The group also wanted the government to keep the lower liquor server wage and introduce a lower minimum wage for youth. Alberta's minimum wage will rise by $1 to $12.20 per hour on Oct. 1, the first of three staged increases to reach a $15 minimum wage by 2018, the province announced Thursday. "On top of the new carbon tax, a minimum wage increase will only result in more job losses." The minimum wage will go up $1.40 an hour to $13.60 an hour on Oct. 1, 2017. "We believe that the minimum wage for full-time work should at least allow people to meet their basic needs," Gray said at a news conference in Edmonton.

Source: CBC News June 30, 2016 17:19 UTC