported sexual assault.
There's no way to know if the complaints got resolved. 2/4
I watched two birds divebomb into the water on this #HamOnt evening, but you wouldn’t know it from this serene scene.
July 5, 2023 at 2:07 AM
I watched two birds divebomb into the water on this #HamOnt evening, but you wouldn’t know it from this serene scene.
Hamilton's skyline #HamOnt
June 23, 2023 at 5:15 PM
Hamilton's skyline #HamOnt
Good morning, #HamOnt! Here's a shot from Rock Chapel Trail. It's an awesome little loop near Borer's Falls.
June 20, 2023 at 1:15 PM
Good morning, #HamOnt! Here's a shot from Rock Chapel Trail. It's an awesome little loop near Borer's Falls.