Phil Carpenter
Photojournalist
Phil Carpenter came to Global News in 2017 after working as a photojournalist and videojournalist at the Montreal Gazette for 13 years.
He also works as a part-time instructor of visual journalism at Concordia University in Montreal.
Phil has worked in journalism for over 20 years and has covered major news events at home and overseas, including the Haiti earthquake, post-genocide stories in Rwanda and the Lac-Mégantic train disaster, all for the Montreal Gazette.
Working at Global News is his first experience in TV journalism.
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Video Archives
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Montreal’s Caribbean diaspora share concerns, raise money to help victims of Hurricane Beryl
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Canada Day celebrations in Montreal
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Quebec strawberry farmers facing cheap competition, rough weather
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Pro-Palestinian protestors block CN rail line, accuse company of transporting ‘complicit’ goods to Israel
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Why Algonquin Grand Chief Constant Pinesi’s route is being retraced from Oka to Ottawa
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Pro-Palestinian encampment continues at Victoria Square in Montreal
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Protestors at pro-Palestinian encampment at Montreal’s Victoria Square say they won’t leave until demands met
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Longueuil announces new emergency centre location to address homelessness, housing affordability
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Families of loved ones buried at Montreal cemetery demand answers over state of grounds
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Model train event held in Montreal in support of youth, get kids off screens
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Some West Island mayors holding their breath over new Quebec flood zone maps
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What will Quebec’s new flood zone maps look like?
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Rebuilding public trust part of Montreal police action plan to fight discrimination
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Remarkable Montrealer Ivyline Fleming celebrates 100th birthday
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Jannai Dopwell-Bailey’s family speaks out following suspect’s life sentence
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Homeless deaths a failure of the system, say advocates as memorial held
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Anger and worry as Montreal day centre for people with disabilities set to close
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Advocates push for wider adoption of cargo bikes in Montreal
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Building stronger ties between Indigenous and non-Indigenous businesses in Quebec
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Family, community say they are stunned and worried after Lachine man gunned down in brazen shooting
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Montreal’s Caribbean communities come together in solidarity and concern over Hurricane BerylAs hurricane Beryl's deadly path of destruction moves across the Caribbean, members of the diaspora in Montreal are bracing themselves for the worst while preparing to send help.Canada4 hours
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Hurricane Beryl: Grenadian Montrealers come to terms with devastation from stormBeryl, a category 4 hurricane, leveled parts of that country, Monday, the biggest storm recorded in the area this early in the hurricane season.CanadaJul 2
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Pro-Palestinian protesters block CN rail line south of Montreal, four arrestedPro-Palestinian protestors who blocked CN Rail tracks in Quebec on Saturday said they did so because the railway helps send goods to Israel. CN referred questions to police.CanadaJun 29
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Why Algonquin Grand Chief Constant Pinesi’s route is being retraced from Oka to OttawaSeventeen people embarked unto canoes in Oka, west of Montreal, and took to the Ottawa River for a voyage they describe as bringing to light another chapter of Indigenous history.CanadaJun 26
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Growing pro-Palestinian camp at Victoria Square in Montreal targets pension fundProtesters have established a growing camp at Victoria Square, calling on Quebec's pension fund manager to divest from companies they say are complicit in Israel's war on Hamas.CanadaJun 23
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Longueuil announces new emergency centre location to address homelessness, housing affordabilityIt'll have 84 social housing units and will replace the church building as well as the adjacent parking lot. Construction is supposed to start in August.CanadaJun 17
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Families of loved ones buried at Montreal cemetery demand answers over state of groundsKatrina Goulo spent hours Sunday clearing her father's resting place arguing that it's disrespectful to allow the grass in the cemetery, which is Canad's largest, to be overgrown.CanadaJun 16
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Some West Island mayors holding their breath over new Quebec flood zone mapsThe flood management plan, released Tuesday, will govern public flood prevention infrastructures and also widens the category for a flood zone.CanadaJun 12
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Rebuilding public trust part of Montreal police action plan to fight discriminationThere are are eight issues they say they are still working on. Among them is a revision of the police department's policy on street checks.CanadaJun 10
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Remarkable Montrealer Ivyline Fleming celebrates 100th birthdayThe centenarian only retired from decades-long community service and civil rights activism at age 90, and then, only after ill health.CanadaJun 7
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Homeless deaths a failure of the system, say Montreal advocates, as memorial heldThat so many people are dying on the streets is a sign that governments have failed, advocates argue, saying there aren't enough services for the unhoused.CanadaJun 5
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Anger and worry as Montreal day centre for people with disabilities set to closeNews that the Radisson Community Centre location on St. Dominique Street in downtown Montreal will soon be closed was met with anger among the staff and clients.CanadaJun 4
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Advocates push for wider adoption of cargo bikes in MontrealThe weekend's Go Vélo bike festival might be over but it's still top of mind for cycling fans and now advocates want to draw attention to another green solution: cargo bikes.EnvironmentJun 4
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Quebec businesses, Indigenous communities look to forge partnerships at conferenceSince the first Economic Circle in 2021, where Indigenous leaders expressed anger at the Legault government, leaders say more companies want to work with Indigenous communities.CanadaJun 3
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‘The guy is dead’: Residents in shock after man killed on Montreal basketball courtA 27-year-old man was fatally gunned down on a Lachine basketball court Wednesday night. The suspect approached the victim and shot them in front of a crowd, police say.CrimeMay 30
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Community divided over artificial turf in Côte-des-Neiges park redesignOne part of the upgrade that continues to stir debate, however, is that of replacing the grass on the soccer fields with artificial turf.CanadaMay 29
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Cree students celebrate graduation from award-winning Iyeskuwiiu program at John Abbott CollegeA group of Cree students is graduating from a special program at John Abbott College in Saint-Anne-de-Bellevue, the third and largest cohort to complete the year-long course.CanadaMay 24
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Quebec study sheds light on frequency, severity of drownings among childrenA study just released concludes that every day this summer, one child will end up at an emergency room in the province for drowning, or near drowning.CanadaMay 23
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Montreal firefighters band together for colleague with rare cancerFor 17 years Montreal firefighter Lt. Gabriel Thibert has been putting his life at risk for others, but since January he's been fighting for his own life because of brain cancer.CanadaMay 21
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‘Sense of relief’ for family of slain teen after jury finds man guilty of murderThe teen was attacked after exiting the school in 2021. On Sunday, a jury found Andrei Donet, one of the people who attacked Jannai Dopwell-Bailey, guilty of second-degree murder.CanadaMay 20
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Montreal-area long-term care residence shows new way to care for seniorsThe idea, officials say, is to have generations mix and benefit from each other, signalling a new way of caring for seniors — not pushing them aside.CanadaMay 17
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Canada’s largest Afro-Canadian cultural centre to see light of day in MontrealThere was laughter and tears at a Montreal press conference Thursday, following news that a new cultural centre for Black communities across Canada is to be opened in the city.CanadaMay 16
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Mohawk Mothers, Duplessis orphans take legal action over planned SAQ warehouseThe Mohawk Mothers and the Duplessis orphans are taking legal action after the SAQ decided to go ahead with the construction of a new warehouse in the city's east end.CanadaMay 15
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Lakeshore General Hospital in Pointe-Claire opens new temporary ERAlmost a year after an investigation into the Lakeshore Hospital emergency room revealed severe deficiencies, a new modern modular emergency room is set to be opened next to it.CanadaMay 14
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City of Montreal announces new social housing project for Lachine EastThe city of Montreal is fast-tracking construction on a new social housing project in Lachine East, the first phase of the ecological neighbourhood project announced last summer.CanadaMay 13