Prairies battered by spring snow and high winds, vehicles stranded and roads closed
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Updated · calgaryjournal.ca · Apr 24
Prairies battered by spring snow and high winds, vehicles stranded and roads closed
9 articles · Updated · calgaryjournal.ca · Apr 24
Gusts up to 90 km/h hit Calgary, cancelling the Parade of Wonders, while 16 collisions were reported in Saskatoon and Highway 63 near Fort McMurray remains impassable.
Northern Saskatchewan received up to 25 cm of snow, prompting school bus cancellations and travel advisories, with Manitoba under blizzard warnings and some highways closed.
Emergency crews continue to assist stranded motorists, following 300 vehicles trapped overnight in Alberta, as officials warn of potential flooding and note the snow may help mitigate wildfire risks.
Trapped in a blizzard, can running your car for 15 minutes save your life or potentially kill you?
Could a simple change in Alberta's tire regulations have prevented this 300-car highway disaster?
What is the full economic cost of shutting down two critical Alberta highways for days?
With hundreds stranded, how did Facebook groups become a critical lifeline before official help arrived?
As 'snow droughts' hit the Rockies, why is northern Alberta being buried by record spring snow?
Is this freak spring blizzard a sign of Alberta's new climate reality or a pattern we keep ignoring?