Calgary Stampede

Source: upcoming.yahoo.com --- 20 days ago
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Source: en.wikipedia.org --- 36 days ago
The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary , Alberta , Canada . They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The club is the third major-professional ice hockey team to represent the city of Calgary, following the Calgary Tigers (1921–27) and Calgary Cowboys (1975–77). The Flames are one of two NHL franchises in Alberta, the other being the Edmonton Oilers . The Flames arrived in the city of Calgary in 1980 after spending their first eight seasons in Atlanta , Georgia , as the Atlanta Flames . The Flames played their first three seasons in Calgary at the Stampede Corral before moving into their current home arena, the Olympic Saddledome (now Pengrowth Saddledome), in 1983 . In 1986 , the Flames became the first Calgary team since the Tigers in 1924 to compete for the Stanley Cup . The Flames' unexpected run to the 2004 Stanley Cup Finals captured the imagination of Canadians, leading Prime Minister Paul Martin to dub them "Canada's team", while the Red Mile celebrations by fans became nationally famous. ( more... ) Recently featured: Emmy Noether – Pendle witch trials – Battle of Dyrrhachium ...

Source: rodeo.about.com --- 96 days ago
The Calgary Stampede has been a staple of rodeo for almost 100 years. At the July 5th edition of the rodeo, the PRCA inducted the Stampede into the ProRodeo... ...

Source: www.canada.com --- 99 days ago
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Source: www.cbc.ca --- 28 days ago
It turns out Gilles Duceppe is a big country and western fan. Who knew? The urbane Bloc leader, whose own Montreal riding includes arguably some of the hippest, most stylish neighbourhoods in Canada, says he is looking forward to his campaign stop at the St-Tite Western Festival today. It's the second-largest country music and rodeo event in the country, after the Calgary Stampede, drawing tens of thousands of visitors every September to the small community of 4,000. ...

Source: www.theglobeandmail.com --- 88 days ago
The cowboy hats are back on the closet shelf; the cartoonish western window paintings that decorate most of the downtown office buildings here will soon be scrubbed away. The Calgary Stampede - a 10-day party during which ''the productivity rate goes down and the birth rate goes up,'' as one financial type puts it - is over. But in the oil patch, a sense of excitement remains. ...

Source: www.theglobeandmail.com --- 95 days ago
Left — Liberal Leader Stephane Dion joins supporters at a Liberal Stampede breakfast at the Calgary Zoo on Saturday, July 5, 2008.[amp]nbsp; Right — Prime Minister Stephen Harper wears a cowboy hat after arriving in Calgary on Friday, July 4, 2008. Credits: Lyle Aspinall / Jeff McIntosh - Follow link to read full post ...

Source: www.ctv.ca --- 99 days ago
The legendary Calgary Stampede Parade will be held Friday, kicking off 'The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth.' Meanwhile, rising gas prices may put a damper on the overall turnout for the Stampede this year. ...

Source: www.redflagdeals.com --- 99 days ago
UPDATE : These breakfasts start tomorrow, July 4th. Have a pancake for us, Calgary! The Calgary Stampede Breakfast is a regional tradition where local organizations put on free pancake breakfasts for residents and visitors during the Stampede Season. And they're not just offering breakfast -- some of them have live music, petting zoos, face-painters, and more. This, in addition to a stack of pancakes, a pile of sausage and some OJ? For free? Sign us up! There are two websites compiling all of the breakfast -- StampedeBreakfasts.com and this Google Calendar by Ryan H, a RedFlagDeals.com reader. Both calendars indicate that you could have a solid week or more of free breakfasting in the Calgary area. ...

Source: pokerworks.com --- 32 days ago
Pacific Poker has made a habit of offering players very interesting prize packages over the years. Instead of just sending people to the traditional WSOP or WPT events, they prefer to send players to more exotic locations such as the Caribbean or Australia. Earlier this year even saw them send people to a poker tournament at the Calgary Stampede rodeo in Canada! ...

