FLAVOUR NETWORK AIMS TO RAISE ONE MILLION MEALS FOR PEOPLE IN CANADA FACING FOOD INSECURITY IN SUPPORT OF FOOD BANKS CANADA - Corus Entertainment

ADVERTISEMENTWatchAlex Bilotta, CEO of the Food Bank of York Region, says food banks are suffering from ‘a lack of resources’ throughout the country. October 11, 2026 at 6:34p.m. EDT

Festive Meals, Full Hearts Campaign Launches Nationwide Today with Multiplatform Fundraiser Spanning TV, Radio, and SocialSwiss Chalet® Joins as the Official Restaurant PartnerWatch the Festive Meals, Full Hearts Campaign Promo HereDownload Additional Campaign Assets Here, /CNW/ -- Flavour Network, a Corus Entertainment Inc. property, together with Food Banks Canada announced today a new, nationwide campaign serving to raise one million meals* for people in Canada facing food insecurity. The campaign is powered by Flavour Network's reach across Canada and amplified by Corus' extensive megaphone of assets across TV, radio, and social with the support of the campaign's official restaurant partner, Swiss Chalet®. As food insecurity reaches record levels in Canada, food banks are seeing nearly 2.2 million visits each month, including 700,000 visits from children. In response to this growing need, Food Banks Canada continues to deliver critical support nationwide, distributing 324 million pounds of food valued at $1 billion and investing $275 million in communities across the country. "At Corus, we have the privilege of connecting with millions of Canadians every day through the

On Monday, Albertans vote on whether to stay in Canada or hold another binding referendum on quitting Canada. If the vote goes as polls suggest, a majority of Albertans will mark an X to stay in Confederation, and Premier Danielle Smith has said if that’s so, she expects everyone to accept it and move on. Leaders of the independence movement contest that. And political watchers are divided about whether separation — previously a fringe sentiment — will now be a prominent, permanent feature of Alberta’s political landscape, as in Quebec. Julian Castro-Rea, a political-science professor at the University of Alberta who studies the separation debates in Quebec and Alberta, believes as long as Alberta feels alienated from the Canadian capital — feeling that Ottawa benefits from Alberta’s resource economy without giving back — the movement will have fuel. “Even if the referendum is lost, the westernization will still be around, because it’s kind of a way which, traditionally, Albertans have related to the rest of Canada,” says Castro-Rea, who believes western alienation may remain indefinitely. Story continues below advertisement

It’s no secret the long-held Canadian consensus on immigration has fractured — pulled apart by a rapid increase in new arrivals post-pandemic and growing affordability challenges. Now, that fracture is starting to show up at the ballot box. The Parti Québécois won a minority mandate in Quebec on a platform that included promises of tighter immigration controls, which the party linked to protecting French culture and easing pressure on public services and housing. And when Albertans head to the polls Monday to vote on whether to hold a future referendum on separation from Canada, they’ll also be answering five separate questions on immigration being pushed by the government of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. Those questions include:— Should the province should have more say over economic immigration?— Should provincially funded services should be restricted to citizens, permanent residents and those with “Alberta-approved” immigration status? Story continues below advertisement