Ontario food banks cutting back amid 'unprecedented surge in demand'

Ontario food banks cutting back amid 'unprecedented surge in demand' About 40 per cent of food banks in the province have scaled back the amount of food they provide each visit.

A new report by Feed Ontario reveals that usage has “surpassed the capacity and resources” of Ontario ’s food bank network.

The report also notes that about 50 per cent have cut wrap-around services due to a lack of resources.

The union representing staff at the Salvation Army homeless shelter in Ottawa 's ByWard Market have voted in favour of a strike.

A man from Lavigne , Ont ., has been fined $ 10,000 for abandoning a homemade barge in Lake Nipissing .

Canada Post has presented the union representing some 55,000 striking postal workers with a framework to reach negotiated agreements, the corporation said.

A Newfoundland energy company's embrace of data centres is raising doubts about eastern Canadian hopes of harnessing the region's howling winds.

A portion of a park in southeast Vancouver is slated to close for close to two years as one of two sites selected by the city for training facilities for visiting teams during the 2026 FIFA World Cup .

A B.C. man whose neighbours lopped the tops off of four of his bamboo plants has been awarded $ 1,000 in damages by the province’s Civil Resolution Tribunal .

A Saskatoon priest accused of sexual assault says he meant to encourage and reassure a young girl when he hugged and kissed her during an encounter in 2023 .