Canadian Grocer’s most-read stories for the first half of 2026 Rounding up the top 10 most popular news and features of the year so far This week in grocery news: Loblaws City Market, Longo's, T&T, No Frills and more expand Here’s what you might have missed Food Banks Canada says employment insurance doesn't serve modern workforce Organization releases 2026 poverty report card Opposition, unions fear federal cuts could undermine food security Ottawa planning to cut more than 650 jobs at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada How to spot and prevent employee burnout Mike Shekhtman of Robert Half shares how leaders can help their teams avoid burnout Union president asks Canada Post workers to reject tentative agreement The dispute over wages and structural changes has dragged out for more than two years Canada lost 84,000 jobs in February, pushing unemployment rate to 6.7%: StatCan More than 100,000 full-time jobs were lost last month Many Canadian women seeing limited pathways to promotions, according to study results A majority of respondents say they aren't professionally challenged or stimulated Even full-time workers struggle to afford food in Canada: Study Full-time work no longer shields many families from the country's growing hunger crisis Unemployment rate drops to 6.5% in January despite 25,000 job losses: StatCan Canada loses 25,000 jobs in January, but unemployment rate falls as fewer people search for work 1 2 Next Last