Advocates say rising minimum wages still fall short across Canada
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.
Prince Edward Island announced it’s changing its screening age eligibility to 45, but other provinces say they’re still investigating whether to do so.
Potlotek First Nation says it rejects the RCMP’s description of earlier protests as an “illegal blockade” — but didn’t give specific legal rationale in a news release Saturday.
Douglas Andrew Smith pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter in Nova Scotia Supreme Court on Wednesday and a sentencing hearing was set for July 3.