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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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Tanzania Appoints Loyalist as Prime Minister Amid Post-Election Turmoil

 

FILE PHOTO: Tanzania’s Minister for Finance Mwigulu Nchemba, holds up a briefcase containing the Government Budget for the 2025/2026 fiscal year in the National Assembly in Dodoma, Tanzania June 12, 2025.


Tanzania’s political landscape shifted sharply this week as President Samia Suluhu Hassan appointed former finance minister Mwigulu Nchemba as the country’s new Prime Minister, following a disputed presidential election on October 29 that has sparked deadly unrest.

Parliament confirmed Nchemba’s nomination in a near-unanimous vote, underscoring the dominance of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party. Rights groups report that hundreds of protesters were killed in post-election clashes, while opposition figures allege the toll could exceed 1,000. The government has dismissed these figures as exaggerated and has not released an official death count.

Nchemba, a longtime ally of Hassan and a cabinet member under her predecessor John Magufuli, pledged to “work diligently” in his new role. His appointment is seen as a move to consolidate Hassan’s power after her landslide victory, which opposition parties denounced as rigged due to the exclusion of key challengers.

Despite the unrest, Tanzania’s government projects 6% economic growth in 2025, driven by major infrastructure projects in transport and power generation. However, the violence has cast a shadow over these ambitions, raising questions about stability and governance in one of East Africa’s largest economies.

The international community, including the United Nations Human Rights Office, has expressed concern over the scale of the violence and urged transparency in reporting casualties. Meanwhile, Hassan has vowed to unite the country and restore calm, though tensions remain high across major cities.


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