How a community program is knocking down barriers and feeding seniors
Kyra Flaherty used the social media platform to reveal Nunavut’s sky-high grocery prices. Then the donations started arriving.
The pandemic made these low-profile food delivery agencies into essential services. Now they’re entering their busiest season.
One foundation in Calgary has shifted from giving food to providing the ability to shop for it. Early signs suggest it serves families better.
The Throne Speech shook hopes that the Trudeau government will take meaningful action on a fast-growing problem
Barren store shelves will refill, and farmers will rebound in the short term, says food security expert Lenore Newman. But the system just can’t take disaster after disaster.
The technology could hold the key to logistical problems that drive up prices. But will it also entrench the food industry’s biggest players?
Forty per cent of post-secondary students in Canada are food insecure. Schools—and other students—are finding solutions.
Student and admin-led efforts are leading the charge to stop food insecurity on Canadian university campuses
Northerners face the highest rates of food insecurity in Canada. A receipt from a recent shopping trip in Iqaluit illustrates the problem.
How do you cut back on your pop intake when you can’t drink the tap water?
‘Food insecurity is not just about food insecurity,’ says Kyra Flaherty. ‘It ties into so many other societal problems.’