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Why Your Grocery Bill Keeps Rising — And What You Can Do About It

  It's not just gas. Canada's food inflation hit its highest pace in over a year in May 2026 — and produce prices are leading the charge. MoneySavings.ca  |  June 27, 2026 If your grocery receipts have been giving you sticker shock lately, you're not imagining things. Canada's official inflation figures, released by Statistics Canada on June 22, confirm that food prices are climbing faster than the overall cost of living — and have been for 16 consecutive months . If you're trying to figure out why your weekly shop costs so much more than it did a year ago, here's a plain-English breakdown — and some practical steps you can take to soften the blow. By the Numbers — May 2026 (Statistics Canada) Overall CPI: +3.2% year over year (highest since December 2023) Grocery prices (food purchased from stores): +4.3% year over year Fresh vegetables: +9.0% year over year Fresh fruit: +5.3% year over year Tomatoes: +45.2% year over year Lettuce: +10.7% year over year G...
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Chemical Escalation: European Intelligence Confirms Russia's Use of Banned Agents in Ukraine

European intelligence agencies have revealed alarming evidence that Russia is systematically deploying chemical weapons in its war against Ukraine. According to a joint report released on July 4 by the Netherlands Military Intelligence and Security Service (MIVD), the Dutch General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD), and Germany’s BND, Russian forces have intensified the use of banned chemical agents, including the choking agent chloropicrin.

Chloropicrin, a substance outlawed under the Chemical Weapons Convention, is reportedly being dropped from drones into Ukrainian trenches to flush out soldiers, making them vulnerable to follow-up attacks. Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans described the situation as “absolutely unacceptable,” warning that Russia’s normalization of chemical warfare poses a threat not only to Ukraine but to global security.

Since the full-scale invasion began in 2022, Ukraine has documented over 9,000 instances of chemical attacks, with at least three confirmed fatalities and thousands more reporting symptoms linked to toxic exposure. Intelligence officials say this is not a case of rogue battlefield improvisation but part of a large-scale, state-backed program involving increased research and recruitment of scientists for chemical weapons development.

The revelations have prompted renewed calls for tougher international sanctions and for Russia’s exclusion from global bodies like the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). While Russia denies the allegations and accuses Ukraine of similar actions, Western intelligence agencies maintain that the evidence is both credible and deeply concerning.

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