Poverty
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Child poverty rising for third straight year in Canada, report saysMore than 1.2 million adults were living in working poverty in 2025, meaning employment income alone was not enough to lift them above the poverty line.CanadaFeb 25
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Less than 50% of Canadians financially optimistic amid U.S. tariffs: surveyThe annual Salvation Army survey found 86% agreed the tariffs were driving up the cost of household staples, and 79% believed they were hurting low-income households the most.CanadaNov 4, 2025
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Manitoba food banks push to halve food insecurity by 2030An open letter calls for a concrete plan to halve food insecurity by 2030. Here in Manitoba, that call for action echoes through local food shelters.CanadaApr 14, 2025
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U.S. rejects 2030 UN goals on ending poverty, tackling climate changeThe U.S. renunciation was one of the first — if not the first — by any country of the 17 goals that were adopted unanimously by all 193 U.N. member nations.U.S. NewsMar 7, 2025
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‘A ways to go’: Calgary Salvation Army thousands behind annual fundraising goalAs of Saturday, the Salvation Army says it has raised about $250,000 of its $850,000 goal through its annual Christmas Kettle Campaign.EconomyDec 14, 2024
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B.C. food banks grapple with surging demand, falling donationsB.C. food banks report they're seeing more than 225,000 monthly visits, up 15 per cent over 2023. Donations, meanwhile, are falling as would-be donors feel the pinch.CanadaOct 28, 2024
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Alberta food bank demand nearly doubles over past 5 years: reportFood Banks Canada says food bank use in Alberta is up by 92.4 per cent over the past five years.EconomyOct 28, 2024
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Monthly food bank use in Canada soars to record 2 million: reportFood Banks Canada CEO Kirstin Beardsley says food banks are being pushed to 'the brink' and low-income Canadians need help immediately.CanadaOct 28, 2024
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Canadian cities struggling to get past ‘Whac-A-Mole’ solution to homeless encampmentsThere is no easy solution to homeless encampments, but municipalities that adopt policies tolerating them may suffer political backlash at the ballot box.CanadaOct 27, 2024
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Ontario food banks ‘cannot keep up’ as usage reaches 8-year highFeed Ontario, a food bank network in the province, released new data Tuesday showing that 1,001,150 Ontarians visited a food bank at least once in 2023-24.EconomySep 10, 2024
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