Isolated thunderstorms brought strong winds and intense rain to parts of the Manitoba over the past seven days, resulting in stops and starts to the harvest. Oilseed specialist Sonia Wilson said the bulk of the rain came down on Aug. 30 and 31. "We did have at least one tornado confirmed near Elkhorn, but overal...

When conditions allowed it, harvest progress was made around Saskatchewan, but it was still behind the five- and ten-year averages for this time of year. In the Ministry of Agriculture crop report for the week of Aug. 25 to 31, progress was reported at 18 per cent complete, up from 11 per cent from the previous report....