The COVID-19 pandemic has hit low-wage workers and people of colour much harder in Toronto in terms of food security, and non-profits are struggling to keep up with demand, according to a new report.

Food bank visits in Toronto have increased significantly this year since the pandemic began, by 22 per cent in June to 51 per cent in August compared to the previous year, a new report shows.

Food bank visits in Toronto have increased significantly this year since the pandemic began, by 22 per cent in June to 51 per cent in August compared to the previous year, a new report shows.

The COVID-19 pandemic has hit low-wage workers and people of colour much harder in Toronto in terms of food security, and non-profits are struggling to keep up with demand, according to a new report.

The COVID-19 pandemic has hit low-wage workers and people of colour much harder in Toronto in terms of food security, and non-profits are struggling to keep up with demand, according to a new report.

CBC Toronto's Sounds of the Season annual fundraiser for the Daily Bread Food Bank in support of local food banks kicks off in one week on Dec. 1. 

A Toronto man fell victim to a job scam, but was even more shocked when his bank, Scotiabank subsidiary Tangerine, took some $3,000 from his account to make up for what it lost to the fraudsters. Go Public investigated banking rules that allow seizure of funds from different accounts.

Food bank visits in Toronto have increased significantly this year since the pandemic began, by 22 per cent in June to 51 per cent in August compared to the previous year, a new report shows.

The COVID-19 pandemic has hit low-wage workers and people of colour much harder in Toronto in terms of food security, and non-profits are struggling to keep up with demand, according to a new report.

CBC Toronto's Sounds of the Season 2020 fundraiser in support of local food banks has wrapped up, raising more than $1.1 million, the highest amount in the annual campaign's history. 

The government has been criticized by opposition politicians for sitting on billions in reserve funds, which they say it has been slow to spend during the pandemic.

The pandemic has walloped Canada's economy, but borrowers who've managed to hold on to a job have benefited from record-low borrowing rates. Now one bank has hit an attention-grabbing new low, with a variable rate of 0.99 per cent.

Metro Morning's Ismaila Alfa spoke to volunteer Jonathan D'Souza who will hand deliver food to a client for the first time since they connected at the beginning of the pandemic.

The Daily Bread Food Bank has cancelled its holiday food drive this year due to the COVID-19 lockdown in Toronto but it is appealing to the public to continue to donate and to give in other ways.

Two families say they are still missing their most valued possessions years after TD Canada Trust drilled open and emptied their safety deposit boxes. Experts say banks operate the boxes "as a side business" with no rules except those they set for themselves. 

There were over 3.2 million visits to Ontario food banks between April 2019 and March 2020. Now the COVD-19 pandemic is adding to the real concern of food access to low-income earners and vulnerable populations.

CBC Toronto's Sounds of the Season annual fundraiser for the Daily Bread Food Bank in support of local food banks kicks off in one week on Dec. 1. 

A Toronto man fell victim to a job scam, but was even more shocked when his bank, Scotiabank subsidiary Tangerine, took some $3,000 from his account to make up for what it lost to the fraudsters. Go Public investigated banking rules that allow seizure of funds from different accounts.

The government has been criticized by opposition politicians for sitting on billions in reserve funds, which they say it has been slow to spend during the pandemic.

The pandemic has walloped Canada's economy, but borrowers who've managed to hold on to a job have benefited from record-low borrowing rates. Now one bank has hit an attention-grabbing new low, with a variable rate of 0.99 per cent.

Metro Morning's Ismaila Alfa spoke to volunteer Jonathan D'Souza who will hand deliver food to a client for the first time since they connected at the beginning of the pandemic.

The Daily Bread Food Bank has cancelled its holiday food drive this year due to the COVID-19 lockdown in Toronto but it is appealing to the public to continue to donate and to give in other ways.

Two families say they are still missing their most valued possessions years after TD Canada Trust drilled open and emptied their safety deposit boxes. Experts say banks operate the boxes "as a side business" with no rules except those they set for themselves. 

There were over 3.2 million visits to Ontario food banks between April 2019 and March 2020. Now the COVD-19 pandemic is adding to the real concern of food access to low-income earners and vulnerable populations.

CBC Toronto's Sounds of the Season annual fundraiser for the Daily Bread Food Bank in support of local food banks kicks off in one week on Dec. 1. 

Food bank visits in Toronto have increased significantly this year since the pandemic began, by 22 per cent in June to 51 per cent in August compared to the previous year, a new report shows.