FILE PHOTO: Canola crops stunted by the recent drought near Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan, Canada, June 25, 2019. REUTERS/Valerie Zink/File Photo
(Reuters) - Canada's abnormally dry winter is worsening drought conditions across the western provinces, where most of the country's oil, gas, forest products and grain are produced.
Western Canada is slowly emerging from a blast of arctic temperatures over the weekend, but the winter had otherwise been unusually mild.
