[ad_1] Alberta Opposition Leader Jason Kenney says a government led by him after a spring election would cut the minimum wage for young workers to create more jobs. Kenney says the United Conservatives would roll back Alberta’s $15-an-hour minimum wage to $13 an hour for those 17 or younger. He says the current $15 across-the-board[…]
[ad_1] The latest jobs numbers from Statistics Canada remain stagnant in Alberta. Although the province has 3,800 more jobs than it did last month, the trend factors in the creation of 11,500 public-sector jobs and the loss of 7,000 private-sector positions. Alberta’s unemployment rate rose half a percentage point compared to last month, reaching 7.3[…]
[ad_1] Calgary now has the highest unemployment rate in the country, and with an election looming, the pressure is on for the government and opposition to show how they can kill the trend. Adam MacVicar reports. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] The United Conservative Party’s jobs creation plan would create a tax cut to encourage employers to hire, but its raising questions for some. Adam MacVicar reports. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] During Tuesday’s State of the Union, President Trump praised his administrations’ involvement in creating an economic boom. “We have created 5.3 million new jobs and importantly added 600,000 new manufacturing jobs,” he said. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] The CEO of an Indigenous energy company says a project to transform oilsands bitumen into pucks for safer shipping to customers around the world will potentially create needed jobs in northern Alberta while helping to recycle plastic litter. Jeff Paquin says the project his company, Wapahki Energy Ltd., is working on with Canadian National[…]
[ad_1] For the fourth time in his tenure as Lethbridge Mayor, Chris Spearman delivered a state of the city address on Tuesday. In front of a large audience at the Sandman Hotel, Spearman touched on a number of topics from 2018, while also looking ahead to what the community can expect this year. READ MORE:[…]
[ad_1] Lethbridge Mayor Chris Spearman made his fourth State of the City Address Tuesday afternoon in front of a large group at the Sandman Hotel. Matt Battochio reports. [ad_2] Source link