Global National: Oct. 27, 2022 | Canada's food banks struggle with unprecedented demand

Skyrocketing food prices are sending a record-high number of Canadians to food banks. Heather Yourex-West explains what some people are enduring, and how some agencies are struggling to keep up with the unprecedented demand.

Canada is seeing a surge of respiratory syncytial virus cases in children. RSV, which infects the lungs and respiratory tract, can cause severe illness and even death in rare cases. Jamie Mauracher explains who's most susceptible to RSV, the symptoms to watch for, and how the uptick is further straining the health-care system.

Thousands of Iranians marched to the grave of Mahsa Amini to mark 40 days since her death. The 22-year-old died in the custody of Iran's "morality police" after being arrested for wearing her hijab too loosely. Redmond Shannon looks at how Amini's death has sparked one of the country's largest anti-government movements in more than four decades.

On his first official visit to Canada, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly to discuss the unrest in Iran and Ukraine, and the growing crisis in Haiti. Eric Sorensen explains why there's a limit to how much Canada could help.

Early voting is underway for the U.S. midterm elections, and this year, people in Georgia have to contend with tough new restrictions. The state changed its voting rules following Donald Trump's false claims about fraud in the 2020 election. As Jackson Proskow reports, voting rights groups say the new measures put Black and minority voters at a disadvantage.

Scientists have long tried to figure out how humans could potentially live on Mars. Now, NASA has new information that could offer clues and warnings about inhabiting the Red Planet. Ross Lord explains.

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[nioengland]

Only useless or perverse leadership could create such a situation... prove me wrong

[crazywaffleking]

ESG and climate alarmists are the main drivers of this inflation. The covid response, vast money printing, and the Ukraine war have made it worse.

[marcdellorusso]

This was pretty informative for Global, but very depressing. The world is in such a mess right now. It's like watching a horror film.

[justworkingfortheweekend]

Remember every dollar we send Ukraine is another Canadian family at the foodbank. Still think Zelensky needs another few billions. Even if he has his hand ✋ our like always

[lastChang]

The cost of living has skyrocketed
*since the start of the Wuhan outbreak.*
- Thanks China 🇨🇳!

[Bushings.]

The Gov just inflation just says need more tax money and we can send tu ukraine we dosent care about our people .

[Theoxuesu]

It's common knowledge that any civilization is 3 missed meals away from anarchy and with the Trudeau administration more focused on sending money Canadians need to Ukraine and the coming carbon tax this January we will see just how important those are when people can't put food on the table.

[Mooseracks]

Even people with two full time jobs STILL struggle to get by

[maryrochefortt]

Out of control LIBERAL SPENDING..thank you PM Judy

[nkb]

Your editor forgot to mention unaffordable housing prices and rents!
Evil affects of mafia capitalism

[CanadianJustFedUp]

Thank you Global News for being honest about the amount of working people using the food bank. Pierre Poilievre is trying to get the coalition government to ease up on all taxes for Canadians which is the right thing to do. We do not want to use the food bank. Canadians are just asking to stop taking so many different taxes from all areas of our lives...pay cheques, gas, food etc.

[geneauger]

​Big money takes everything, what can you expect with the poor having nothing, start taxing the corporate world, equalizing would feed everyone.

[davidg]

None of this food bank problems should exist in a country as resource rich land as this ! Gross mismatch! Out with them all!

[Patch_duress]

Thank you honourable Prime Feminister 🙋🏿‍♂️

[djmarz]

Homelessness rising,
More people relying on food banks
Trudeau: We need more immigrants

[lostmoose]

1:21 ....just wondering which foodbank provides a bag full of great produce and even milk like on the photo?

Our foodbank got only stale bread with green mold and if youre lucky some stinky, half rotten potatoes.

[Sophia-oxtx]

Our leaders gave all the taxpayer's money to Ukraine. Just gave 47 million. But our people live in hunger. They need to eat, they need medicine, they need family doctors. I hope the leaders about can hear the voice of the people at the bottom.

[michellecarriere]

at least they will have nice teeth nice beautiful smile as trudeau thinks is better then eating and keeping warm 🥶🥶🥶

[danboden]

More communist solutions to the communist problem will work.