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Nearly 20% of Canadians reducing or skipping meals to cut down on food costs, survey suggests
A customer shops at a meat counter in a grocery store in Montreal, on Thursday, April 30, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
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‘Perfect storm’ swirls as Canadians face hot inflation, rising rates
Volunteers fill boxes with donated food at the Ottawa Food Bank warehouse in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada October 27, 2022. REUTERS/Julie Gordon
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Rate hike benefits, grocery price freezes and Elon Musk’s Twitter: Must-read business and investing stories
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem fields questions at a press conference at the Bank of Canada in Ottawa, on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
world
Russia says it will suspend UN-brokered Ukraine grain export deal, in blow to global food security
A crew member prepares a grain analysis as part of a UN inspection of the Barbados-flagged ship "Nord Vind" coming from Ukraine loaded with grain and anchored in Istanbul, on October 11, 2022. - The grain deal between Russia and Ukraine establishing safe corridors along which Ukrainian ships can come in and out of three designated Black Sea ports in and around Odessa creates a traffic jam in Istanbul. (Photo by Yasin AKGUL / AFP) (Photo by YASIN AKGUL/AFP via Getty Images)
british columbia
Eight Vancouver restaurants receive prestigious Michelin honours
The Published on Main dinner menu is comprised of 30-plus, gorgeously plated sharing dishes. Vancouver, B.C. November 11, 2020. Jackie Dives / The Globe and Mail
canada
Food bank usage across Canada hit all-time high, nearly 1.5 million visits in March: report
Boxes wait to be filled with provisions at The Daily Bread Food Bank warehouse in Toronto on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
opinion
Jagmeet Singh thinks he knows why food prices are rising. He’s wrong
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opinion
Supermarket price freezes a lesson that cheap groceries are toast, now and forever
Rob Carrick
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Food prices continue to skyrocket across Canada, driven by import costs and weak dollar
Bill Schiller, shopping for groceries at the Family Food Market Co. during his weekly trip to Toronto’s St. Lawrence Market, is photographed on May 18, 2022. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail. The prices at this stall haven’t seen huge prices due to inflation, although lemons, limes and avocados have seen an uptick in prices.
canada
Evening Update: OPP intelligence report warned convoy had no end date before protesters’ arrival, inquiry hears
A person walks among trucks on Wellington Street on the 18th day of a protest against COVID-19 measures that has grown into a broader anti-government protest, in Ottawa, on Monday, Feb. 14, 2022. New evidence shows the Parliamentary Protective Service took issue with the City of Ottawa's plan to move semi trucks from "Freedom Convoy" protesters out of residential neighbourhoods and in front of Parliament Hill. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
european business
British inflation accelerates to 40-year high as food prices soar
FILE PHOTO: : A person buys produce from a fruit and vegetable market stall in central London, Britain, August 19, 2022. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/File Photo
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Loblaw to freeze prices on No Name products until end of January amid spiking inflation
A man leaves a Loblaws store in Toronto on May 3, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
world
G7 finance leaders pledge to intensify climate efforts despite war challenges
World Bank Group President David Malpass speaks during the 2022 annual meeting of the IMF and the World Bank Group in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
u.s. business
U.S. economy remains ‘resilient’ amid global headwinds, Yellen says
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks during a working dinner with African Finance Ministers at the Department of Treasury in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
u.s. business
Services and food boost U.S. producer prices in September; some rays of hope emerging
A woman shops for produce at a 99 Cents store in Santa Monica, California, on September 13, 2022. - US annual inflation slowed slightly in August, largely thanks to falling gasoline prices -- but likely not enough to satisfy the Federal Reserve and President Joe Biden, as high prices continue inflicting pain on Americans. (Photo by Apu GOMES / AFP) (Photo by APU GOMES/AFP via Getty Images)
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Globe Climate: The environmental cost of electrification
Future collecting basin at the Nouveau Monde Graphite Matawinie Mine, Saint Michel des Saints, QC.
cost of living
Processed food was linked to 1970s inflation. Today’s health-savvy Canadians are finding other cheap options
July 5, 1978. Shoppers buying groceries in Loblaws' newly-opened 'no-frills' supermarket. Freelance Photo by Steve Patriquen / The Globe and Mail
international business
World food price index fell for sixth straight month in September, UN agency says
Shoppers in Kensington are photographed on Dec 19 2011 as they shop at local markets and shops. The CPI ( Consumer Price Index) is being released the next day and food and energy are expected to be the main drivers. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)
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Africa losing the hunger battle as inflation and drought hit home, World Bank says
A Somali woman and children carry water at a camp for displaced people on the outskirts of Dollow, Somalia on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022. Somalia has long known droughts, but the climate shocks are now coming more frequently, leaving less room to recover and prepare for the next. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)