Rates of child and family poverty in Canada are on the rise, according to a new report. From 2021 to 2022, the child poverty rate in Canada rose by 2.5 percentage points, or a total of 195,170 ...
Born to a family grappling with poverty in Timmins, Ontario, she had a tough start to her life. Her stepfather’s low-paying reforestation job and her mother’s depression made things even harder.
Milton is now the municipality with the highest poverty rate in the region, according to a report released Jan. 17 by Community Development Halton (CDH). The Community Data Watch: Post-Pandemic ...