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Grocery prices in Canada continue meteoric ascent, rising at fastest pace since 1981

As overall inflation moderated in August, cost of food rose 10.8 per cent compared to a year ago
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A woman shops for produce at the Granville Island Market in Vancouver, on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Food inflation remains stubbornly high in Canada as grocery prices climbed at the fastest clip in more than four decades last month. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Shea McInnis used to love cooking.

But higher prices have reduced the PhD student to basic meal planning on a shoestring budget.

“Now it’s just about what nutrition I can produce with the dollars I have,” said McInnes, who attends Saint Mary’s University in Halifax. “I make a lot of decisions based on whether there’s a sale. The enjoyment and delight are gone.”

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