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Horse euthanized following injury during Calgary Stampede chuckwagon race

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A horse was put down Friday following an injury during a Calgary Stampede chuckwagon race. According to stampede officials, a horse on Kris Molle’s team sustained an injury during the seventh heat of the Cowboys Rangeland Derby. “Medical care was immediately dispatched. …

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Who will be this year’s Calgary Stampede parade marshal?

Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen will be Calgary Stampede’s parade marshal this year. Hansen will be the first Canadian to orbit the moon as part of the historic Artemis II mission. It’s the first crewed mission to the moon since 1972 and will last approximately 10 days, according to …

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17 children among the dead in Indonesian soccer stampede

Seventeen children were among at least 125 people killed in a soccer stampede in Indonesia at the weekend, officials said, as pressure builds on the Southeast Asian nation to explain how one of the world’s worst stadium disasters unfolded. Violence and hooliganism have long been features of Indonesian football, especially in places such …

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Calgary Stampede Showband crowned international class champions in Indiana

Last week, the Calgary Stampede Showband drove down to Indiana to compete in the Drum Corps International (DCI) Championships for the first time — the world stage for marching ensembles. On Tuesday night, they were named international class champions in Marion, Indiana, launching them to the world championship in Indianapolis on …

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Chuckwagon races vs. leadership races: Saddle up for the Calgary political Stampede

This column is an opinion by Michael Solberg, co-owner of a Calgary government relations firm and co-host of a Stampede party. For more information about CBC’s Opinion section, please see the FAQ. Some people line up at the Calgary Stampede for hotcakes. Others come for hot takes. In among the 10 days …

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Calgary Stampede parade is back with floats, bands and Kevin Costner

The Calgary Stampede parade is back in full force to kick off the city’s biggest event of the year.  The parade was cancelled in 2020 and last year it was broadcast without an spectators in attendance due to the pandemic. Stampede president and chairman, Steve McDonough, said last year’s parade was still …

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Doodle Doodle Do: Williams Lake Stampede song revived for 50th anniversary

It’s the kind of thing only a local would miss. When Beth Veenkamp started working for the City of Williams Lake in 2017, she noticed that the annual stampede song didn’t seem to be in use any more. The economic development officer grew up in the city, located in the Central …

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