Despite Canada’s inflation rate dipping to 6.3 per cent in December 2022, its lowest point since February 2022, soaring grocery prices are still stressing out families trying to feed their families. Heather Yourex-West looks at how food banks are struggling to keep up with growing demand, what one couple has sacrificed to feed their children, and how provinces and territories could do more to combat food insecurity.
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