Matthew Kupfer

CBC Reporter

Matthew Kupfer has been a reporter and producer at CBC News since 2012. He can be reached at matthew.kupfer@cbc.ca and on Twitter @matthewkupfer

Latest from Matthew Kupfer

At 82, Pat Wong is warning others about the high cost of hoarding

The Ottawa woman has six storage lockers filled to the brim, a home packed with decades of stuff — and a cautionary tale to share.

10 years later, the bystanders who rushed to a fallen soldier's aid and the tragedy that changed them

Ten years after Cpl. Nathan Cirillo was gunned down while standing sentry at the National War Memorial, some of the people who rushed to his aid reflect on the tragedy and how it changed them.

Overwhelmed by workload, public sector integrity commissioner asks for more money

Canada's public service integrity watchdog says it's so overwhelmed with tips about wrongdoing, from mismanagement to violations of departmental codes of conduct, that it needs to double its budget just to keep up.

She has a high breast cancer risk but has to wait years for preventive surgery

An Ottawa woman says she’s frustrated, angry and afraid as she faces a growing wait for the procedure that could spare her from the high risk of breast cancer she faces.

Government concerned about public scrutiny in mandating workers back to office

Federal officials pointed to concerns about "public scrutiny" when it mandated workers back into the office, even as workers reported they felt more productive working from home, documents show.

Federal workers return to the parking puzzle

The recent return of federal workers to their offices three days a week has more commuters circling the block for scarce parking spots in downtown Ottawa and Gatineau.  

Return to the office also meant a return to traffic, parking and simmering tensions

Federal public servants were expected to be back in the office three days a week starting Monday, but the transition in Ottawa was anything but smooth.
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'Take me out of here': Family alleges neglect after 95-year-old's stay at Quebec care home

Former residents of the transitional floor of the Villa des Brises care home say the call buttons could ring for hours, as families say they dealt with indifferent staff.

Ontario craft breweries struggle with rising costs

Ontario's craft brewing industry is facing rising costs as the field becomes more competitive.

Manotick residents say confusing street addresses cause for concern

Stephen Bakalian has had it with the errant parcel deliveries, no-show contractors and lost visitors, and says it's time to fix the confusing street addresses in his Manotick subdivision before they result in a more serious incident during an emergency.