News Summary

• There's been enough rain in southern Alberta this summer to start making up for the persistent drought that has plagued the Prairies for the past nine years.
• "It's been like Vancouver here," said Leroy Newman, a grain farmer near Blackie, Alta.
• The region experienced drought and warm conditions during the winter and spring, with about two-thirds of the normal mountain snowpack.
• As of July 31, 71 per cent of Canada was classified as "abnormally dry" or in "moderate to extreme drought"