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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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Hollywood Tragedy: Rob Reiner’s Son Arrested in Parents’ Deaths

 

            Rob Reiner and wife Michele Singer Reiner (left); Rob Reiner on the cover of PEOPLE.

Hollywood has been shaken by a devastating tragedy. Nick Reiner, the 32-year-old son of acclaimed filmmaker Rob Reiner and photographer Michele Singer Reiner, has been arrested and booked on suspicion of murdering his parents at their Brentwood, California home.

Authorities confirmed that police responded to the residence on December 14, where both Rob and Michele were found dead from apparent stab wounds. Nick was taken into custody later that evening and initially held on $4 million bail, though records now show he is being detained without bail at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility.

Witnesses reported that Nick had been behaving erratically at a holiday gathering the night before, hosted by Conan O’Brien, where tensions between him and his parents were visible. Sources close to the family revealed that Rob and Michele had long struggled to support their son through years of addiction and mental health challenges, even inviting him to live with them recently in hopes of helping him stabilize.

Rob Reiner, best known for directing classics such as Stand by Me, When Harry Met Sally, and The Princess Bride, was also a prominent actor and political activist. Michele Singer Reiner was a respected photographer and philanthropist. Their deaths mark a heartbreaking end to a couple admired both in Hollywood and beyond.

The Los Angeles Police Department’s robbery-homicide division is leading the investigation. Nick Reiner has reportedly been placed on suicide watch as the case unfolds.

This tragedy underscores the painful intersection of fame, family struggles, and mental health battles, leaving the entertainment community and fans worldwide in shock.

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