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A study published yesterday by Quebec socioeconomic think tank IRIS shows someone living in Montreal needs to earn about $30 per hour to live above the poverty line.

Apple announced Thursday that it has raised prices for some popular devices, citing demand for key memory chips also used to power AI.

The current minimum wage is $17.60. The government says someone earning minimum wage and working 40 hours per week will see an additional $728 per year.

About one in four Canadians are living in a food-insecure household, with advocates saying governments need to tackle the root cause: income.

Minimum wage workers in Nova Scotia will earn a quarter more per hour when the rate increases to $16.75 on Wednesday. It will increase again to $17 this October.

The organization representing Inuit in Canada says the federal government program meant to subsidize the high cost of food in the region, isn't working and should be scrapped.

This will apply to all workers in federally regulated industries such as air transportation, banking, most federal Crown corporations, ports and telecommunication, among others.

Opposition parties in Nova Scotia and some advocacy organizations are calling for the province to do more to protect workers' rights and improve labour conditions.

The BC Nurses' Union began job action last Thursday after two-thirds voted to reject a deal with the B.C. Health Employers Association.

A new report suggests more than 30 per cent of paid employees in Nova Scotia are in precarious jobs.

The BC Nurses' Union issued a 72-hour strike notice on Monday, saying it had yet to receive a meaningful response from its employer.

This comes after the rejection of a tentative agreement reached between the Nurses’ Bargaining Association (NBA) and health employers.

CUPE says the lead bargaining unit have ratified their new tentative agreement. All other striking CUPE locals will now hold their own ratification votes.

Quebec's highest court has struck down the mandatory one-year minimum sentence for distributing child sexual abuse material, ruling it is unconstitutional in some cases.

The deal comes after members of the BC Nurses' Union voted this month more than 98 per cent in favour of strike action if necessary.

Valery Fabrikant died at Archambault Institution, a medium- and minimum-security prison in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Que., in the Laurentians.

Early Monday morning, Environment Canada issued heat warnings for much of southwestern Ontario as well as large portions of the east, stretching all the way up to the north.

Medical assistance in dying (MAID) was legalized in Canada on June 17, 2016. Here's a look at some notable numbers since that time.  

According to Environment Canada, there are currently yellow alerts for heat classified under every Canadian province and territory except Quebec and B.C.

Carney says next week's G7 summit will bring together a broader group of countries to tackle issues ranging from AI regulation to geopolitical conflicts.