The increase makes Manitoba's lowest wage the third-highest among the provinces behind B.C. and Ontario, which pay minimum wage workers $16.75 and $16.55 an hour, respectively. But despite the increase, some feel it's still not a livable wage in the province.
Manitoba RCMP is planning to combine the detachments covering Flin Flon, Snow Lake and Cranberry Portage into a single detachment. Regional leaders are not happy with the plan.