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Ontario Minimum Wage 2026 rises to $17.95/hour on Oct 1. Advocates say the 35-cent bump fails 700,000 workers as rents top $2,100 a month.
The Nigerian flag flew at Winnipeg City Hall on Oct 1 as Winnipeg honoured Nigeria’s 66th Independence Anniversary and the Nigerian community’s contributions.
Manitoba Youth Centre’s volunteer pop-up library was axed by the province — a free program serving young inmates. Advocates are baffled.
Saskatchewan Minimum Wage rose to $15.70 on Oct 1, 2026. Full-time workers now gross $32,656 a year — still roughly $3 short of a living wage.
Five provinces raised minimum wage Oct 1, 2026. Alberta stayed at $15 an Hour — the only province that didn’t. The hikes, the gap, and the worker math.
Eby’s Grocery Price Guard caps grocer margins on milk, eggs, cheese — up to $700/year saved for B.C. families. The pledge, the numbers, the attack.
The Saskatchewan Defamation Act takes effect Oct 1, 2026 — replacing the 1909 Libel and Slander Act with digital-age rules for harmful online content.
Winnipeg Jets open the 2026-27 NHL season tonight vs Boston at Canada Life Centre, with Mark Scheifele chasing Dale Hawerchuk’s franchise record.
Mike Vogiatzakis, running for Winnipeg mayor, says living outside the city “doesn’t matter.” His main home is in the RM of St. Andrews.
B.C. Election 2026, Day 11: Doerkson’s $500M water-bomber fleet vs. Eby’s grocery Price Guard in the Okanagan. What’s real, what’s spin.













