Dan Karpenchuk
Canada correspondentBTPM NPR's comprehensive news coverage extends into Southern Ontario and Dan Karpenchuk is the station’s voice from the north. The award-winning reporter covers binational issues, including economic trends, the environment, tourism and transportation.
Karpenchuk’s long career in public broadcasting began in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He currently works in the Toronto region.
Dan's reports for BTPM NPR have included stories about Toronto's hot housing market, the energy industry and the failure of retail giant Target's foray into the Canadian market. He provides listeners with insights on Great Lakes issues, the arts, health trends and other topics that are important to our audience. His reports help listeners to better understand how residents on both sides of the border are impacted by issues and events.
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A Hamilton, Ont., baseball team has run afoul of the big leagues and is now in a legal fight with the St. Louis Cardinals. -
Formal talks on the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) begin in July, but we’re coming off a week of rising trade tensions between Canada and the U.S. -
The alleged poison seller is expected to plead guilty to aiding and abetting suicide in 14 cases in Ontario. But the total number of deaths linked to his products has reached 150 — more than 110 of them in Britain. -
Now that he has a majority, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government is turning to the review of the North American Free Trade Agreement, which is only months away. -
Prime Minister Mark Carney is defending one of the his government’s major infrastructure projects: a high-speed rail service between Toronto and Quebec City. -
Wins in metropolitan Toronto ridings Monday gave Prime Minister Mark Carney a slight majority in Canadian Parliament. -
Political history is about to be made in Canada on Monday as three federal by-elections are being held; two of them in Ontario and one in Quebec. -
There is concern among some lawmakers and the auto industry about the potential of a Chinese electric vehicle assembly plant in Ontario. -
With people across North America scrambling to pay for basics like gasoline, rent and food, the idea of a not-for-profit grocery store is gaining momentum. -
The province plans to spend more than $244 billion in the face of what it calls unpredictable economic shocks. But it also suggests there will be a nearly $14 billion deficit for 2026-27 — nearly double what was originally projected, and critics say it doesn’t include some key spending to help people in Ontario.
