Minimum wage earners in Ottawa welcome raise, but business owners worry about increased costs

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Minimum wage has gone up in Ontario and while workers welcome the raise, advocates say it doesn't go far enough and business owners worry about higher labour costs.

It takes Thomas Duncan at least an hour each way from Metcalfe to downtown Ottawa to get to his part-time job and to school.

Labour advocates, like the Ontario Living Wage Network, are calling on the province to introduce a $20 minimum wage in Ontario. Struggling under the rising cost of living and an ever mounting fear of the climate crisis, young Canadians don’t see a positive future for themselves right now, according to a recent national survey.Ontario expands pharmacists' prescription powers to include 6 more common ailmentsTaylor Swift couldn't just shake off another chance to watch Travis Kelce on the football field.

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