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Monthly food bank use in Canada soared to record high in March, 2024, driven by cost of groceries, housing
Volunteers sorting and boxing food at the Daily Bread Food Bank, are photographed on April 18, 2023. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)
opinion
The federal government believes in grocery competition — just not for milk, poultry and eggs
Rita Trichur
first person
In Canada, I miss the art of haggling over prices
international business
McDonald’s sues major beef producers in U.S. price-fixing lawsuit
FILE PHOTO: A McDonald's restaurant sign is seen in San Diego, California March 31, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
international business
Sugar rush leads world food prices to jump in September, UN says
FILE PHOTO: A vendor holds a calculator while speaking with a customer at a food market in Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 10, 2023. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov/File Photo
report on business
Private-label food got more popular thanks to inflation – but now it’s here to stay
No Name logos and products are pictured at a Loblaws store in Ottawa on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
opinion
What high grocery prices say about the dysfunction in Canada’s economy
David Soberman
opinion
Why big is sometimes better: Canada’s concentrated grocery sector has its merits, too
Mike von Massow
report on business
Ontario grocery store operators raise concerns about requirement to take back empty alcohol containers
Brad Fletcher, president of the Village Grocer poses for a photograph in the wine and beer section of the grocery store, Markham, Ont., Friday Sept. 13, 2024. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
alberta
Alberta providing Jasper $149-million to cover municipal costs after wildfire destruction
A homeowner digs in the ashes of their home as some return to Jasper, Alta., on Aug. 19, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken
canada
Liberal House Leader calls Pierre Poilievre a ‘fraudster’ over his carbon price warning
Karina Gould, Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, speaks to reporters in the foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024, as members of Parliament return following summer break. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
report on business
Harris is zeroing in on high food prices as inflation remains a big issue in the presidential race
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign rally, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)
report on business
From farm to table: How extreme weather affects prices along Canada’s food supply chain
A head of wheat is silhouetted by the sun in a wheat crop near Cremona, Alta., Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. Extreme weather events like fires, floods, heat waves and droughts pose an increasing risk to CanadaÕs food supply chain, putting pressure on prices all the way to the grocery store. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
report on business
Grocers are facing government crackdowns, but will it lead to change?
Galen G. Weston of Loblaw Companies Limited, left, speaks with Michael Medline, President and CEO of Empire Company Limited as they wait to appear as witnesses at the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food (AGRI) investigating food price inflation in Ottawa, Wednesday, March 8, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
report on business
Grocery code of conduct could spur investment, stabilize food prices, president of Kraft Heinz Canada says
Shoppers look through fresh fruit and vegetables at Wellesley Fruit Market in Downtown Toronto on June 20, 2024. June 20, 2024. (Sammy Kogan/The Globe and Mail)
carrick on money
Is it better to have joint accounts with adult kids, or give them power of attorney?
Rob Carrick
opinion
As grocery prices soar, the dairy lobby’s supply management has got to go
John Manley and Eddie Goldenberg
explainer
What is the grocery code of conduct, and how could it impact food prices for Canadians?
Various brands of bread sit on shelves in a grocery store in Toronto on Nov. 1, 2017.