Delaware led its Northeast neighbors in generally slow population growth between 2010 and 2014, new Census Bureau estimates show, with the state's largest city continuing to edge back from a slip during the previous decade and Smyrna leading the state in percentage gains.
The increase of 25 cents per hour brings the current minimum wage to $10.70 from $10.45. It will put Manitoba the fourth-highest among other Canadian jurisdictions. Ontario raised its minimum wage to $11 an hour effective June 1. Saskatchewan will increase its minimum wage from $10 to $10.20 per hour effective Oct. 1.
The minimum wage in Alberta is going up by $1 starting this October, with the goal of an increase to $15 an hour by 2018. Minister of Jobs, Skills, Training and Labour Lori Sigurdson outlined the changes on Monday morning. We believe minimum wage should at least allow people to meet their basic needs, said Sigurdson.