Poverty
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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
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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
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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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Ontario food bank turns clients away: ‘Demand was greater than the food we had’About two weeks ago, the Salvation Army Food Bank in Brant County had to temporarily close for a day after high demand at its Paris, Ont., location saw its shelves emptied.CanadaAug 23, 2024
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Poverty the key factor in B.C. heat dome deaths: StudyA study of B.C.'s deadly 2021 heat dome says the risk factor most strongly associated with dying during the event was whether that person was receiving income assistance.HealthJul 25, 2024
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