Groceries

• Barrie Food Bank hopeful Thanksgiving Food Drive will help address growing need in community

  The Barrie Food Bank hopes to collect 150,000 pounds for Thanksgiving Food Drive, with rising costs at the grocery stores leading to more and more families in need.

  Canada

  Sep 29
  
• Canadians turning to couponing to save money amid high inflation rates

  With Canadians across the country feeling the pressure on their pocketbooks, many have picked up couponing as a way to save money at the till.

  Canada

  Sep 28
  
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• Harvest Share offering Barrie area opportunity to share produce, food sustainability info

  There is a special type of community meet-up this weekend in Barrie, giving residents the chance to share their homegrown produce and learn how to preserve it moving forward.

  Canada

  Sep 23
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• ‘She’s a wealth of knowledge’: Nova Scotia ‘Coupon Nannie’ offsets inflation

  A grandmother of five, the self-styled "Coupon Nannie" is grateful she's reaching a wider audience by the day as inflation pumps up prices at the grocery store.

  Money

  Sep 22
• For Canadian shoppers, inflation on groceries is up 10.8% compared to last year

  Statistics Canada shows Canadians heading to the grocery store are seeing a 10.8 per cent increase in inflation over the last year.

  Consumer

  Sep 20
• Two arrested after stealing $2K in groceries: OPP

  Quinte West OPP have arrested two people after they allegedly stole approximately $2,000 worth of groceries.

  Crime

  Aug 8
• N.B. food prices remain high, but beginning to stabilize: expert

  Food prices in New Brunswick were up 9.2 per cent from last June, which is higher than the Canadian average of 8.8 per cent.

  Economy

  Jul 21
• Alberta NDP wants inquiry into beef price hikes

  According to Statistics Canada, the price for ground beef in Alberta has jumped 11 per cent year over year, while prices for top sirloin cuts have jumped 43 per cent.

  Economy

  Jul 15
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• Thousands of B.C. Superstore employees hold strike vote this week over wages

  The workers are employed at 28 Superstores and three distribution warehouses across the province and are members of the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 247.

  Consumer

  Jul 4
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• Highest inflation in 40 years: Angus Reid study

  A new study from the Angus Reid Institute says we’re hitting the highest inflation in 40 years, but Saskatchewan seeing the lowest inflation rate of Canada.

  Economy

  Jun 26