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Financial stress taking toll on our mental health

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June 10th 2022
When people feel economic insecurity, it has a negative impact on their overall health, says Marion Cooper, CEO of the Canadian Mental Health Association’s Manitoba chapter. (Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press files)

Lately, 24 hours can bring a world of change for grocery stores.

Within that time, Munther Zeid might revise the prices of 20 items at Food Fare.

"As orders are coming in, we’re updating tags," the grocery chain owner said. "I’ve never seen anything like this."

Pre-pandemic, pre-inflation spike, Food Fare would change around a dozen prices a week, Zeid said.

To read more of this story first reported by the Winnipeg Free Press, click here.

More than one-third of Canadians — 38 per cent — call money their biggest stressor, according to the FP Canada 2022 Financial Stress Index.

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June 10th 2022
Winnipeg Free Press

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