A large study found a small but consistent dip in people’s wellbeing in the run-up to Christmas. One psychological process that often shows up under this pressure is worry. Photo: Getty Images Plus

How to deal with worry this Christmas

Christmas can be hard. For some people, it increases loneliness, grief, hopelessness and family tension, and the festive season has a way of turning ordinary concerns into urgent ones.

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Finally getting paid for sustainable farming?

Alberta project might have a line on a workable ecosystem credit model to reward farmers for sustainability. Manitoba might be next

Alberta project says they might have a line on a workable ecosystem credit model to reward farmers for sustainability, and Manitoba might be next


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The long march to autonomy

The big players in the machinery market keep adding pieces, but how far away is a final product?

The big players in the machinery market keep adding pieces towards autonomous vehicles for farming, but how far away is a final product?

A field of standing corn is a tempting target for local deer northwest of Shoal Lake March 19, 2024. PHOTO: ALEXIS STOCKFORD

Five new CWD cases confirmed in Manitoba

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) has been found in five more Manitoba deer, including in two new municipalities without previous cases

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) has been found in five more Manitoba deer, including in two new municipalities without previous cases of the disease.


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Rural Manitoba to expect lean holiday healthcare

Doctors Manitoba is warning Manitobans to plan ahead, know your healthcare options if travelling in new areas of rural Manitoba

Rural Manitobans may see longer wait times or more emergency room closures over the 2025 winter holiday, Doctors Manitoba president warns.



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Prairie Wheat Weekly: Modest increases for cash prices

Spring wheat and durum cash prices were moderately higher across the Canadian Prairies for the week ended Dec. 19. This was despite losses in Chicago and Kansas City wheat and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada projecting larger all wheat ending stocks for 2025/26. Minneapolis wheat bumped up on the week, lending some support to Canadian cash prices.



Bunyamin Taran, a flax and chickpea breeder at the University of Saskatchewan's Crop Development Centre, is trying to improve the heat tolerance of flax | Supplied photo

Flax heat intolerance targeted

Saskatchewan breeder hopes to improve heat tolerance and unlock varieties with better yield gains for Canadian farmers

Saskatchewan flax breeder hopes to improve heat tolerance and unlock varieties with better yield gains for Canadian farmers.

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What is perfect Christmas weather?

December weather on the Prairies can be all over the map, what can Manitoba expect for the 2025 holiday season?

What is ‘perfect’ Christmas weather on the Prairies? Here’s where you should head this holiday, according to historical weather data.