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Star food writer Anne Wanstall (left) who reported the falling prices during the supermarket war in November, explains why the food bill bas risen again in recent months
Star food writer Anne Wanstall (left) who reported the falling prices during the supermarket war in November, explains why the food bill bas risen again in recent months

Star food writer Anne Wanstall (left) who reported the falling prices during the supermarket war in November, explains why the food bill bas risen again in recent months

Date6/21/1971
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Original Toronto Star caption: Star food writer Anne Wanstall (left) who reported the falling prices during the supermarket war in November, explains why the food bill bas risen again in recent months.
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3/23/1971
Food prices have been increasing rapidly in recent months and consumers will have to pay even more in the future, Ontario farmers warn. Joe Alexander,(...)
Food prices have been increasing rapidly in recent months and consumers will have to pay even more in the future, Ontario farmers warn. Joe Alexander,(...)
5/30/1974
Star food writer Anne Wanstall, left, and her guests in The Star test kitchen, members of the Mothers' Group of the Big Brothers of Metro Toronto, are(...)
Star food writer Anne Wanstall, left, and her guests in The Star test kitchen, members of the Mothers' Group of the Big Brothers of Metro Toronto, are(...)
11/23/1972
Four readers visited The Star's new test kitchen this week to watch Star food writer Anne Wanstall prepare roast pheasant. Seen from left are, Dorothy(...)
Four readers visited The Star's new test kitchen this week to watch Star food writer Anne Wanstall prepare roast pheasant. Seen from left are, Dorothy(...)
11/7/1972
Star food writer Anne Wanstall
Star food writer Anne Wanstall
11/7/1972
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Toronto is second lowest of five cities in a survey of 35 basic food items, says Star reporter Marilyn Anderson, seen checking supermarket prices. The(...)
6/6/1978
Who won, who lost in food price war? The prices are climbing back up, the chains are counting up losses, and Miracle Food Mart, the aggressor, lost most, analysts say [Incomplete]
Who won, who lost in food price war? The prices are climbing back up, the chains are counting up losses, and Miracle Food Mart, the aggressor, lost most, analysts say [Incomplete]
2/24/1982
The spanier family - Lois, 3-year-old Mark, 5-month-old Elizabeth and Herb, a musician - depend on health food shops, discount drug stores and their backyard vegetable garden to help them eat well in spite of skyrocketing grocery prices
The spanier family - Lois, 3-year-old Mark, 5-month-old Elizabeth and Herb, a musician - depend on health food shops, discount drug stores and their backyard vegetable garden to help them eat well in spite of skyrocketing grocery prices
10/11/1972
Food prices are going up and city people will just have to get used to the idea, according to Ed Thompson, who farms 350 acres near Guelph. The farmer(...)
Food prices are going up and city people will just have to get used to the idea, according to Ed Thompson, who farms 350 acres near Guelph. The farmer(...)
5/30/1974
Prices Plunge: Beef farmers face falling prices this year
Prices Plunge: Beef farmers face falling prices this year
9/7/1991
A winner in the inflation battle is 31-year-old Jim Barr, who became a real estate salesman less than 15 months ago and expects to make $60,000 this year. That's a result of good, hard work plus the runaway prices of property.
A winner in the inflation battle is 31-year-old Jim Barr, who became a real estate salesman less than 15 months ago and expects to make $60,000 this year. That's a result of good, hard work plus the runaway prices of property.
12/29/1974
A Doctor of Philiosophy in Nothing, 51-year-old Sydney Stern explains why he's walking not running for Parliament from Spandina riding
A Doctor of Philiosophy in Nothing, 51-year-old Sydney Stern explains why he's walking not running for Parliament from Spandina riding
10/20/1972