A Canadian food bank fears it will soon be unable to keep up with demand, amid new report findings that predict families will pay more than $800 more on groceries this year.

The Strathcona Food Bank has announced plans to expand with new facility in Sherwood Park, and has launched capital campaign ...

More than 50 per cent of food banks across Canada have been forced to reduce what’s in hampers or put restrictions on how often people access services because of strain from increased demand.

As 2024 comes to a close, local food banks say they expect the need for their service to continue to grow into the new year.

The number of Canadians who are food insecure is rising with each year, with Food Banks Canada reporting more than two million visits to the nations’ food bank in a single month this year.

“The growing demand for food banks in Canada shows the tough financial challenges many families are facing,” said Marty Warren, President of the Steelworkers Humanity Fund. “This is a clear sign that ...

The last food bundles are heading out the door ahead of Christmas Day, as the Interfaith Food Bank nears the threshold of ...

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Four in five new food bank clients (about 125,000 people) had only arrived in Canada in the last five years. In addition, the report found that 31 per cent of survey respondents were students — more ...

EDMONTON - Police say a man is facing charges after a food bank truck was stolen in Edmonton two days before Christmas.

Southern Kings and Queens Food Bank had to turn some families away last Thursday due to lack of food supplies. Serving 96 families only to tell the last eight in line to come back next week was ...