‘Tired trope’ of western separation ‘needs to stop,’ B.C. premier says
Talk of the western provinces separating from the rest of Canada is a "tired trope" that needs to stop, British Columbia Premier David Eby says.
#politics #Canada #separation #BritishColumbia #Prairies #WesternSeperatism
https://globalnews.ca/news/11138169/western-seperatism-b-c-premier/
Note that we here on the #prairies are used to the major networks having already called the election before our polls close. It happens more often than not.
Before news orgs joined the internet, the local Canadian TV stations would keep non-news programs on until polls closed locally, then switch over to the national feed where election results were being monitored, and it would normally be "CBC has declared a majority <party> government" from the moment that happened.
There aren't a *lot* of #XKCD comics that include my city, but here's one of them.
Calgary made it, too. Sorry, Edmonton!
I always wonder how many butts have sat on these thinking rocks on the tops of prairie river flood plains, formerly watching the bison, wapiti and wolves playing the game of life.
Bison runbbing rock a century after the bison were shot out by the colonists.
The intersection of the past and present: a colonist wagon trail and a gravel grid road.
I'll have to get some! Thanks.
As for "too much garlic" -- I'm in the prairies. We have a saying that on the prairies, garlic is considered a vegetable 
Canadian prairie farmers pawns in international trade war. "Markets the size of the U.S. and China don't grow on trees. The U.S. and China are our No. 1 and No. 2 markets." CHRIS DAVISON PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE CANOLA COUNCIL OF CANADA #canada #farming #prairies #canola #tariffs #tradewar https://www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/article/more-stress-for-canadian-farmers-with-chinas-canola-tariff-in-effect/
Measles is spreading across Canada. A look at the affected areas
Measles is surging across Canada, alarming health officials as new cases emerge in the Prairies, possibly signaling the westward spread of Ontario's outbreak.
#health #disease #geography #Canada #Ontario #Prairies
https://globalnews.ca/news/11088746/measles-outbreak-canada-affected-areas/
Measles is spreading across Canada. A look at the affected areas
Measles is surging across Canada, alarming health officials as new cases emerge in the Prairies, possibly signaling the westward spread of Ontario's outbreak.
#health #disease #geography #Canada #Ontario #Prairies
https://globalnews.ca/news/11088746/measles-outbreak-canada-affected-areas/
Measles is spreading across Canada. A look at the affected areas
Measles is surging across Canada, alarming health officials as new cases emerge in the Prairies, possibly signaling the westward spread of Ontario's outbreak.
#health #disease #geography #Canada #Ontario #Prairies
https://globalnews.ca/news/11088746/measles-outbreak-canada-affected-areas/
I am going through some old photos and cleaning up. Thought I would post a picture. Every fall a city dweller like me helps a friend haul bales.
Atelier de cuisine sauvage le 29 mars 2025. 
"Identification des plantes sauvages comestible, cuisine et repas (végétarien).
S'adresse aux curieux·se qui souhaitent découvrir une cuisine différente, saine et locale.
Tout au long de l’année, des sessions seront organisées pour permettre de se familiariser avec ce que la #foret les #prairies et nos jardins peuvent nous apporter en saveur."
https://framaforms.org/inscription-a-latelier-de-cuisine-sauvage-du-29-mars-1741012059
Today's #photo: quite rural beauty on a sunny #winter day: https://wp.me/p2ccTX-2NJ #photography #prairies #NotAI #monotone
(Click/tap the link or picture to see the entire scene.)
It's been quite cold in the Canadian prairies for the last couple of weeks. Cold days call for hearty soup.
Signs Your Hearty Soup Has Enough Stuff In It, no. 3:
It fills an 8-liter stock pot nearly to the brim, but you only added 2 liters of stock.
#PalateCleanser ...
White-tailed jackrabbits (which are actually a species of hare) in their winter coats in the middle of the western #Canadian #prairies.
The one on the far side looks awfully smart to me.
‘Border-related events’ on the Prairies prompt RCMP to hold news conference Wednesday
The RCMP noted officers responded to the events 'as part of ongoing efforts to secure the shared Canada-U.S. border.'
#border #police #news #Prairies #Canada #US
https://globalnews.ca/news/11005070/canada-usa-border-security-alberta-manitoba-rcmp-events/
Nature & wildlife photos... Are you sick of #jackrabbit / #hare pictures yet?
These were taken yesterday, 2025-01-27, in my snow-covered yard in the middle of the #Canadian #prairies. They're white-tailed jackrabbits.
#1 was shot through a railing with vertical supports, explaining the light/dark striping. I like the alternating #overexposure it gives, really highlighting the detail of the eye that would otherwise be darker, and also the whiskers against the background. Any more-experienced #photographers care to comment on the #bokeh here?
#2 is Not Amused at the presence of a human in "his" yard. If looks could kill.
