During and after the recession, she said food banks on average saw a 30 per cent increase in demand for services. Since the COVID-19 pandemic and rising inflation, Beardsley says 2023 data shows a ...

Food Banks Canada is calling on federal leaders to make pledges to end food insecurity in the next five years, as local food banks and advocates say it needs to be a top election issue.

The trend toward buying Canadian has created a temporary silver lining for a food bank in Nanaimo, B.C., which has been flooded with hundreds of kilograms of American produce. Peter Sinclair ...