Horses, hats, and a whole lot of "ya-hoos." The 113th annual Calgary Stampede kicked off Friday as huge crowds gathered to take in the Stampede parade, led by Canadian country-pop icon Shania Twain.

How Les McIntyre went from aspiring rodeo athlete to voice of Calgary Stampede chuckwagon races 'Everything happens for a reason': After life threw some curveballs his way, McIntyre wound up ...

Calgary has largely evaded the brunt of the province’s measles outbreak, but experts say an uptick in cases is likely as the city hosts the annual Stampede festivities. As of Friday, the ...

Joel Cowley, the Stampede’s chief executive, said the event attracted almost 1.5 million visitors last year. Of that number, he said about 73 per cent were from the Calgary area.

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Upon arriving in Calgary, my expectations of the Stampede were limited to my basic knowledge of rodeo festivities in the United States. Of course, cowboy hats, custom boots, animals, and local ...

Edmonton city council spent about $16,000 at Calgary Stampede in 2023, good value council argues. One councillor's hotel was $900 per night.

Last year, the Calgary Stampede fell just short of an all-time attendance record when 1,384,632 visitors walked through the gates at Stampede Park. She said numbers should be similar this year.

Calgarians look out over a flooded Calgary Stampede grounds and Saddledome in Calgary, Alta., Friday, June 21, 2013. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press) Photo: (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press) ...

The Calgary Stampede has been banned from participating in this year’s Pride parade because of the decades of abuse some of its members experienced at the hands of a former performance school ...