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Back Issues

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Offer for Hamilton Spectator Home-Delivery Subscribers

The Hamilton Spectator subscribers with an active home-delivery account in good standing qualify for complimentary access to Hamilton Spectator ePaper edition. If you choose to cancel your home-delivery account, or your subscription is in arrears, your access to the ePaper edition will be discontinued. The Hamilton Spectator reserves the right to discontinue this offer at any time.

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Is my Hamilton Spectator ePaper subscription eligible for the digital news subscription tax credit?

Yes. Individuals who have a Hamilton Spectator ePaper subscription can claim the digital news subscription tax credit on their personal income tax return for the years 2020 to 2024. This is a non-refundable tax credit for amounts paid by individuals in the year to a qualified Canadian journalism organization (QCJO) for an eligible qualifying subscription. Click HERE to find out more about this tax credit and how to claim it.