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Food banks in Canada are being pushed to the brink with high demand and donations not keeping pace. Experts say it’s unsustainable. The last four years have been financially tumultuous for Canadians. A global pandemic and rampant inflation have led to high grocery prices, with more and more people finding themselves …

Provinces are falling behind when it comes to poverty reduction, according to a new report by Food Banks Canada. The organization’s newly-released Poverty Report Cards assigned grades to the provinces’ overall poverty mitigation strategies in comparison with each other. With a C- grade, Manitoba scored slightly better than most, with …

Nearly seven million Canadians are struggling to put food on the table as the cost of living and housing crisis continues to bite, according to a new report. Food Banks Canada released its inaugural poverty report on Tuesday that painted a bleak national picture, with most provinces receiving a grade …