Canada

High School Rodeo Finals a success
[Aug. 12, 2008] Two days of thunderstorms and rain didn't wash out the hopes of competitors gathered in the lakecity over the weekend for the 2008 Canadian High School Rodeo Finals.

Canadian Rodeo community mourns death of two Alta. chuckwagon veterans
[Aug. 6, 2008] Herman Flad, 68, a veteran rodeo star and 14 of his horses were killed in a head-on collision in western Canada, police said Wednesday.

AUSTRALIAN country music veteran Reg Lindsay has died, aged 79.
[Aug. 5, 2008] He died in a Newcastle hospital yesterday afternoon after a battle with pneumonia, according to his family. Lindsay won three Golden Guitars and wrote more than 500 songs during his career that also included two long-running television shows – The Reg Lindsay Country Hour and Reg Lindsay Country Homestead.

Canadian Professional Rodeo Association News - July 31, 2008
[Jul. 31, 2008] Right now pro rodeos are going everyday right through until August 3 when there will be a five-day break until the next spurt. By Vicki Allen, Canadian Rodeo News

Canadian Country Music Award nominees
[Jul. 30, 2008] Some of the major nominations for this year's Canadian Country Music Awards:

Police rodeo, bash for missing kids
[Jul. 30, 2008] The Missing Children Society of Canada and the Calgary Police are once again teaming up for the 26th Annual Calgary Police Rodeo and Airdrie Bull Bash.
The Calgary Police Rodeo, the only police rodeo in the world, is an amateur competition held annually at the Airdrie Professional Rodeo grounds. Contestants come from Canada and the United states and include police officers and others employed in law enforcement. Proceeds from the rodeo go to support the Missing Children Society of Canada’s search program, Project: Reunite.

Round One of the Montana Tractors Invitational Edmonton,Canada is in the Books
[Jul. 26, 2008] 2002 PBR World Champion, Ednei Caminhas (P. Alves, Sao Paulo, Brazil) claimed the top spot in the round when he scored 88.25 points aboard Why Not Minot (Chad Berger/Roger Ward). By Angela Smith, PBR

Rocky Cup presented by Dickies Results Are In
[Jul. 24, 2008] The Rocky Cup presented by Dickies wrapped up tonight from Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Bull riding fans north of the border were thrilled with outstanding rides and harrowing wrecks. The event featured 45 contestants from the Canadian Rocky Cup presented by Dickies standings and the Built Ford Tough Series presented by Wrangler (BFTS). Travis Briscoe (Edgewood, N.M.) returned to his winning ways and claimed the event title and added $6,737 to his PBR earnings.

Electrifying Zantrex-3 Insta-Shot Grudge Match Set for Edmonton PBR
[Jul. 24, 2008] At the conclusion of the Express Classic presented by Creek Nation Casino, event winner and two-time, reigning World Champion Justin McBride (Elk City, Okla.) did not pick randomly when he chose current World No. 1 Guilherme Marchi (Leme, SP, Brazil) as his Zantrex-3 Insta-Shot Grudge Match opponent. By Angela Smith, PBR

The Professional Bull Riders debut at Edmonton's Rexall Place on July 24-26!
[Jul. 21, 2008] The world's preeminent bull riding organization, the Professional Bull Riders, Inc. (PBR), will buck into Edmonton, Alberta, Canada's Rexall Place for the Montana Tractors Invitational on July 25 and July 26 at 7 p.m. nightly. The event marks the debut of the elite Built Ford Tough Series (BFTS) presented by Wrangler in Edmonton. For two nights, the toughest men on dirt will battle the fiercest bovine athletes in the world in a bull riding competition unlike any the Canadian fans have ever seen. By Angela Smith, PBR

Meeting your cowboy heroes
[Jul. 11, 2008] In a world where many pro athletes are paid far beyond a real, productive value, cowboys are a refreshing change.,,Like ordinary folks in North America, they struggle with mortgages, high gas prices and days without a paycheque. Oh sure, there are a select few who've hit the million dollar club, but that's been a long road, and not near as much of those career earnings are in the bank account as in the record books.

Injured bull rider on mend
[Jul. 10, 2008] After being stomped in the head by a 1,500-lb. bull, rider Tyler Pankewitz is on the road to recovery and says it may be a while before he's riding again.,,But that's just fine with the 23-year-old, who says the best of his career is yet to come.

Davis wins bull riding title at Anahim Lake
[Jul. 10, 2008] The British Columbia Rodeo Association held its annual Anahim Lake Stampede and Bullarama last weekend.

Williams Lake and area

Calf roper's horse knows who's the Boss
[Jun. 28, 2008] The name of Blair Burk's calf-roping horse is Boss. Burk never uses the name when he talks about the bay roan gelding...