Source: www.postchronicle.com --- 98 days ago
About 300,000 people lined the streets of Calgary, Alberta, Friday to watch the opening parade of the 96-year-old Western-themed Calgary Stampede.... ...

Source: www.thepetitionsite.com --- 93 days ago
During calf roping, calves, running at speeds of up to 27 miles per hour, are jerked off their feet by a rope slung around their necks and then slammed to the ground. The calves may suffer paralysis, throat and neck injuries, and broken bones. Many die. Calves have become paralyzed from severe spinal cord injury, and their tracheas have been totally or partially severed. It is not hard for anyone with a heart to understand what is wrong with clotheslining a baby animal, body slamming it to the ground and tying its legs so it cannot move. If this were done to a puppy or kitten, the offender would be charged with crimes and likely jailed. Incredibly, rodeo people have no problem with committing an act of cruelty against a baby cow during calf roping. A roping calf is only three to four months old. After that, they become too heavy for the cowboys to handle. Calf-roping on the range bears no resemblance to calf roping at the rodeo. In the rodeo, it is a timed event, and indefensible abuse to the calf is the price paid for a competitive time. On the range, calves are roped carefully, and slowly brought to a halt. On the range, calves are roped for care, or to protect them from danger. In rodeos, calves are endangered for amusement. This "sport" violently and specifically preys upon baby animals, and then calls itself "family entertainment!" Please sign this petition & let the Calgary Stampede know that you want a BAN on Calf Roping. Hopef ...

Source: www.dose.ca --- 99 days ago
An anti-abortion group will be driving around a truck plastered with graphic images of aborted fetuses during the Calgary Stampede - a move meant to protest Dr. Henry Morgentaler's ascension to the Order of Canada. ...

Source: www.celebritypro.com --- 90 days ago
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Source: www.dose.ca --- 99 days ago
With an 82-year-old Stampede queen leading the way, hundreds of thousands of people shouted, waved and packed downtown Calgary streets Friday to watch the kickoff to the 88th Calgary Stampede. ...

Source: voyagesextraordinaires.blogspot.com --- 92 days ago
It's the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth... Every July, the city of Calgary, Alberta, Canada pauses for 14 days of revelry in remembrance of its Western heritage. In 1912, American entrepreneur Guy Weadick saw the "last best west" disappearing beneath the extension of the railway, the oncoming settlers tilling the land and the great urban centres springing up on the former bald-faced prairie. The age of the free-range cowboy was drawing to a close. So Weadick, backed by the big cattle barons of the Canadian frontier, created the Stampede as a celebration of the cowboy way of life, with a rodeo and chuckwagon races, parade, midway carnival, agriculture shows, Native American village and plenty of alcohol. The Stampede continues to this day and is heralded as one of North America's - if not the world's - great festivals. It's not the same as the smell of a barn or the taste of the flapjack, but here is a video to give you an impression of the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth: ...

Source: voyagesextraordinaires.blogspot.com --- 92 days ago
The Calgary Stampede has a long history of colourful advertizing. Even to this day, the unveiling of the coming year's Stampede poster is a substantial commercial event. To conclude our week in honour of the Stampede, here are a few favorite posters from that first decade of the festival's existence. ...

Source: www.topix.com --- 14 days ago
Police investigate shooting Calgary Police are investigating after a young man was shot late... Food Bank Tries for Record The Calgary Interfaith Food Bank is looking for a world record in... Stampede unveils ... ...

Source: www.fwicki.com --- 26 days ago
Never mind the fact they serve one of the best brunches you'll find in Calgary, the walk up to Reader's Garden Cafe alone is worth a trip to the southeast eatery. Found just south of the Stampede Grounds next to Cemetery Hill, park in the small ... ...

Source: www.rodeoattitude.com --- 6 days ago
The Wrangler Canadian Professional Rodeo Tour Championship will be held in Calgary, Alta. at the Calgary Stampede’s Corral on October 3-5, 2008...This new event on the Canadian Professional Rodeo Association's calendar features twelve contestants in each of the six major events (saddle bronc, bareback, bull riding, tie-down roping, steer wrestling and ladies barrel racing) as well as team roping. ...