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By the Numbers: Food bank use rising in Canada’s major cities

Toronto – November 29, 2018 – Food banks were established over 30 years ago as a short-term solution to addressing hunger in Canada.

Maple Leaf consolidation to affect more than 1,400 members

Toronto – November 28, 2018 – At a meeting on Monday, November 26, Maple Leaf Foods announced plans to consolidate its Ontario plants by 2022.

Warehousing members at WIPTEC achieve new contract – UFCW 500

Sherbrooke, Que. – November 27, 2018 – UFCW Canada Local 500 members working at WIPTEC in Sherbrooke, Quebec have recently achieved a new collective agreement.