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'We’re addressing the symptom, not the cause': A look at food banks across Canada

'We’re addressing the symptom, not the cause': A look at food banks across Canada

The word "crisis" comes up quickly when speaking with those who run food banks across Canada.
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US says it's horrified by conditions in Ethiopia after theft leads to food aid pause and deaths

US says it's horrified by conditions in Ethiopia after theft leads to food aid pause and deaths

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The United States humanitarian agency told The Associated Press it is horrified by conditions in Ethiopia, where local officials have reported hundreds of hunger deaths in recent weeks after the U.S.
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Hunger kills hundreds after US and UN pause food aid to Ethiopia's Tigray region, officials say

Hunger kills hundreds after US and UN pause food aid to Ethiopia's Tigray region, officials say

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Hunger has killed at least 700 people in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region in recent weeks after the United States and the United Nations paused food aid , local officials and researchers say. The U.N. and the U.S.
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Once starved by war, millions of Ethiopians go hungry again as US, UN pause aid after massive theft

Once starved by war, millions of Ethiopians go hungry again as US, UN pause aid after massive theft

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — An Orthodox Christian priest, Tesfa Kiros Meresfa begs door-to-door for food along with countless others recovering from a two-year war in northern Ethiopia that starved his people .
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For a July 4 picnic or any summer table, Tortellini Salad adds color and flavor

For a July 4 picnic or any summer table, Tortellini Salad adds color and flavor

Even though you can serve tortellini salad all year round, it feels like the perfect dish for summer. It speaks of picnics and potlucks, it’s easy to make in a big batch, and people go nuts for it.
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B.C. launches $20M flood mitigation fund for the Fraser Valley

B.C. launches $20M flood mitigation fund for the Fraser Valley

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — The British Columbia government says a new $20-million flood mitigation program for the Fraser Valley will help support farmers and food resiliency in prime agricultural areas that were inundated by floodwaters in November 2021.
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Six Richmond businesses celebrating month-long ice cream festival

Six Richmond businesses celebrating month-long ice cream festival

Who is going to say no to ice cream?
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Simple, 1-skillet chicken breast dinner evokes summer in Provence

Simple, 1-skillet chicken breast dinner evokes summer in Provence

Sunny southern France, known for swaying fields of purple lavender buds, also is flush with all manner of aromatic herbs. Tarragon, fennel, savory, sage, marjoram, parsley, rosemary, thyme, mint, oregano and more grow wild.
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Some Chinese Canadians embrace 'white people food' movement, others are baffled

Some Chinese Canadians embrace 'white people food' movement, others are baffled

VANCOUVER — Cheese sticks and a bagel. A boiled egg with raw broccoli. A fat ball of burrata cheese sitting atop a pile of green grapes.
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Richmond strip mall opens 10th bubble tea shop

Richmond strip mall opens 10th bubble tea shop

Richmond’s newest bubble tea shop, Wahaha Tea, opens its doors amongst the highest concentration of bubble tea shops in the city
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