Phil Carpenter
Reporter
Phil Carpenter came to Global News in 2017 after working as a photojournalist and videojournalist at the Montreal Gazette for 13 years.
He also worked as a part-time visual journalism lecturer at Concordia University’s school of journalism in Montreal.
His over 30 years in journalism have led him to cover major news events at home and abroad, including the Haiti earthquake, post-genocide stories in Rwanda, U.S. President Barack Obama’s first inauguration, the Lac-Mégantic train disaster, hurricane and climate change devastation in Jamaica as well as Pope Francis’ visit to Canada.
Working at Global News is his first experience in TV journalism.
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Video Archives
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Hudson closer to owning Sandy Beach green space -
Quebec man incarcerated for 33 years gets bail, conviction under review -
Food prices climb as families brace for the holidays -
Habs players visit Montreal children’s hospital -
Montreal business owners seeking class action against the city for homelessness issue -
Quebec government backtracks on controversial doctor legislation, Bill 2 -
‘Game changer’: 3D-printing breakthrough could transform chronic lung disease -
Montreal mayor announces 500 new spaces in warming shelters for unhoused people -
Montreal memorial sheds light on concerning death rate among unhoused people -
Sherlock Holmes exhibit opens in Old Montreal -
Meunier’s case could lead to a class action lawsuit -
New initiative unveiled to fight Quebec homelessness -
New city administration criticized for omitting reconciliation file -
Montreal man files 5th police ethics complaint in 8 years over racial profiling -
Holiday season kicks off with Santa Claus parade in Montreal -
Debate heats up over future of Chinatown heritage building -
Soraya Martinez Ferrada introduces Montreal’s new executive committee at city hall -
Montreal’s staple Wing Noodles to close
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More doctors speak out against Québec’s controversial Bill 2 -
After years of postponements, delays, another leg of the REM light rail network finally open to public
Author Archives
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McGill bioengineer creates lung tissue using 3D printingThanks to 3D printing technology, a bioengineer at the McGill University Health Centre is taking personalized health care to a whole new level.HealthDec 12
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Lawsuit being considered in death of Quebec man who sought MAID over bedsoresNormand Meunier, a 66 year-old quadriplegic patient, sought medical aid in dying in 2024 after spending days on a stretcher in the St. Jerome hospital's emergency room.CanadaNov 26
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Montreal’s staple Wing Noodles to closeWing Noodles, Quebec's largest manufacturer of Asian noodles, known for its fortune cookies, is preparing to shut its doors after almost 80 years of business.CanadaNov 17
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Montrealers rally to support hurricane-ravaged Jamaica'There are people who are still sleeping on wet mattresses, they're still in wet clothes, they're still having to walk through inches of water.'CanadaNov 4
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Charities hit hard as Canada Post labour dispute disrupts donationsRotating strikes and service delays have left many organizations struggling, particularly as they head into the critical holiday donation season.CanadaOct 21
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Montreal university professor creates AI tool as learning aidThe main advantage to having the tool is that students can get answers to questions when they can't reach him outside of school hours.CanadaOct 17
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Chinese community groups say RCMP ‘police station’ probe had consequencesThe investigation was part of a broader probe that started in 2022, into reports that Chinese-Canadians were being intimidated by people connected to the Chinese government.CanadaSep 30
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Allegations of neglect, ‘dismal’ sanitary conditions at LaSalle HospitalAn 83-year-old woman says she's been left in soiled diapers multiple times — once for nearly 20 hours, until her daughter found her soaked in urine.HealthSep 18
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Two fathers plead with Ottawa to reconsider deportation after refugee claims deniedTwo Quebec families are pleading with Ottawa to stop the deportations of two fathers with Canadian-born children. They say returning to Africa would put their lives in danger.CanadaSep 3
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‘I cried’: Air Canada strike costs young Girl Guides member trip of a lifetimeA 15-year-old Girl Guide's flight from Toronto to London was cancelled because of the strike and lockout at Air Canada, which started the day they were supposed to leave.CanadaAug 20
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Quebec’s language police tell Burgundy Lion pub its sign is breaking the lawThere's a language storm brewing over the name Burgundy Lion, an English pub in the Little Burgundy neighbourhood of Montreal.CanadaAug 14
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Quebec’s Lacolle border sees surge in asylum seekersAs of July 27, over 3,000 asylum seekers had been processed at the Lacolle crossing, nearly triple the number recorded in June, according to the CBSA.CanadaAug 1
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Violent offences by minors in Quebec tripled in 2024, data showsExperts and families blame lack of resources and pandemic isolation for troubling surge in violent offenses among minors.CrimeJul 30
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Man swims for his life after Tesla slips off Quebec ferryLast Wednesday afternoon, Michael Demarinis took his Tesla on the ferry crossing from Île Bizard to Laval. As the ferry docked, he tried to drive off but something went wrong.CanadaJul 22
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Changing the face of hockey at tourney featuring countries new to gameMost, if not all the players on these teams live in Canada and the US, so this exercise is also about inclusion and proving that the game is theirs too.SportsJul 11
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Why are fire-related deaths higher in Indigenous communities?A coalition of private and and Indigenous groups have launched a pilot project to distribute and install more than 6,000 smoke alarms for Indigenous families across the country.CanadaJun 5
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Unhoused Montreal woman almost killed in ‘terrible’ attack, driver chargedHousing rights advocates held a protest near the scene of the incident to denounce the alleged attack, with the victim now speaking out.CanadaJun 4
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‘This can’t be a black hole’: What’s next for The Bay’s former flagship Montreal storeNow that The Bay has closed, business owners worry what will become of the space just after the city spent millions of dollars revamping Phillips Square and St. Catherine Street.CanadaJun 3
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Milton-Parc citizens’ committee calls for more action on homelessnessGroup members say they deplore what they see as a lack of leadership among various levels of government and are urging decision-makers to take action.CanadaMay 28
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Montreal police will now tell people they’re free to leave during street checksUnless a person is being detained, Montreal police will now have to tell the person they stop that they have to right to leave and that they do not have to identify themselves.CanadaMay 27
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Montreal lawyer turned actress set to make her off-Broadway debutA lawyer from Montreal who left her profession to pursue her childhood passion says that after three years, her leap of faith seems to be paying off.CanadaMay 25
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Week of action launched by Montreal housing groups to highlight rental crisisAdvocates say there's a huge backlog of delayed projects, and they think pressure tactics are needed against the Quebec government.CanadaMay 20
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‘She was waiting for the bus’: Quebec woman dies after being hit by falling tree branchCanadian legal experts point out that generally speaking, property owners are responsible for falling trees and branches. But not every case is the same.CanadaMay 14
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Quebec bill to regulate supervised drug consumption locations gets mixed reviewsThe debate around cohabitation continues following the tabling of Bill 103, which aims to limit the distance between supervised drug consumption sites from schools and daycares.CanadaMay 8
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Parents of missing Ontario man continue searching Mont Tremblant ski resort, suspect foul playThree months later, an Ontario family is still searching for their son who went missing during a ski trip to Mont Tremblant in Quebec's Laurentian Mountains.CrimeMay 2