Skip to main content

Featured

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...
Post a Comment
Read more

article

Labels

Channel Tunnel Power Failure Halts All Eurostar Services

 

Passengers use phones after a Eurostar spkesperson said they were suspending its cross-Channel train services to and from London at St. Pancras International station.

Eurostar temporarily suspended all cross‑Channel train services on Tuesday after a major power supply failure in the Channel Tunnel brought travel to a standstill. The disruption affected routes between London, Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam, and other key European destinations during one of the busiest travel periods of the winter season.

According to the operator, an overhead power issue inside the tunnel caused a shuttle train to stop, forcing authorities to close the route entirely while engineers worked to resolve the fault. With no clear estimate for when services would resume, Eurostar urged passengers to postpone their journeys and avoid travelling to stations unless they already held a valid ticket.

The suspension left thousands of travellers facing delays, cancellations, and overcrowded terminals as they sought alternative routes. Rail operators across the region offered limited support options, but capacity remained strained due to holiday demand.

Eurostar has stated that updates will be provided as soon as more information becomes available, but significant disruption is expected until the power issue is fully resolved.


Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment