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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.
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.
Obby Khan Resigns as Manitoba PC leader and quits the caucus to sit as an Independent, citing internal party fighting just as the legislature resumes.
Tim Houston is in London pitching Nova Scotia’s offshore oil and gas potential to global energy leaders at the World Energies Summit, Sept 29–30.
The Prospera Barometer finds Quebec’s structural economy has outperformed Canada for 35 years — but U.S. tariffs put up to 23,000 jobs at risk.
Prairie Lithium secures C$6.3M in interest-free federal financing as Saskatchewan’s minerals push targets first commercial lithium production in Q4 2026.