Draining wetlands produces substantial emissions in the Canadian Prairies

The value of wetlands on the landscape cannot be overstated—they store and filter water, provide wildlife habitat, cool the ...
Digital Journal

Canadian Prairies farmers try to adapt to a warming world

Canadian farmers like Ian Chitwood -- on his canola farm in Alberta, Canada -- are having to adapt to an increasingly warmer world, fraught with frequent droughts ...
Next City

The Search for Skilled Workers on Canada’s Prairies

A week’s speaking and teaching trip has brought me to the Canadian prairies, in the provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta. But these are no longer the prairies conjured by either Laura Ingalls ...

Badgers designated as ‘special concern’ species in Prairie provinces

Badgers are common on the Prairies, but a recent federal assessment suggests they’re vulnerable to the same threats facing ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Oats Hit Record High With Canadian Prairies Staying Dry

Breakfast is getting more expensive with prices for the staple grain oats jumping to an all-time high on Monday amid persistent dry weather in the Canadian Prairies. Oat futures in Chicago jumped 1.6% ...
Seattle Times

A Canadian prairie city virtually deserted as fires rage and thousands more evacuees expected

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — The Canadian prairie city of Flin Flon was virtually deserted and more evacuees were expected, Manitoba’s premier said Friday, as wildfires raged in the province. Premier Wab ...