Alex Karpa
Video Journalist and Host at City News
Manitoba Reporter for CTV National News | Former VJ at CityNews Winnipeg | Journalism #crecomm grad | Views are my own |https://t.co/GtvNAQH5aK
Articles
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2 weeks ago |
ctvnews.ca | Alex Karpa
Polling hours for voters to cast ballots in Quebec’s Nunavik region during Monday’s federal election were inconsistent across many communities and in some cases, not open at all, CTV News has learned. Indigenous organizations in the region say many people were denied the right to vote. Hilda Snowball, the chairperson of the Kativik Regional Government confirmed the polling station deficiencies and provided a statement to CTV News.
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2 weeks ago |
ctvnews.ca | Alex Karpa
Known as “The Wheat City,” Brandon is Manitoba’s second largest municipality – deeply rooted in agriculture. The city is recognized for hosting the province’s biggest agricultural events, including the Manitoba Ag Days, and the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair. The majority of those who live here either are farmers, or know of one. About 25 minutes south of Brandon, near Minto, Man., is where Jake Ayre and his family farm. Brandon Ayre Farms south of Brandon, Manitoba.
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1 month ago |
ctvnews.ca | Alex Karpa
Churchill, in northern Manitoba, is a strategic port town. The community of around 800 people is unique—home to the only deep-water seaport in Northern Canada that is connected by land to the rest of the country. But the region where Churchill is situated has a history of low voter turnout during elections.
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1 month ago |
ctvnews.ca | Alex Karpa
Manitoba may be in the middle of the country, but it is a maritime province. In the province’s north sits Churchill, a subarctic port town on the west shore of Hudson Bay. The community, a tourism hub for polar bears and beluga whales, is also home to the only deep-water seaport in northern Canada that is connected by land to the rest of the country. “What we’re really building is trade-enabling infrastructure,” says Chris Avery, CEO of the Arctic Gateway Group.
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1 month ago |
ctvnews.ca | Alex Karpa
Food banks were first implemented to address dire needs in some communities across Canada. They were originally thought to serve the most vulnerable on a temporary basis, but to this day, there are more than 5,000 food banks across the country, all seeing usage continuing to rise. At Winnipeg’s Agape Table, general manager Dave Feniuk says it’s getting harder to feed the growing demand. “We’re still helping the marginalized,” he says.
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