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A new report estimates Calgary's living wage for 2025 at $26.50 per hour. That's $2 more than last year and more than $10 higher than Alberta's current minimum wage.

The province is lowering the minimum age for breast cancer screening from 50 to 45 beginning Jan. 2, a move being welcomed by advocates.

The findings highlight what gig workers say they know firsthand: the flexibility of the work often comes at the cost of stability, benefits and long-term financial security.

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.

Ontario's minimum wage is now set at $17.60 per hour, an increase of 40 cents.

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.

Five provinces are increasing their minimum wage today to support workers amid affordability issues.

The costs of child care, food and other items are among the topics on the agenda at this weekend's Manitoba NDP convention in Brandon.

Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia will see their minimum wage rates increase as of Oct. 1, 2025.

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.

Social media companies have collectively deactivated nearly five million accounts belonging to Australian teenagers just a month after a world-first ban on under-16s took effect.

In an internal message to staff, the airline said it is speeding up a review of its non-adjustable economy seats and could finalize a path forward as early as this week.

'For too long, aging SROs have continued to deteriorate, and regulatory barriers have prevented viable replacements from moving forward,' Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim said.

The new year will bring some big changes to the rules on in-office work for many employees across the country — including provincial government staff in Ontario and Alberta.

The bill opens the door for Alberta surgeons to charge patients for privately-delivered procedures while keeping a foot in the public system and billing taxpayers.

The decision affirms a ruling of the Quebec Court of Appeal, which said the mandatory minimum sentences violated the Charter guarantee against cruel or unusual punishment.

The offence of possession of child sexual abuse and exploitation materials covers a very wide range of circumstances, Supreme Court of Canada Justice Mary Moreau said.

The attorney general said that the jury fee structure in the province hadn’t changed since 1989, an area of the justice system he called “neglected.” 

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Jamaica's military has called on reserve personnel to report for duty to help with relief and rescue operations.