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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Chinatown business owners takes Montreal to task
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Montreal gives update on plan against systemic racism, discrimination
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Montreal’s Pawlloween Pawrade
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Elderly residents at Mont Carmel retirement home upset over limited access to new smart store
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Police investigate after 4 teens injured in fight near Montreal high school
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Quebec woman allegedly shot by neighbour
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Montreal community groups sound alarm over lack of affordable housing
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Montreal to save portion of Technoparc wetlands near Trudeau airport
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Kirkland mayor’s comments on housing affordability don’t sit well with advocates
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Food insecurity a challenge for many Montrealers, organizations say
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New Kirkland development cause for concern, say housing advocates
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Montreal police sound alarm over organized crime and teen recruitment
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Concordia University suspends two student protesters
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Quebec coroner will hold public inquiry into Old Montreal fire that killed 2
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Montrealers hold vigils one year after Hamas attack on Israel
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Why are more senior women living on the streets of Montreal?
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Montrealers with family in Lebanon concerned about Israel-Hezbollah conflict
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More elderly Montrealers living on the streets, say advocates
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Indigenous-led health initiatives just one step in a long journey, advocates say
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Raising money to help sick kids at the Montreal Children’s Hospital
Author Archives
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This Canadian food bank turns people away ‘every single day’ due to demandThe Depot Community Food Centre, a pillar in the Montreal's NDG neighbourhood, is 'not in any way able to meet the needs of the community,' according to its executive director.CanadaOct 30
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Montreal senior residents claim cashier-less store is latest attempt at evictionThe seniors at Mont-Carmel Residence in downtown Montreal argue a new convenience store that recently opened in their building is anything but that.CanadaOct 28
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Quebec woman hurt after being hit by bullet shot 2 floors below apartmentAfter being shot, Angelique Croteau was able to make it out of her apartment and into the corridor, where she found help from the building’s maintenance worker.CrimeOct 22
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Montreal police partner with Nunavik authorities to crack down on organized crimeMontreal police is partnering with police officers from Nunavik in northern Quebec in a project authorities hope will stamp out organized crime they say originates south of the province. Indigenous leaders say the criminal activities are having a devastating impact on northern communities. Global’s Phil Carpenter reports.CanadaSep 23
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Should basement living spaces in Montreal be banned? Mayors weigh inExperts expect floods from heavy rains to happen more frequently, and municipalities are struggling to come up with ways to protect property, including amending laws.CanadaSep 19
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Quebec’s housing crisis has worsened since moving day, group saysHousing advocates in Quebec are sounding alarms, saying the number of people without homes since the province's traditional moving day more than two months ago has only grown.CanadaSep 16
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Desperate to ‘live again,’ this young man hopes plea will find him a kidneyAfter his life was upended by a debilitating illness, a young man from Montreal and his family are making a public plea in hopes of finding a compatible kidney donor.HealthSep 12
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Illegal soil dumping: Oka residents prepare to take matters into their own handsA group of residents in Oka, Que., is preparing to take matters into its own hands, if authorities refuse to act, to stop the illegal dumping of contaminated soil in Kanesatake.CanadaSep 8
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Montreal borough’s first-ever ‘ghost’ scooter honours fallen riderFor one family in the city's Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough, the memories of what happened June 24th near Parc Mésy are still raw.CanadaSep 7
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‘No threat to anybody’: Man challenges fines for his off-leash dogsA Montreal man says since his dogs are special needs and docile, he allows them off leash in secluded areas in parks near his home, away from people. He's facing fines of $2,100.CanadaAug 29
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‘They pushed me:’ Black man says he was racially profiled by Montreal policeA family is seeking answers from authorities after they say the aspiring professional football player was handcuffed and wrongfully ticketed in Montreal's north end.CanadaAug 28
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Montreal wants to move day services from homeless shelter, citing ‘difficult’ cohabitationMaison Benoît Labre, located in the city's St-Henri neighbourhood, serves vulnerable clients who are either unhoused or dealing with addiction issues.CanadaAug 21
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Canadian couple finally set to move back into flooded condo. Then Debby cameThe condo owners are collectively calling on Montreal's Lachine borough to act swiftly, saying the current infrastructure can't handle heavy rainfalls.CanadaAug 15
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Montreal residents furious over constant sewage floods: ‘It’s like a river down here’Residents in the Town of Mount Royal (TMR) say their homes have been flooded multiple times and are concerned that their municipality isn't doing enough to help solve the problem.CanadaAug 2
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Montreal community group launches project to ease tension over Israel-Hamas conflictA Montreal community group has launched a new project called Solidarity with Dialogue in hopes of creating conversations that will ease tensions over the Israel-Hamas conflict.CanadaAug 1
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Rush on to find new accommodation for Verdun emergency shelter clientsA temporary shelter for the unhoused -- the former Jardins Gordon seniors residence in Verdun is preparing for the construction of affordable housing for seniors.CanadaJul 30
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2nd oil spill in Montreal’s east end a week after cleanup of anotherAnother investigation is underway in Pointe-aux-Trembles after an oil spill was detected in the St. Lawrence River, a week after cleanup of another spill in the area ended.CanadaJul 28
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Quebec sees surge in number of asylum seekers from Bangladesh amid unrestThere's been a surge in the number of asylum seekers from Bangladesh to Quebec. Based on IRCC data, Canada's total could be five times what it was a year ago, at more than 22,000.CanadaJul 25
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Organizers wrestle with security concerns for Montreal Pride ParadeMontreal's Pride festivities are still weeks aways but security concerns about the parade are already taking centre stage following disruptions at Pride parades in other cities.CanadaJul 25
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Jewish General Hospital physicians hail medical procedures for prostate cancer patientsThe two procedures being used at the Jewish General are irreversible electroporation (IRE) as well as the high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU).HealthJul 20
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Sexual assault trial of former Montreal baseball coach hears closing argumentsDefence and Crown attorneys delivered their closing arguments Thursday at the trial of Robert Litvack, a former baseball coach from the Montreal suburb of Dollard-des-Ormeaux.CrimeJul 19
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Locals angered by trees cleared from land adjacent to l’Anse-à-l’Orme nature parkResidents in the Pierrefonds-Roxboro borough are concerned about a high number of trees that were destroyed to make room for a real estate project.CanadaJul 12
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Montreal’s oldest Black church launches petition over bus stopMembers argue that the restriction affects mostly elders who are more than half the congregation, and many of whom get dropped off by car.CanadaJul 7
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Caribbean carnival returns to Montreal streetsThousands of spectators lined Rene Levesque Boulevard Saturday afternoon to witness the return of the Caribbean carnival parade, one year after it was cancelled.CanadaJul 6
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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.CanadaJul 3