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Automatic deposits, payments delayed at credit unions across Prairies due to network outage

A network outage affecting credit unions across the Canadian Prairies on Friday has delayed automatic deposits and payments. Credit unions…

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Climate change is impacting weeds on the Prairies. Here’s how some people are fighting back

Julia Leeson pushes aside a crop of wheat in a field near Saskatoon. She kneels down and writes a few words on a…

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They became friends on the Prairies — and are now working to fight a global health threat in Sri Lanka

Two scientists whose connection was sparked in Saskatchewan are working together from different sides of the globe to improve animal…

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Business

Calgary startup aims to launch sustainable aviation fuel facilities on the Prairies

For anyone who has flown with United Airlines over the last year or so, you’ve likely seen the in-flight video…

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Tech

Endangered sage grouse could soon disappear from the Canadian Prairies

The greater sage grouse, which once numbered in the thousands in Western Canada, is coming perilously close to vanishing from…

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Tech

The Prairies are heading into another drought. Here’s why we’re more vulnerable this time

In northern Alberta, a worrisomely dry winter has raised some fears about an issue that hasn’t historically been a problem…

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Business

Why drought on the Prairies is making your steak more expensive

Ask John Wildenborg if he thinks Canadians will be paying more for steak during future barbecue seasons, and the owner…

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Canada

Alberta emergency power alert underlines challenge of energy transition on Prairies

Saturday evening’s emergency alert from the province of Alberta, warning of rotating power outages because of pressure on the electrical…

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Canada

WestJet says extreme cold causing ‘significant’ operational impacts across Prairies

WestJet says it is facing “significant operational impacts” due to the extremely cold weather in the Prairies and parts of…

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Why reintroducing bison is revitalizing the Prairies and Indigenous culture, identity

On the Sioux Valley Dakota Nation west of Brandon, Man., schoolchildren are throwing pumpkins into a bison pen, a ceremony…

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