insecurity

Nova Scotia

N.S. saw highest rates of poverty, food insecurity among provinces in 2022

Debbie Simmonds says it isn’t unusual for her to check the cupboards of the Preston Area Food Network’s community shelves…

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Business

Nearly 23% of the Canadian population reported food insecurity in 2022

Nearly nine million Canadians lived in food insecure households in 2022, with 22.9 per cent of the population reporting some form…

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Canada

Growing crowds at Montreal food bank expose deeper food insecurity gaps than groups can meet, advocates say

A crowd gathered in front of the Parc-Extension food bank last month, waiting to get a bite to eat —…

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Halifax

Halifax ready to dig into plan to tackle food insecurity

HALIFAX, N.S. — The table is set — now it’s time to dig in. The second part of JustFOOD: Action…

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Halifax

Nova Scotia needs to stop relying on charities to fix food insecurity: Feed N.S. head

The head of Feed Nova Scotia says the province continues to focus on outputs as opposed to outcomes when it…

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Health

Seeking an Rx for food insecurity: How different countries are tackling the same problem

This story idea came from audience members, like you, who got in touch with us. Email us your questions. We…

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Halifax

Farmers markets want federal investment in coupon program to address food insecurity

The group representing farmers market associations across the country wants the federal government to put money into a national nutrition…

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Canada

Old Quebec church gets new lease on life as greenhouse to combat food insecurity

In the early days of the pandemic, Jean Champagne was enjoying a family dinner when he had an idea for…

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Nova Scotia

NSCC group making free meals to fight food insecurity on Annapolis Valley campus

A group of students at the Nova Scotia Community College Annapolis Valley campus are launching a program offering free home-cooked…

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Halifax

Massey lecturer Astra Taylor on “the age of insecurity”

In a year of wildfires, floods and ringing climate alarm bells, Astra Taylor has been thinking a lot about insecurity.…

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