15 h. ago Calgary Stampede posts record revenues, unexpected black ink in 2024

The Calgary Stampede lassoed record revenues last year, flipping expectations of a $5-million loss into a nearly identical amount of black ink. An all-time best attendance figure of 1.47-million people during the 10-day July hoedown and a better-than-expected performance of the new BMO Centre in the last half of the year garnered $206.4 million for […]

Sport

63 h. ago Stampede canvas auction hits $3.84M, sets record for average bid

The annual event gives corporate sponsors the opportunity to bid for the right to advertise on chuckwagon tarps during the Calgary Stampede. Just over an hour into Thursday’s auction, total bids had already matched last year’s final tally of $3.115 million — with seven drivers still to go.

Economics

4 d. ago WARMINGTON: Saying he’s 100% Canadian, The Great One leaves politics to politicians

Speaking out post Ovechkin breaking his goal record, Gretzky tells Toronto Sun he promised his parents he would always remain a Canuck

Politics

4 d. ago Golf clubs, electric scooter, goat meat among items lost in Calgary Ubers last year

Calgary's most forgetful day was July 7 — a Sunday during the Calgary Stampede

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4 d. ago What items got lost in Calgary Ubers last year? Golf clubs, electric scooter, goat meat among things forgotten

Calgary's most forgetful day was July 7 — a Sunday during the Calgary Stampede

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5 d. ago Stampede Bowl brings Calgary Stampeders, 'Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth' together at last

The Calgary Stampeders and the Calgary Stampede have never worked hand in hand with one another. Until now. With the Stampeders working these days from a “bigger and bolder” playbook in every aspect of their operation, the inaugural Stampede Bowl has them teaming up with ‘The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth’. The regular-season contest — […]

Culture

1 week ago Ottawa Senators close out season series with fourth straight loss to Buffalo Sabres

SABRES 5, SENATORS 2 The Ottawa Senators should be thrilled they’ve seen the last of the Buffalo Sabres. The Senators closed out their season series against the Sabres with a 4-1 loss in front of 16,446 on Thursday night at the Canadian Tire Centre and posted 0-4-0 record against Buffalo this season. Only veteran winger […]

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2 w. ago She’s still the one: Shania Twain named 2025 Calgary Stampede parade marshal

Canadian country music star Shania Twain has been named as the 2025 Calgary Stampede Parade Marshal. “With just 100 days until the Parade rolls through the streets of downtown Calgary, there’s no better way to mark the occasion than by welcoming Shania Twain as our 2025 Parade Marshal,” said Stuart O’Connor, President & Chair of […]

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2 w. ago Giddy Up! Shania Twain is the 2025 Calgary Stampede parade mashal

Calgary is 100 days out from its annual celebration of all things western and to kick it all off, Canada's queen of country music will get the party started.

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2 w. ago Giddy Up! Shania Twain is the 2025 Calgary Stampede parade marshal

Calgary is 100 days out from its annual celebration of all things western and to kick it all off, Canada's queen of country music will get the party started.

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3 w. ago A 'sense of arrival': Calgary Stampede unveils new public art for entrances to grounds

The committee had received some 'great proposals' but when they saw Jason Carter's submission, 'it got that knee-jerk reaction'

Culture