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Meet the Calgary Stampede's roving reporter
The Calgary Stampede’s roving reporter team creates 50 to 60 stories from the 10-day festival, pumping out videos on everything from midway food and rides to the rodeo and entertainment every year....
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Fortney: 104th Stampede parade familiar for veterans, new for the little ones
She practised in front of the mirror; she tried it out on friends and even her tiny dog Midi. By Friday, Jann Arden has the wave down pat. “I’m kind of doing a hybrid between Angelina Jolie and the...
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Calgary police react to shooting deaths of five Dallas police officers at...
Calgary’s police chief is reaching out to the police service and union in Dallas after five officers in that city were shot and killed during a peaceful protest Thursday night held in response to two...
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Global Calgary TV personality files $150K lawsuit over dunk tank injury
A poor splashdown at a dunk tank two years ago has Global TV personality Leslie Horton seeking $150,000 in damages after she banged her head. In a statement of claim filed in Calgary Court of Queen’s...
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This year's Calgary Stampede parade a colourful display of history and heritage
With a startling bang of fireworks and a blaring of brass horns, Calgary’s annual summer whoop-up began to wind its way through the heart of the city. But for Erfan Altaani, the 2016 Stampede parade...
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Heavy horses move to the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra in the Saddledome
The Calgary Stampede may be best-known for its rodeo, but the Heavy Horse Show, which features horses moving to live music by the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra during the first three days of Stampede,...
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'They’re sort of addictive:' Miniature donkeys enthral at the Calgary Stampede
When Kelly McMullen was showing cattle at the Calgary Stampede more than a decade ago, her then-teenage son kept disappearing. At the end of the 10-day festival, she finally figured out what was...
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Contaminated water warning for stretch of Elbow River due to fecal bacteria
Filthy waters found in a stretch of the Elbow River will lead to regret and a bad bout of tummy trouble for those looking to beat the heat by getting wet. Fecal bacteria in the water there has strong...
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Move over lumberjacks, Vikings and warriors. Axe throwing comes to Stampede
Clay Yellow Horn grew up on a ranch, with a healthy supply of tools, including axes, at the ready. But, on Friday, he paid $5 to throw an axe five times, alongside a friend at the Calgary Stampede. It...
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City police investigate two separate stabbing incidents overnight
City police are investigating two separate domestic calls overnight, in which two people were sent to hospital with stab wounds and two people were arrested. Officers were first called around 10 p.m....
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Girl Guides converge onto Sylvan Lake for rare national camp
Nearly 2,000 Girl Guides from across the planet are converging onto the resort town of Sylvan Lake for a rare international camp, benefitting local businesses and educating guides in leadership and...
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RCMP searching for missing Strathmore woman
Mounties are searching for a missing Strathmore woman last seen Thursday morning. Alison Benita Close, 60, was last seen in the town about 50 km east of Calgary near the Walmart at 200 Ranch Market....
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Man sought in connection with serious attack on senior in Chinatown
City police are searching for a man in connection with an attack in Chinatown on Friday morning that sent an elderly man to hospital with serious injuries. Officers and EMS were called to the 100 block...
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Parole denied for dangerous offender who repeatedly stabbed ex-wife
A dangerous offender who stabbed his ex-wife more than 40 times and left her for dead nearly 20 years ago has been denied parole yet again. In a written decision, the Parole Board of Canada said...
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Five things you'll never see at the Stampede again … and probably shouldn't
Visitors to the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth have seen and done it all over the spectacle’s many decades. Sometimes we’ve seen too much. Postmedia’s Tony Seskus looks back at five things you’ll never...
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Police respond to viral video of officers taking down, arresting man in...
Video gone viral online shows a man struck on and about the head by a Calgary police officer while two more hold him down. The short clip, uploaded to Instagram Friday evening, shows the final seconds...
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It could be a soggy Stampede with rain in the forecast for the week
Showers are in the forecast for the remainder of the week, which could mean a soggy Stampede for those planning to head to the grounds. According to Environment Canada, temperatures will hover around...
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Stampede midway prize winners share secrets to success
Winning a giant prize on the midway is one of the ultimate hallmarks of Stampede success. And every year, a lucky few manage to emerge victorious from the carnival games, arms full of brightly-coloured...
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Get set for a wild west jailbreak at the Stampede market
The door swings shut with a loud, menacing creak, locking you inside what appears to be a frontier-era jail. You’ve been wrongly accused of a crime and thrown mercilessly into prison. But the sheriff...
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Hundreds of Calgarians meet weed-fighting goats as pilot project ends
The weed-fighting goats of Confluence Park in northeast Calgary garnered a crowd of about 1,000 people Saturday at an event for the public to meet the animals before the three-week pilot project wraps...
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