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Amid cost of living crisis, UK election campaigners care little about rising poverty
About 30 percent of British children live in poverty, but the crisis isn't a priority for politicians campaigning for next month's elections
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Robin Hood hosts Lemon-Aid fundraiser to help people in poverty
This is the first time Lemon-Aid was held in person since the pandemic.
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Power bills are going up — and this housing advocate says people living on the financial edge will feel it
While the provincial government announced tens of millions of taxpayer dollars to keep electricity bills from skyrocketing, customers could be paying 10 per cent more come Canada Day. Dan Meades, co-ordinator of transition houses in...
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Why some say disability support budget measure falls short
People who receive disability support payments are expressing disappointment about a measure in the new federal budget. They say Ottawa's new Canada Disability Benefit doesn't come close to meeting the objective of lifting people with...
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Nova Scotians feeling the pinch as cost of living rises
New data from Statistics Canada is shedding light on the growing levels of poverty and food insecurity in Nova Scotia. Celina Aalders has the story.
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Israel-Gaza war ‘devastating’ Palestine economy, UN warns
Gaza is experiencing ‘unimaginable’ levels of destruction as the Palestinian economy suffers after six months of war.
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Millennials, Gen Z, need government help ‘now more than ever’: treasury board president
Canada's Treasury Board President Anita Anand joins CBC chief political correspondent Rosemary Barton to talk about the federal budget and its focus on young Canadians — as well as the criticism it's receiving.
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Vancouver disability advocates decry lack of support in federal budget
Advocates for people with disabilities say the federal budget didn't have enough to lift them out of poverty despite the introduction of a long-awaited national disability benefit.
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Federal disability benefit is a 'disappointment,' advocate says
Rabia Khedr, national director of Disability Without Poverty, says the long-awaited federal disability benefit is a disappointment. The 2024 federal budget has allocated $6.1 billion over six years toward the new benefit, with the...
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Disability benefit in budget not enough, advocates say
Canadians on disability are sharing their disappointment after the government unveiled a new benefit that was supposed to pull them out of poverty. Instead, it's limited to just $200 a month, and it won't begin for more than a year.
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How these volunteer groups are stepping up to tackle food insecurity in N.S.
With grocery prices skyrocketing over the past few years, more people are looking for help to stock their pantries. Across Nova Scotia, volunteer-run groups are stepping up — and some just got a boost in funding to help them meet demand....
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Single mothers at greater risk of poverty and social exclusion
The European Anti-Poverty Network report points to fairer taxation as a tool to avoid marginalisation.
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HuntHunt pledges to keep 'triple lock' on pension if Tories win election
Hunt pledges to keep 'triple lock' on pension if Tories win election
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Ontario cancelled its basic income pilot project early, and participants still feel the loss
The Ontario basic income pilot project was supposed to provide monthly payments to people in Lindsay, Hamilton, and Thunder Bay for three years - but the program was axed shortly after the Conservatives came into power in 2018. Here's...
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Ramadan compassion: Afghans come together to help those in need
The Abdul Rahman Mosque in Kabul offers iftar meals amid rising poverty and joblessness in Afghanistan, with limited foreign aid.
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Cong fires fresh salvo at PM Modi, accuses BJP Of 'quid pro quo' for receiving electoral bonds
Cong accused BJP of engaging in 'quid pro quo' for receiving electoral bonds after the Election Commission shared fresh data. The Election Commission oF India released party-wise redemption amounts of electral bonds and corresponding...
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Quarter of Romanian youth suffering from severe material and social deprivation
Romania also has the highest rate of rate young people not working or in training.
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Indonesia elections: Poverty alleviation key issue for voters
Reducing poverty is one of the main campaign for this year's Indonesia elections.
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Pakistan elections: Parties gear up for Thursday's national vote
128 million voters are registered but one of the country's most famous politicians is not on the ballot.
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"We are working to make India a 'Viksit Bharat' by 2047": Sitharaman
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is unveiling the Union Budget, with heightened anticipation surrounding key areas such as infrastructure, healthcare, education, and income tax. The spotlight is on the Interim Budget 2024, as the...
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Energy poverty report paints a bleak picture in Cape Breton
A new report on energy poverty in Nova Scotia names the top 10 communities where people are fighting to pay their bills. Nine of those communities are in Cape Breton. As Erin Pottie found out, the report from EfficiencyOne found 43 per...
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Bezalel Smotrich: Far-right Israeli minister calls for resettlement of Gaza after war
The Israeli Minister of Finance, Bezalel Smotrich, says Israelis will live in Gaza. He told Israel's Army Radio.
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Argentina’s Javier Milei tells nation to brace for painful economic shock
Argentinians are bracing themselves for austerity measures after far-right populist Javier Milei was sworn in as president.