Wildfires, drought and flash floods, oh my! Looking back at the year's headline-grabbing events in Canada and around the world.
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YEAR IN REVIEW: 2025 a year of weather extremes
Every corner of the globe had its own big story, and the Canadian Prairies were no exception
Wildfire smoke helped counter extreme heat, benefitting this year’s canola crop
As Canada’s western provinces experience the second-worst wildfire season in decades, driven by hotter and drier conditions due to climate change, some canola farmers say they are seeing an unexpected benefit to the hazy summer skies.
LETTER: Is this what young people deserve?
Letter to the editor, sent in reaction Co-operator stories on wildfire smoke implications to human health and agriculture
Letter to the editor, sent in reaction Co-operator stories on wildfire smoke implications to human health and agriculture
Manitoba lifts state of emergency
Rampant wildfires put Manitoba under a state of emergency for the better part of a month across May and June
Rampant wildfires put Manitoba under a state of emergency for the better part of a month across May and June. The state of emergency was lifted June 23, 2025.
First Manitoba hay harvest short
Manitoba’s first hay cut of 2025 isn’t great by initial counts, but things are worse farther west in the Prairies
Manitoba’s first hay cut of 2025 isn’t huge by initial counts, but things are worse farther west in the Prairies
Wildfire smoke threatens to turn down honey tap for Manitoba beekeepers
Honeybees hunker down when there’s too much smoke in the air, slicing at a beekeeper’s honey flow —In Manitoba, there’s been a lot of wildfire smoke lately to contend with
Honeybees hunker down when there’s too much smoke in the air, slicing at a beekeeper’s honey flow —With so many fires raging in Manitoba, there’s been a lot of smoke to contend with.
How smoke changes weather
A lot of variables come into play while trying to understand this interplay
Daniel Bezte column on the complex interaction of wildfire smoke and weather.
Cyber-Savvy Farmer
