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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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Turning Back Time: The Truth About Daylight Saving


Every autumn, millions of people across North America prepare to “fall back” by setting their clocks one hour earlier. While the ritual is familiar, the history and purpose of daylight saving time (DST) are often misunderstood.

Daylight saving time was first introduced during World War I as a way to conserve energy by making better use of natural daylight. The idea was simple: shift the clock forward in spring to extend evening light, then return to standard time in fall. Today, most of Canada, the United States, and Europe still follow this practice, though not without debate.

Since 2007, the U.S. and Canada have observed DST from the second Sunday in March until the first Sunday in November. That’s when the “fall back” happens—at 2:00 a.m., clocks are set back to 1:00 a.m., giving everyone an extra hour of sleep. However, not all regions participate: Hawaii, most of Arizona, and several Canadian provinces and territories remain on standard time year-round.

Supporters of DST argue it reduces energy use and encourages outdoor activity in the evenings. Critics counter that the disruption to sleep schedules outweighs any benefits, with studies linking the time change to health and safety risks. In fact, legislation has been proposed in both Canada and the U.S. to make either permanent standard time or permanent daylight time the norm, though no nationwide change has yet been adopted.

So, when you “fall back” this November, remember: it’s more than just an extra hour of rest—it’s a century-old tradition still sparking debate about how we measure time itself.


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