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As cost of living soars, school food programs struggle to fill growing need

Canadian school food program operators are seeing the highest demand ever as children prepare to go back to school. They say it points to the urgent need for a national school food policy. The Breakfast Club of Canada and The Coalition for Healthy School Food say the growing demand for …

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An Ontario single mom who couldn’t afford fresh food helping others with rising costs

An initiative that started to help out her family and neighbours in London, Ont., struggling with the cost of food during the pandemic is now helping ensure 76 families’ fridges are full. Leah Dyck, 34, the founder of the VanDyck Foundation which runs Fresh Food Weekly, said she started the …

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Canadians are worried about shrinkflation — and if it’s here to stay: poll – National

If you’ve noticed that package sizes at the grocery store seem to be shrinking, you’re not alone. A new poll finds that an overwhelming majority of Canadians are worried about shrinkflation. The poll, done for Global News by Ipsos between April 19-20, surveyed 1,000 Canadians. It found that 84 per …

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