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'Last month alone, in the month of August, we had 482 new clients, which represents probably about 1,500 people,' Kim Savage with the Surrey Food Bank told Global News.

Last year between 16,000 and 17,000 people used the Surrey Food Bank every month. This year they are seeing between 20,000 and 21,000 people per month.

The city already has an ash-scattering garden, but many cultures view scattering ashes into moving water as a crucial part of laying loved ones to rest.

Doctors in La Ronge, Sask., have treated 27 cases of scurvy within the last six months, bringing to light the severe impact of food insecurity in the province’s North.

Food Banks Canada says food bank use in Alberta is up by 92.4 per cent over the past five years.

Food Banks Canada CEO Kirstin Beardsley says food banks are being pushed to 'the brink' and low-income Canadians need help immediately.

Edmontonians have had mixed feelings and now the city is asking people to share their thoughts officially. The findings of a survey could bring some changes.

The Depot Community Food Centre, a pillar in the Montreal's NDG neighbourhood, is 'not in any way able to meet the needs of the community,' according to its executive director.

Consumer prices rose 2.6 per cent from a year earlier in the United States, up from 2.4 per cent in September. It was the first rise in annual inflation in seven months.

Scurvy, a disease caused by severe vitamin C deficiency and once thought to be an illness of the past, has never truly disappeared in Canada.

Manitobans, surveyed prior to Republican Donald Trump's victory, overwhelmingly preferred his Democratic opponent, Kamala Harris — to the tune of 71 per cent.

Walmart ratcheted up sales and profits again in the third quarter with its comparatively low prices proving a powerful draw for shoppers seeking to cut spending where they could.

Surveys show that Canadians will be turning to gift cards, coupons, cashback sites, loyalty programs and even second-hand items when shopping for themselves or others.

Nova Scotia NDP Leader Claudia Chender doesn’t make a habit of getting kicked out of the legislature — it’s happened once in her seven-year political career.

While pollsters do everything they can to present accurate pictures of an election and predict a result, the job has gotten more difficult in recent years.

By Sunday, between 80 and120 millimetres of rain is expected to fall, with the intensity expected to ease Saturday night before a second round of heavy rain on Sunday.

Horgan had been in the hospital for much of the past five months after being diagnosed with thyroid cancer in June. He was serving as Canada’s ambassador to Germany.

It's time to start the end-of-year office cleanup. Prepare for a major data dump.

Surrey's Arshdeep Bains scored his first NHL goal on Saturday night, in front of a home ice crowd that included his parents.

On Monday the NDP reached the minimum 47 seats needed to form a majority government once Elections BC finished the final vote count.