Browsing: cost of living

Halifax Living Wage hits $30 an hour in 2026, and close to half of Nova Scotia workers earn less than a living wage. Rent alone takes nearly $2,900 a month.

Calgary Water Bills could rise 74% by 2030 under a proposed $6.5-billion infrastructure plan council has yet to finally approve.

Montreal HungerCount 2026: food banks now handle a record 1,257,325 monthly requests, up 14% in a year. Montreal holds 45% of Quebec’s total demand.

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.

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.

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.

P.E.I. Prescription Drugs get a $32M boost: Ottawa renews IAAPD funding, which already saved Islanders $13.8M on drug costs.

The P.E.I. Fuel Tax Suspension removes 8.47¢/L on gas and 14.15¢/L on diesel from Sept 26, 2026 to Jan 31, 2027. What Islanders save — and what follows.