Prairies

A report that estimates $5 billion was laundered through British Columbia's real estate market last year also lifts the lid on the extent of illegal cash moving across Canada.

Cattle producers on the Prairies are hoping for the best but preparing for the worst as an ongoing drought continues to diminish pastures.

Facing pressure from rural communities and opposition MPs, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he's asked Transport Minister Marc Garneau to find solutions to Greyhound Canada's decision to pull its buses from the Prairies, B.C. and northern Ontario.

Greyhound Canada, for decades a critical link connecting the country's small towns and isolated communities with bigger urban centres, is pulling away for good in the Prairies, B.C. and northern Ontario, leaving activists and Indigenous leaders fearing for the health and welfare of those who live in remote locales.

Environment Canada says it's not about how cold it is, but how long this wave of frigid air will stay around that's unusual.