Food prices rose 7.4 per cent in February from a year earlier, biggest jump in more than a decade
Situation has left the chip and snack food aisle of many Loblaw stores less full than usual
Experts say thefts have become more brazen in recent months, reasons unclear
Labour shortage caused by quarantined workers has impacted the entire supply chain
Flashfood has kept more than 13.5 million kilograms of food out of landfills and saved users $90 million
Employee absenteeism due to COVID-19 protocols and illness hitting about 30 per cent in some stores
Town pursuing a c0-op, last grocery store closed in 2016
People can choose whether to donate money to help keep the market running
Statistics Canada projects this fall’s wheat harvest will be 35 per cent below last year’s
Owner Ihsan Askar provides quality international products to Victoria and beyond
Customers serve as motivators for co-owner Daisy Orser amid pandemic
Business operators say there’s been plenty of time to plan and prepare for bylaw that kicks in July 1
Review says current law risks ‘a slippery slope towards cartel-like conduct’
Report says imports from Mexico account for the largest value of risky products,with $965 million in 2019
Ten Neighbourhood Markets operate across the region
Vegetables could be particularly hard hit, with prices expected to jump as much as 6.5 per cent
Officers fined the man $230 under the COVID-19 Related Measures Act
