Prairie Provinces

• Nature Conservancy releases plan to protect grasslands in Manitoba, other prairie provinces

  The plan aims to raise $500 million by 2030 to conserve more than 5,000 square kilometres — about six times the size of Calgary — in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

  Environment

  Jun 5, 2023
  
• Postmedia to move Alberta community newspapers to digital, make changes in Saskatchewan

  Postmedia announced measures as part of a transformation plan to come for community newspapers in the prairies which includes Saskatchewan.

  Canada

  Jan 18, 2023
  
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• Prairie premiers urge Prime Minister Trudeau to stop carbon tax in joint letter

  Three Prairie premiers banded together with a letter addressed to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urging him to stop the carbon tax to provide financial relief to Canadians.

  Canada

  Mar 28, 2022
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• CFA working on initiative to send hay from Eastern Canada to Western farmers

  CFA has begun work to facilitate a “Hay West” initiative with farmers in the Prairie provinces facing a dire hay shortage due to extreme drought conditions.

  Canada

  Aug 16, 2021
• Western frustration fuels Wexit separatist movement

  Years of recession and frustration with federal government policies are fuelling western Canadian separatist sentiments. The Wexit group is pushing for independence from Canada.

  Politics

  Dec 9, 2019
• Woman behind Cuban Lunch bar’s revival hopes to unravel mystery ingredients in original

  An Alberta woman who has revived the Cuban Lunch chocolate bar says she's still working to get the recipe exactly right, despite having sold one million bars so far.

  Lifestyle

  May 17, 2019
• Wildlife group calls on federal government to stop turning pastures over to prairie provinces

  The Canadian Wildlife Federation wants Ottawa to stop turning over community pastures to the Prairie provinces because of concerns it has about species at risk.

  Environment

  Feb 22, 2017