Community members gave mixed reactions to the Saskatchewan NDP's promise to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour if elected.

The consumer price index in August was up 0.1 per cent compared with a year ago, Statistics Canada says.

December's National Rent Report shows the city of Lethbridge remains an affordable city to live in.

Here's a look at what you can expect to spend more on in the new year.

The London Poverty Research Centre says people in the city need an hourly wage of $16.20 to meet the minimum requirement of economic security.

Price growth remains close to the Bank of Canada's two-per cent target, reducing the chance of an in interest-rate adjustment in the near future.

According to an Ipsos poll conducted exclusively for Global News, 68 per cent of Canadians feel like they can't get ahead, with 82 per cent saying they feel things are becoming less affordable.

“But it's much more in big cities like Vancouver and Toronto.” 

The price of fresh vegetables was up nearly 17 per cent compared to May of last year.

Credit counsellors say the desire to be seen living a wealthy lifestyle is contributing to more bankruptcies in the province.