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On a cool-but-sunny February day in Toronto’s west end, a temperature-controlled truck pulls up at the rear of a Metro grocery store, where pallets of food about to reach their sell-by date sit waiting. It’s time for the Daily Bread food bank’s weekly pickup. Each package of meat, loaf of …

Manitoba food banks faced record demand amidst challenges in 2023, according to local organizations. “We had the rising food prices, inflation, inflation, inflation, all of those things adding up to folks really struggling to be able to make ends meet this past year.” said Meaghan Erbus with Harvest Manitoba. Erbus …

Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — A report released today indicates the number of people who used Ontario food banks went up 38 per cent last year, which it says is the largest single-year increase recorded by the province’s food bank network. The new report by …

Half-price strawberries in stacked pallets and freshly gleaned spinach from a farm sit in a food bank’s walk-in fridge waiting to be redistributed. “There might be a few blemishes but you can just cut that off. It’s still good,” says Sieg Bressmer, holding a pack of deep red strawberries at …

An Ottawa community organization says it is struggling to meet demand for its food program, and will need to cut back its services if it can’t secure more funding. With COVID-19 supports drying up and food prices skyrocketing, the Caldwell Family Centre is just one group pleading for more support …