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West of Winnipeg , the Trans-Canada Highway slices across the prairies, past brilliant yellow canola (rapeseed) fields, on its way to Regina, 600km away in Saskatchewan. Dotted with campsites and fast-food joints, the Trans-Canada follows the route of the original transcontinental railroad, passing a series of charmless towns that are at the heart of the province's most fertile farming region. Brandon , the province's second largest city, has a handful of Victorian mansions and a lively arts centre, and lies not too far from Spruce Woods Provincial Park , a mixed area of forest and desert. Before you get to Brandon, however, immediately to the west of Portage la Prairie , the Yellowhead Highway cuts northwest from the Trans-Canada to form a more attractive route across the prairies, passing through the pretty little villages of Neepawa and Minnedosa before running south of Riding Mountain National Park .
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