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London, Ont. among worst Canadian cities for available child care: reportThe Forest City is in the bottom quarter of major cities across the country when it comes to available licensed child-care coverage, according to a new report.CanadaMay 25
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New report calls Manitoba a child care ‘desert’ with extreme shortage of available spacesMore than 76 per cent of pre-school aged children in the province live in postal codes that currently have a shortage of available child care spaces.PoliticsMay 16
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N.S. child poverty rates dropped sharply in 2020, ‘almost entirely’ due to pandemic reliefWhile child poverty rates in Nova Scotia declined by 24.3 per cent in 2020, a new report warns that it was largely due to temporary programs and more permanent measures are needed.CanadaMar 9
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Committee recommends N.S. raise minimum wage to $15 sooner than plannedThe Nova Scotia Minimum Wage Review Committee is recommending the province now implement a $15 minimum wage by October, six months earlier than originally planned.EconomyJan 5
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2021 B.C. extreme weather events cost province $10-$17 billion, study findsThe study provides a first-ever estimate of the total economic costs associated with 2021’s heat dome, wildfires, flooding and landslides.CanadaNov 30, 2022
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How a N.S. bike shop says paying staff a living wage has helped its businessThe shop has 31 full-time staff members and they make at least $23.50 per hour. The current minimum wage in Nova Scotia is $13.60.EconomyNov 24, 2022
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Wage needed to make ends meet in Kelowna skyrockets, up 24%In Kelowna, the hourly living wage jumped by 23.7 per cent to $22.88 this year from $18.49 in 2021.CanadaNov 17, 2022
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Living wage in Metro Vancouver jumps 17% to $24.08/hr: reportIn Metro Vancouver, the living wage saw the highest increase ever recorded in the region since it was first calculated in 2008.EconomyNov 17, 2022
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WBTC and others call for Portage Place mall to be converted into community centreThe West Broadway Tenants Committee (WBTC) along with several other organizations put forward a plan calling for Portage Place Mall to be converted into a community centre.PoliticsSep 23, 2022
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Nova Scotia ECEs stage protest outside education minister’s office, call for living wageThe group began their day of action at Grand Parade, then marched through downtown Halifax to Education and Early Childhood Development Minister Becky Druhan's office.EducationSep 8, 2022
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