Some Okanagan farmers say they're barely getting by and fear their margins will be even thinner when the pending minimum wage hike kicks in this summer.

Labour Minister Laurie Scott says the minimum wage will remain at $14 an hour rather than rising to $15 as planned by the previous Liberal government.

Author Charles Lammam says the increase would end up helping the wrong people because of who actually makes minimum wage.

Marijuana companies say the higher provincial minimum wage is driving up the cost to produce and sell cannabis products.

Is the increasing minimum wage in Alberta leading to increased prices, thus keeping Albertans at home for dinner? An economist and restaurant owner weigh in.

Jill Hawker, a small business owner who runs The Apothocary in Inglewood, is showcasing her support for a living wage through a decal campaign in her storefront window.

Walmart on Thursday said it will raise entry-level wages for U.S. hourly employees to $11 an hour in February as it benefits from last month's major corporate tax cut and on the same day said it will shut stores and lay off thousands of workers.

The franchise owners are between a rock and a hard place.

Several protests are planned Wednesday outside Tim Hortons restaurants in southern Ontario.

Some businesses have criticized the pace of wage hikes in Ontario and Alberta.