Will lithium mining create an economic boom for the Prairies?
Lithium is needed to make batteries for electric vehicles, and we have the element in abundance in the Prairies.
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The Prairies are responsible for France’s mustard shortage
France has been suffering a Dijon mustard shortage because of last year’s drought covering all of the Canadian Prairies.
Flatlander readers talk about the Prairies
The international media described the Prairies as idyllic, pleasant and innocent. Flatlander readers described them differently.
Queen Elizabeth was no stranger to the Prairies
Plus, some say too many alerts were sent following the stabbings at James Smith Cree Nation and Weldon. While others say too many are better than none.
How do we talk to the world about the Prairies?
In the wake of tragedy, the international media has described life on the Canadian Prairies as idyllic, pleasant and innocent. Is this correct?
COVID, football and mass stabbings
The Blue Bombers win the Labour Day Classic. And some doctors are recommending masks again as we may be heading into a seventh COVID-19 wave.
Manitoba provincial parks accessibility to be improved
In 2021, the Provincial Parks Endowment Funds were announced. Since then over $1 million has been spent on making the parks more accessible.
Highest carbon emissions per capita? ‘I don’t care.’
Saskatchewan and Manitoba both have their own strategies to reduce carbon emissions? Critics say these plans don't do enough.
Two species of ash trees are critically endangered
Two species of trees, the green and black ash, are critically endangered. In Saskatchewan and Manitoba trees are dying because of two invasive species.
A new lieutenant-governor and a boil water advisory lifted
Also answer a reader question about media bias. “The very nature of bias is that it’s a perception — it’s something that people see.”