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The provincial government won't cut funding to low-income transit passes in Alberta's two biggest cities. The news came after mayors and social advocates roundly criticized the decision. ....
Calgary has received $6.2 million from the province for the program, which allows low-income Calgarians to buy monthly transit passes at a reduced rate, on a sliding scale based on household income. ....
When Alberta hiked the province's minimum wage to $15 an hour in the fall of 2018, it was the highest rate in the country. But nearly six years and a pandemic later, the minimum wage hasn't budged even as Albertans face the highest inflation rate in Canada. ....