51 h. ago Five provinces raised their minimum wages this week. Here’s how your region stacks up

Several provinces and territories had raised their minimum wage earlier in the year, with Alberta holding the line since 2018

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4 d. ago Five Canadian provinces boost their minimum wage, Alberta now lowest

Five provinces are increasing their minimum wage today to support workers amid affordability issues. The hikes will apply to Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. The provinces have tied their increases to Canada’s steadily growing consumer price index, which is an indicator of inflation. Ontario’s minimum wage is now $17.60 per hour, […]

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4 d. ago Minimum wage raised in 5 provinces, with Alberta now the lowest

Five provinces have raised the minimum wage in a move poised to help support workers facing affordability issues, while Alberta held firm and is now the lowest rate nationally.

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4 d. ago Alberta premier defends decision not to increase province’s minimum wage, set to be lowest in Canada

Starting Wednesday, Alberta will have the lowest minimum wage in Canada. The $15 per hour wage hasn't been increased since Rachel Notley's NDP government hiked it in 2018.

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5 d. ago HealthPRO Canada Expands National Membership to Nine Provinces and Territories with Addition of Health PEI

Oakville, ON, Sept. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HealthPRO Canada is proud to welcome Health PEI as the newest member of its national healthcare procurement network, significantly enhancing collaboration and efficiency across Canada’s healthcare system. With membership now encompassing nine provinces and all three territories, HealthPRO Canada unifies healthcare providers in response to growing global […]

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5 d. ago Letters, Sept. 30, 2025: ‘This leader of the free world is the root cause of division in the United States’

Shame on Carney By recognizing a separate Palestinian state, Carney has also recognized the ruling party, which also happens to be a known terrorist organization, Hamas. What is next Mr. Carney, bringing the leaders of Hamas to Canada, to speak to MPs in Parliament, giving them a taxpayer-paid tour of Canada, making low- or interest-free […]

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9 d. ago Letters, Sept. 26, 2025: ‘PM doesn’t speak for me on Palestine’

Out of line on Palestine How is it that one person in Canada, Prime Minister Carney, can speak for all Canadians and state Canada will recognize Palestine as a state? Why has Palestine refused a state recognition five times since 1947? I personally do not support Canada recognizing Palestine as a state. Hamas is still […]

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1 week ago Provinces unite to seek federal funds for mental health and addiction

Wilson said provincial and territorial leaders united to tackle big problems last Monday at a Banff meeting of ministers of mental health and addiction from around the country,

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1 week ago Letters, Sept. 24, 2025: ‘Story of inspiration a worthwhile read’

Inspirational tale (Re: ‘Takin’ out the trash,’ Calgary Sun, Sept. 20) Devika (Desai), I have to comment on what a wonderful article you wrote. The story about Matthew was inspiring about someone who is making a difference for himself and the community. It spurred me to clean up a waste bin that someone left near […]

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1 week ago Letters to the editor, Sept. 23, 2025: ‘We are going to ship housing components down the QE2?’

Climate change nonsense The climate change industrial complex is a trillion-dollar industry. For green net-zero advocates like PM Mark Carney, he has to keep up the manufactured climate change crisis narrative. Canada is committing economic suicide over a theory that has its end-of-the-world apocalypse so far down the road by the time it comes to […]

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1 week ago Letters, Sept. 23, 2025: ‘We are going to ship housing components down the QE2?’

Climate change nonsense The climate change industrial complex is a trillion-dollar industry. For green net-zero advocates like PM Mark Carney, he has to keep up the manufactured climate change crisis narrative. Canada is committing economic suicide over a theory that has its end-of-the-world apocalypse so far down the road by the time it comes to […]

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1 week ago Alberta to have the lowest minimum wage in Canada as of Oct. 1 as NDP calls for boost

Alberta will soon have the lowest minimum wage in Canada at $15. per hour after Saskatchewan increases its minimum wage to $15.35 per hour on October 1.

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2 w. ago Canada launching CUSMA review consultation Friday, LeBlanc says

The Canada-U.S. trade minister says Ottawa will hear from provinces, territories, industry and workers as it gears up to negotiate formally with the United States and Mexico.

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2 w. ago Letters, Sept. 19, 2025: ‘Albertans still on outside looking in’

Alberta shafted again Based on the latest news from PM Carney and his federal Liberals, does Premier Smith want to continue to cozy-up to Carney and the Liberals in Ottawa? It would appear that Smith, the UCP government and the oil and gas industry of Alberta are all destined to be caught holding the Old […]

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2 w. ago Letters, Sept. 16, 2025: ‘We have the lowest minimum wage of all provinces and territories’

Bailouts, bailouts … Here we go again. Bailouts, bailouts, bailouts. Will corporate welfare ever end? The market changes. Bailouts. Farmers do not get enough rain. Bailouts. Price of canola drops. Bailouts. Can not sell all the copper, steel, or aluminum we produce? Bailouts. Guess who will get the most bailout? You guessed Ontario and Quebec? […]

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3 w. ago Letters, Sept. 10, 2025: ‘When will this Liberal government finally end the waste?’

Shame on the electorate  Re “We should see red” (Joe Warmington, Aug. 20): Once again, we witness the horror of a child killed by gunfire with a lot of finger-pointing but little being done to end such a travesty of law and order. Mark Carney stated from the outset he would not rescind Justin Trudeau’s […]

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4 w. ago Letters, Sept. 7, 2025: ‘Why should it matter how a student wants to be addressed?’

Definitely capitulated  For Evan Solomon, the federal minister responsible for AI, to claim that his boss, Mark Carney, has not capitulated to Donald Trump in the ongoing trade war is incorrect and disingenuous. Solomon thinks that dropping the digital sales tax and many other retaliatory tariffs while getting nothing in return is not a form […]

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last month Letters to The Vancouver Sun: Hastings needs help to preserve horse racing in B.C.

Sept. 5, 2025, letters to The Vancouver Sun.

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last month Government support both from the city and the province is required now. Don't allow what happened to Cloverdale happen at Hastings.

Sept. 5, 2025, letters to The Vancouver Sun.

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