‘Most Challenging Thanksgiving:’ Long Weekend Marked With Soaring Food Bank Use

‘Most Challenging Thanksgiving:’ Long Weekend Marked With Soaring Food Bank Use
A cart is filled with pre-filled bags of food, during a Thanksgiving food drive for the Ottawa Food Bank at a grocery store in Ottawa, on Oct. 7, 2023. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang
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Food banks across Canada continue to face soaring need this Thanksgiving, with one executive warning that things could quickly get worse.

Amid inflation, increasing food and housing costs, and precarious employment situations, the country’s food banks have watched the need for their goods balloon as the organizations enter what, for many, is a critical time of year for fundraising.