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Canadian food banks are on the brink: ‘This is not a sustainable situation’A recent spring food drive in Barrie, Ont. fell $100,000 short on their financial goal. It's part of a growing trend across Canada.CanadaApr 26
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N.S., N.B. see dramatic jump in food bank usage as part of national trendNova Scotia had a 26.8 per cent increase in food bank visits from 2019 compared to 2023. For New Brunswick, the jump was 34 per cent.CanadaOct 25, 2023
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Food bank usage hits all-time high in Canada, prompting calls for government actionFood bank usage has hit an all-time high in Canada and will get worse unless governments take action, a new report from Food Banks Canada warns.CanadaOct 25, 2023
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Manitoba scores slightly higher than average on poverty reduction: reportFood Banks Canada's newly released Poverty Report Cards assign Manitoba a C- grade.CanadaSep 26, 2023
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Saskatchewan receives a ‘D’ in national poverty report cardIn a release, the national organization, Food Banks Canada, is calling on "much-needed action from all levels of government."CanadaSep 26, 2023
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Nearly 7M Canadians struggling to put food on the table: reportA new report by Food Banks Canada paints a bleak national picture, with most provinces receiving a grade in the D-range when it comes to tackling poverty.CanadaSep 26, 2023
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Toronto food bank sees a quarter-million visits in AugustAs the number of monthly visits to a Toronto food bank doubled since last year, similar trends nationally suggest pangs of hunger are being felt across the country.HealthSep 21, 2023
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N.S. mom speaks out about food insecurity and the stigma that comes with itA Nova Scotia mother is speaking out about the stigma of experiencing food insecurity after getting support from a program called Food for Thought.Nov 17, 2022
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Lethbridge food bank use increasing as provincial food insecurity trends upA new report from Food Banks Canada shows food banks across the country were visited 1.46 million times in March, the highest number ever recorded for that month.EconomyOct 27, 2022
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‘This is a crisis’: Albertans experiencing highest rates of food insecurity in CanadaAccording to a HungerCount report published on Thursday, approximately 155,722 Albertans visited a food bank in March.EconomyOct 27, 2022
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