Saskatchewan increases minimum wage to $15 an hour

Voters in Saskatchewan will head to the ballot boxes on Oct. 28 after a 27-day campaign expected to focus on affordability, housing and health care in a province that has elected the same conservative-leaning party for nearly two decades.Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe dissolved his government Tuesday, immediately announcing a four-year plan to broadly reduce personal-income tax rates before a crowd of supporters in Saskatoon. NDP Leader Carla Beck quickly shot back from Regina, calling Mr. Moe incompetent and his money management a failure, quips that were met with loud cheers from...