Daily Archives: October 2, 2016

Small-business owners in Alberta brace for minimum-wage hike

Many small-business owners in Alberta are bracing for the dramatic hikes to the province’s minimum wage, saying they will squeeze their operations when they can least afford it. While other provinces are opting for incremental increases to their minimum wages this year, Alberta boosted the minimum wage to $12.20 from $11.20 on Saturday. That will…