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Quebec farmers say hot weather has ripened crops early, making for an abundant — and slightly sweeter — harvest season. Quebec farmers are saying the hot weather in recent days means their produce is sweeter. It also means some crops have ripened faster and are ready to be harvested already. Tomato season came early this year in Rougemont. At Potager Mont-Rouge Halte Gourmand, farmer Philippe Beauregard is harvesting his Italian tomatoes two weeks ahead of schedule. Biting into one, Beauregard says, 'Look at that, it's red till the very flesh of the tomato. So that's ready!' He added: 'Usually we have this around mid-August. And now we're early August, and everything is ready to be picked.' Patrice Leger Bourgoin of the Quebec Vegetable Growers Association says this year's heat is helping crops. 'The sweet corn is sweet, so it's perfect,' he said. 'It's a good season so far, so our growers are happy even though in a certain area it's a little bit tougher because we have some episodes of heavy rains.' Storms like the on July 13 can set back a whole harvest, says Beauregard. 'The worst thing is when we have, you know, such a big rainstorm. We can see the damage only a few weeks after the rainstorm. An excess of water in that really short period of time.' There hasn't been much rain since then, which is also worrisome to growers, says Bourgoin. 'It's going to be a problem at the beginning of next week if we don't receive a little bit of rain.' Farmers are taking advantage of the early crops to get as much of their produce to customers, and those customers will be spoiled for choice. 'The pressure is there to provide volume for their retail or the public market and the farmers market,' Leger said. Beauregard adds: 'There is no reason not to buy Quebec produce in the next few weeks for sure.'
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Warm temperatures persist in Saskatchewan
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Colleen Bready's Forecast: Smoke continues in Manitoba
Colleen Bready has your current conditions and updated weather forecast for August 1, 2025. After the smokiest month on record in Winnipeg, August starts off the same way on Friday. In fact, the entire province does. All of Manitoba is blanketed under widespread smoke, prompting Environment and Climate Change Canada to issue an air quality warning for every region. The weather agency notes the worst degradation of air quality is in northern Manitoba, closest to wildfires that continue to churn out smoke. That said, ECCC's air quality health index rates Winnipeg at very high risk for poor air quality Friday afternoon, and forecasts that will last until at least Saturday night. Expand Autoplay 1 of 2 Assiniboine Park Leo Mol Sculpture Garden at the Park. (Photo by Debbie Ristimaki) Notre Dame de Lourdes Beautiful sky after the rain near Notre Dame de Lourdes. (Photo by Diane Simon) Smoky conditions have been reported in Brandon Friday morning into early afternoon. However, ECCC assesses the city at moderate risk for poor air quality. Further east, an air quality warning continues for the northern half of northwestern Ontario, while ECCC has issued a special air quality statement for southern areas, including Kenora. Back in northern Manitoba, some regions where fires continue to burn are also dealing with increasing heat, thanks to a ridge of high pressure approaching from the west. ECCC has continued a heat warning for The Pas, Flin Flon and Lynn Lake regions Friday and expanded it to the Thompson region. Those areas will contend with hot highs close to 30 C and warm overnight lows in the mid-teens over the next couple of days. Things are heating up in the south, too. Daytime highs will reach the upper 20s with humidex values that feel in the low 30s Friday afternoon, including in Winnipeg. Without the smoke, sky conditions would be sunny. The August long weekend should serve up more hot highs in the upper 20s in Winnipeg with sunshine or a mix of sun and cloud all three days. Similar conditions are expected in cottage country.
