A growing number of Nova Scotia families are turning to food banks as the surging cost of groceries and fuel put additional strain on people’s budgets.
The rising costs of food and fuel are posing a problem for Maritime groups that help others pay for those essentials, and thefts from their vehicles have made matters worse.
Deer killed during Truro's nuisance deer hunt are helping university researchers learn more about the animals, including whether they’ve contracted COVID-19.
Hundreds of truckloads of P.E.I. potatoes will be heading to food banks from coast to coast to coast over the next six months, part of efforts to make use of surplus potatoes sitting in Island warehouses because of the export ban to the United States.