Food Banks

• ‘Challenging blow’: Canada Post strike hindering Ontario food banks

  Food banks across Canada are struggling to receive donations during their busiest time of the year as the ongoing Canada Post Strike halts mail cheques.

  Economy

  Nov 21
  
• Alberta food bank demand nearly doubles over past 5 years: report

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

  Economy

  Oct 28
  
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• Monthly food bank use in Canada soars to record 2 million: report

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

  Canada

  Oct 28
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• ‘Double whammy’: Food banks, Manitobans still struggling despite slowing inflation

  Inflation in Canada is slowing down, but residents are still paying more for groceries. The toll has been immense on residents, and organizations trying to help.

  Money

  Jul 16
• Staggering food bank demand ‘not sustainable,’ says one supplier in N.B.

  Food banks in New Brunswick are continuing to struggle in the face of growing demand, and it's prompting one supplier to call the situation unsustainable. 

  Canada

  Feb 22
• How Canadian grocery stores decide what gets donated or dumped

  For grocers, selling perishable items means making continual choices about every item on display — especially the ones nearing the end of their shelf life.

  Consumer

  Feb 16
• Canadian food banks strained during holidays this year amid rising demand

  Food bank organizations across the country have reported an increase in users this year.

  Canada

  Dec 31, 2023
• Manitoba food banks faced record demand amidst challenges in 2023

  "We had the rising food prices, inflation, inflation, inflation, all of those things adding up to folks really struggling to be able to make ends meet this past year."

  Canada

  Dec 24, 2023
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• CP Holiday Train nearing end of cross-country tour

  On Saturday, it will stop in Chase, Kamloops and Ashcroft, with Sunday’s itinerary including Lytton, Agassiz, Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows.

  Canada

  Dec 16, 2023
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• Feed Ontario’s hunger report details record demand at food banks

  Partners in Mission Foodbank has helped 7,400 people over the last year and spent over $550,000 purchasing groceries.

  Canada

  Dec 5, 2023