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Canada

$500 for a bag of groceries? Alliance aims to lower food costs in remote northern communties

Sheldon Oskineegish, a resident of Nibinamik First Nation located 500 kilometers north of Thunder Bay, understands the challenges of buying…

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Nova Scotia

Cape Breton food bank offers salon experience to clients needing haircuts

A Cape Breton food bank is making a difference in the lives of its clients by offering free haircuts with…

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Health

One in 4 parents say they cut back their own food consumption to feed their kids: report

According to a recent report by the Salvation Army, one in four parents have had to cut back on their…

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Nova Scotia

A Lunenburg couple offers a helping hand in the face of growing food insecurity

David Jarvis and Karen Beals-Jarvis dedicated their Friday afternoon to preparing nine hunter’s pies, a dish made with deer meat.…

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Health

Canadian scientists give thumbs down to fast food, sugary drink posts aimed at kids

Social media marketing of fast food, soft drinks, chocolate and other snacks contribute to “normalizing” unhealthy eating, say Canadian researchers…

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Lifestyle

Married food bloggers show 100 recipes to cook together

New York – Husband-and-wife food bloggers and podcasters Sonja and Alex Overhiser have a new cookbook that uses a simple…

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Politics

Manitoba reaches deal to join federal school food program

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew’s NDP government is set to become the second province to sign on for a slice of the…

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Business

Fast-food chains serving up halal food with a side of misinformation, expired certificates

Challenging and frustrating.  That’s how Mohammad Arfan describes his experience trying to get the answers he needs before sitting down…

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Canada

As demand rises and prices soar, this Nova Scotia food bank is cutting back

As Nathan Mann stands in line at the food bank in New Glasgow, he politely declines an interview about why…

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Canada

School food programs hope $1B from Ottawa will fill need as they wait for governments to sign on

By 8 a.m. — as most people begin weekday morning routines or sit down for breakfast — Debbie Marshall’s already…

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