Dan Karpenchuk
BTPM Canada CorrespondentBTPM'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.
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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Under the Trudeau government’s EV mandate for 2026, 20% of all cars sold in Canada had to be electric. By 2035, that mandate was to be 100% zero-emission vehicle sales. -
It’s the festival’s 50th Anniversary and comes at a time of trade tensions with the U.S. -
He had more than 200 films and television appearances to his credit, but he is often remembered for his iconic role in the film "Dances With Wolves." -
Ford called the move by the whisky maker an attack on the people of Ontario and small communities. -
Canadian small companies, being so close, reaped the benefit of de minimis. Now they’re faced with a 35% duty, or tariff, on packages worth more than $100. -
The incident highlights differences between Canadian and American criminal law. -
Air Canada said it hopes to begin resuming operations this evening after 10,000 striking flight attendants were ordered back to work on Saturday. But that’s not a given. -
If there is a strike tomorrow, about 130,000 passengers a day could be affected. -
Air Canada operates more than 1,600 flights a day, including more than 400 to U.S. destinations.
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So far, the response to Trump’s new tariffs that took effect on August 1 has been muted. However, some provincial premiers want that to change.
