Paul Hunter
Foreign Correspondent
Paul Hunter is a correspondent for CBC News in Washington, D.C. Prior to that, he was a political correspondent for The National in Ottawa. In his time with CBC, he has reported from across Canada and more than a dozen countries, including Haiti, Japan and Afghanistan.
Latest from Paul Hunter
Recovered portrait of Winston Churchill unveiled in Ottawa nearly 3 years after brazen theft
Nearly three years after its brazen theft, an iconic photo of the late former British prime minister Winston Churchill — grimace and all — is finally back where it belongs on the wall of the Fairmont Château Laurier hotel in Ottawa.
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Heist to homecoming: Stolen portrait of Winston Churchill returning to Canada
Yousef Karsh's famed portrait of the late British prime minister Winston Churchill — a photo known as The Roaring Lion — will officially be returned to Canadian authorities, including representatives of the federal government, the Ottawa Police Service and the Fairmont Château Laurier hotel, at a ceremony Thursday in Rome.
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Winston Churchill portrait stolen from Château Laurier recovered by Ottawa police — in Italy
A 1941 portrait of British prime minister Sir Winston Churchill by famed Canadian photographer Yousuf Karsh, which was reported stolen from the lobby of Ottawa's Fairmont Château Laurier hotel in August 2022, has been located in Italy, sources tell CBC News.
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Denver is a city overwhelmed with migrants from the southern U.S. border
Denver, a city of 710,000, has taken in more than 40,000 migrants the past year. And although about half of them have since moved on, that's the most of any city its size in America. Despite its determination to do all it can for migrants, there are only so many municipal resources to go around, its spokesperson says.
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At site of musical festival massacre by Hamas, signs of death and panic are everywhere
The Israel Defence Forces took CBC News to the site of the music festival where 260 people were massacred and others kidnapped in a surprise attack by Hamas militants.
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Texas ban on gender-affirming care leaves trans teens without options
As anti-trans sentiment rises in the U.S., a Texas doctor says she no longer feels safe offering gender-affirming care — which will soon be banned in the state. Now her patients and other teens like them are worried what will happen when the health care they call lifesaving is made illegal.
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At the U.S.-Mexico border, desperate migrants have sights set on Canada
For the migrants lined up at the U.S.-Mexico border, their immediate goal is to find a way into the United States. But a longer term target looms for many: Canada.
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1 year later, iconic Churchill photo stolen from Ottawa hotel still eludes police
A little over a year ago, Yousuf Karsh's famed portrait of former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill was stolen from the Chateau Laurier hotel in Ottawa. Police are still stumped as to who did it — and where the photo ended up.
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Analysis
This Georgia Senate race could swing things in the Republicans' favour
Though Herschel Walker's election campaign has been plagued by controversies that would likely disqualify any other candidate, his name and football heroics are legendary in Georgia. Republicans are counting on that as Walker faces off against Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock in a race that could tip the balance of power in the U.S. Senate.
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CBC Investigates
6 people allege former Mountie sexually assaulted them as teenagers
In the 1980s, Const. Don Cooke was in a position of trust and power in Abbotsford: a minor hockey coach, and an RCMP officer. Multiple people, teenagers at the time, allege he sexually assaulted them, including in his police cruiser — allegations Cooke denies. They are speaking publicly for the first time while they fight for compensation.
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