Wednesday, July 1, 2026
ADVT 
National

Jump in BC's living wage

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 08 Nov, 2023 05:15 PM
  • Jump in BC's living wage

A new report shows Metro Vancouver's living wage has increased to 25-dollars and 68 cents per hour this year.

That amount reported by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives B-C Office and Living Wage for Families B-C represents a six per cent rise from the previous year. 

Lead author Iglika Ivanova also says families have to spend on average four-thousand dollars more in 2023 for the same basket of goods and the cost of living across the province is quickly rising.

The report says housing and food are the most costly expenses.

Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

MORE National ARTICLES

Countrywide action on handguns needed, groups say

Countrywide action on handguns needed, groups say
In a new letter to Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, several high-profile groups call instead for countrywide measures to phase out the private ownership of handguns.

Countrywide action on handguns needed, groups say

Canada needs robust COVID-19 system: experts

Canada needs robust COVID-19 system: experts
Dr. Caroline Colijn, a mathematician and epidemiologist at Simon Fraser University, said there are currently "too many infections" in Canada to expand access to PCR tests to everyone to find out the true number of infections.

Canada needs robust COVID-19 system: experts

14 burials at former residential school

14 burials at former residential school
The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation has a record of 49 student deaths there. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s final report called the George Gordon school one of the worst run in the entire residential school system.

14 burials at former residential school

TransLink unveils first 10 years of Transport 2050 priorities

TransLink unveils first 10 years of Transport 2050 priorities
10-Year Priorities, TransLink is proposing an expansion of the SkyTrain network, an unprecedented increase in local bus service, and introducing high-capacity Bus Rapid Transit.

TransLink unveils first 10 years of Transport 2050 priorities

Illegal tenants evicted from problem property after cops visit 27 times: Langley RCMP

Illegal tenants evicted from problem property after cops visit 27 times: Langley RCMP
Over the last year, Langley RCMP has attended one property in Willoughby 27 times! These calls for service were very rarely minor in nature and included a shooting, a home invasion, drugs and weapons. Virtually every team within Langley RCMP as well as some integrated units attended the residence to deal with issues arising.

Illegal tenants evicted from problem property after cops visit 27 times: Langley RCMP

B.C. court certifies class-action against WestJet

B.C. court certifies class-action against WestJet
The decision from a three-member panel released Tuesday, overturns a lower-court ruling that dismissed the application filed in 2016 by former WestJet employee Mandalena Lewis.

B.C. court certifies class-action against WestJet