Five provinces are increasing their minimum wage today to support workers amid affordability issues. Ontario’s minimum wage is now $17.60 per hour, Nova Scotia’s and Prince Edward Island’s are $16.50 an hour, Manitoba’s is $16 per hour and Saskatchewan’s is $15.35 an hour. Alberta is the only province that has not boosted its minimum wage, with its $15-per-hour rate now the lowest in Canada. British Columbia, Quebec, New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador raised their minimum wage earlier this year. The Canadian Press