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Alberta has the lowest minimum wage among any province and territory in the country. The NDP is calling for a raise while the government suggests now is not the time. Sarah Offin has more on a controversial vote at a crucial time for businesses and workers.

WATCH: According to Stats Canada, Saskatchewan’s population continued to grow in the second quarter of 2025, reaching an all-time high of 1,266,959 on July 1, 2025. Economics professor Jason Childs explains how population growth and a minimum wage increase impacts the province.

As of October 1, Manitoba’s minimum wage is now 16 dollars an hour.

Some workers’ paycheques will get a boost beginning October 1st, as the minimum wage increases in five provinces. These changes are intended to assist Canadians with the rising cost of living, but what does this mean for families and businesses already feeling financially strained? Personal finance expert Rubina Ahmed-Haq discusses with Miranda Anthistle.

The Alberta NDP is calling on the provincial government to raise minimum wage for the first time since 2018, and to index it with inflation. As Meghan Cobb reports, it’s a move supported by employees but it might not be a straight forward process for businesses. 

Regina hosts multiple events across the city in honor of National Truth and Reconciliation Day. United Food and Commercial Workers International Union pushes for all of Canada’s provinces to recognize Truth and Reconciliation Day as a statutory holiday. Saskatchewan minimum wage increases.

Saskatoon hosts multiple events across the city in honor of National Truth and Reconciliation Day. United Food and Commercial Workers International Union pushes for all of Canada’s provinces to recognize Truth and Reconciliation Day as a statutory holiday. Saskatchewan minimum wage increases.

On today’s This Week in Politics segment from “The Ben Mulroney Show”, the panel discusses various pressing political issues in Canada, including the Temporary Foreign Workers Program, where minimum wage is insufficient for living expenses, Mark Carney’s recent political announcements, the electric vehicle mandate, and the government’s budget strategies.

WATCH: Saskatoon city council voted to implement more rules for businesses selling bear spray. Mayor Cynthia Block explains the mandatory buyer registry and purchase at the minimum age of 18.

Lifeguards can now be as young as 15 years old in Manitoba after a recent change in the province’s public health act.

As of July 1, new laws and regulations are in effect across Ontario. As Megan King explains, some of the changes include gas tax cuts, a minimum wage for gig workers and amendments to licensing for pedal pubs.

B.C.’s lowest wage earners are getting a bump in pay. The minimum wage is going up to $17.85 an hour. But as Darya Zargar reports, to those impacted, the debate is over whether it’s enough or too much.

The minimum wage in B.C. is going up by 45 cents, reaching $17.85 cents/hour. According to the province this represents a 2.6 per cent pay increase. Cory Redekop, CEO of the Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce joins Global News Morning with more on how the jump may impact small businesses.

B.C. is raising the minimum wage from $17.40 to $17.85 an hour starting June 1st. We speak with Anastasia French of Living Wage BC about the increase, and what more needs to be done to help struggling workers make ends meet.

If you’re earning minimum wage in B.C., you’re about to see a bump in your pay beginning June 1.

The community rallies around the victims in the fatal Horseshoe Bay bus incident. Debate over the increase in B.C.’s minimum wage and whether it’s too much or too little. Last minute nostalgia fueled shoppers make their final trips to ‘The Bay’ on its last day.

Minimum wage earners in New Brunswick are set for a pay increase this April. A 35-cent increase will raise the current hourly rate from $15.30 to $15.65. Reeti Meenakshi Rohilla reports.

B.C.’s lowest paid workers will be getting a raise on June 1, 2025. The province’s general minimum wage will go up by 2.6 per cent to $17.85 per hour

New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt says trip to Washington D.C. was a productive mission, minimum wage is set to increase by 35 cents this April, and a Fredericton coffee roaster gets a big boost from patriotic customers.

Business owners and advocates are offering a mixed response to Nova Scotia’s decision to raise the minimum wage further this year. Some say the increase doesn’t go far enough, while others say it might hurt small businesses. Mitchell Bailey reports.