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Food banks in Canada are being pushed to the brink with high demand and donations not keeping pace, and experts say it’s unsustainable. The last four years have been financially tumultuous for Canadians, with a global pandemic and rapidly increasing inflation leading to high grocery prices, more and more people are finding themselves unable to...

With the last few years being difficult on children and teens due to the ups and downs of the pandemic and the recent teachers’ strikes, how can sports help kids develop socially and physically and keep them away from bad activities? Founder and president of Montreal Community Cares foundation Denburk Reid joins Global News Morning’s...

Montreal’s Trudeau airport will soon be getting a major makeover and airport authorities are promising traffic-calming measures for passengers as early as this summer. This comes after a surge in post-pandemic travel led to major headaches for some passengers last summer. Global’s Franca Mignacca reports.

It is no secret the restaurant and bar industry in Montreal has fallen on some hard times since the pandemic. Montreal’s Lightspeed commerce has launched a new platform called Lightspeed Restaurant to address the challenges that restaurants are facing. Returning company CEO and founder Dax Dasilva joins Global News Morning’s host Laura Casella to talk...

Boxing Canada will be holdings its first Canada Cup in Calgary later this week, including the first national championships for the youth and junior category since the COVID-19 pandemic. Executive director Christopher Lindsay tells Global News Morning Calgary the competition could feature future 2028 Summer Olympians.

The COVID-19 pandemic shaved more than a year and a half off of life expectancy, according to new global data analysis. Between 2019 and 2021, life expectancy dropped by 1.6 years. Katherine Ward has this story and more in Health Matters for Mar. 12, 2024.

Montreal’s premier comedy festival has cancelled all its performances this summer and has filed for bankruptcy protection. Just for Laughs is citing the effects of the pandemic and increasing costs as reasons to close the curtain on the festival. Organizers, however, are restructuring and hoping to make a comeback in 2025. Global’s Tim Sargeant reports.

Some Canadian companies were cut out of contracts in favour of foreign manufacturers to produce medical supplies for Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to documents Global News obtained through the Access to Information Act. As David Akin explains, the discovery is renewing calls for transparency and accountability from the federal government.

Funding for a temporary homeless shelter established during the pandemic is coming to an end March 31. The Hôtel-Dieu site will no long serve the unhoused in the downtown east population, leaving users of the more than 100 shelter beds in limbo. Global’s Brayden Jagger Haines reports.

In the newest installment of Global News’ On the Brink series, which explores the impacts of Nova Scotia’s growing cost of living, we take a look at how we got here. From changes to migration patterns, the pandemic and a lack of broad social supports – this affordability crisis was years in the making. Megan...

It has been a difficult few years for Quebec families, from the effects of the pandemic to the recent health and education strikes.The combination of several crises has had a negative impact on the well-being of children and their parents. That’s according to a recent survey conducted by a Quebec physician in collaboration with two...

Riders get ready, the Motorcycle and Powersport Show is returning to Calgary. Landon French with Moto Canada joined Global News Morning to speak about the highly anticipated event happing for the first time since the pandemic.

Dozens of young leaders from across Canada are gathering in Vancouver for the Youthful Cities Vancouver Urban Work Summit. Global News Morning speaks with Youthful Cities Founder Robert Barnard, and Youthful Cities Research and Innovation manager Uma Kalkar, about how young workers navigate the post-pandemic labour force.

A class-action suit against the government during the COVID-19 pandemic will go ahead.That’s the ruling from a Quebec Superiour court judge. Plaintiffs argue the staff at public long-term care facilities should have been better prepared to treat residents. Global’s Tim Sargeant reports.

Martha’s Table will be bringing back programs put on pause due to the pandemic and introducing new ones in 2024. Global’s Fawwaz Muhammad-Yusuf has the latest.

Thursday is the deadline for restaurants to repay government loans handed out as part of the COVID-19 pandemic relief fund. What is the restaurant industry outlook for 2024 and what are the pressing issues facing Montreal restauranteurs? Quebec Restaurant Association spokesperson Martin Vézina joins Global News Morning’s host Laura Casella to lay out the challenges...

The world’s wealthiest are currently billionaires, and anti-poverty group Oxfam International says we could see the first trillionaire within the next ten years, according to its annual assessment of global inequalities. This is happening as the elites of the business world and leaders in political circles gather in the Alpine town of Davos, Switzerland for...

There’s been plenty of reaction to a Global News investigation into COVID-19 rapid tests procured by the Canadian government during the height of the pandemic. After digging into this story for over a year, our journalists found evidence that this particular test’s supplier, Toronto-based BTNX, gave Health Canada incomplete data about the test’s accuracy. Heather...

Food insecurity is top of mind for Canadians these days with the rising cost of inflation and post-pandemic struggles. The Edmonton Food Bank is partnering with several Canadian music artists to help those facing food insecurity this holiday season. Hailey Benedict joined Global News Morning with all the details.

What started as a pandemic measure has become an annual staple in the heart of Banff – and it will continue for 2024. Mayor Corrie DiManno joins Global News Morning to discuss their vote to keep the summer pedestrian zone going from May Long Weekend to Thanksgiving – and why it was a difficult decision.