An extremely snowy winter is raising flooding fears on the Prairies as well as tension between Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says it will be difficult to control flooding if he can't convince Saskatchewan to stop draining water into Manitoba. The Assiniboine River flooded a wide swath of land, including this area near Brandon, in 2014. (CBC)That year, officials put the Portage Diversion into operation for the first time in generations. Manitoba has been working closely with neighbouring American states on water management and flood mapping but hasn't received the same cooperation from Saskatchewan.

Source: CBC News January 19, 2017 19:14 UTC