"Canada’s first big heat wave of the year was expected to bring prolonged warm weather to southern Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba."

"Spring has struggled to exist across Canada’s prairies this year.

Winter held on tight, with chilly temperatures and snow flurries in parts of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba into mid-May.

Now, a heat wave is building. On Wednesday, residents faced an onset of warm weather that was expected to continue through the weekend and bring temperatures into the mid-90s.

It’s a scenario that some meteorologists call “weather whiplash.”"

Amy Graff reports for the New York Times May 27, 2026. [2]