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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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U.S. Envoys in Israel to Reinforce Shaky Gaza Truce

 Israel launched a wave of strikes on Gaza after accusing Palestinian militants of attacking its forces.

U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and presidential adviser Jared Kushner arrived in Israel on Monday to help stabilize a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Their visit comes after a weekend of deadly clashes that threatened to derail the U.S.-brokered truce, part of President Donald Trump’s broader Gaza peace initiative.

The ceasefire, just over a week old, faced its first major test when two Israeli soldiers were killed in Rafah, prompting Israeli airstrikes across Gaza. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Hamas of violating the agreement and temporarily halted humanitarian aid deliveries, though crossings were reopened on Monday.

Witkoff and Kushner met with Netanyahu to discuss the next phase of the peace plan and to urge both sides to uphold their commitments. Despite the violence, both Israel and Hamas have signaled they remain committed to the truce, while U.S. officials expressed hope that their presence would help prevent further escalation and keep the peace process on track.



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