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Canadian Professional Rodeo Association (CPRA) July 30, 2009
[Jul. 30, 2009] CALGARY, ALTA. – The folks on the Strathmore Rodeo Committee are just hours away from swinging open the gates for five performances at the Strathmore Stampede, part of Strathmore Heritage Days which runs from July 30 through August 3. By Courtesy CPRA

Northern Alberta Communities Set to Host Rodeos
[Jul. 24, 2009] CALGARY, ALTA. – Last year, more than 3,000 spectators took in the Field of Dreams Stampede in La Crete, Alta., and Jake Wiebe is counting on a similar number at this year’s two-day professional rodeo. By Courtesy CPRA

Canadian Professional Rodeo Association (CPRA) July 23, 2009
[Jul. 23, 2009] CALGARY, ALTA. – The first Bruce Stampede was held in 1914 and now, 96 years later, Canada’s oldest one-day rodeo is still going strong, thanks to a keen sense of community spirit and the support of rodeo fans and athletes. By Courtesy CPRA

Canadian Professional Rodeo Association (CPRA) July 20, 2009
[Jul. 20, 2009] CALGARY, ALTA. – Kyle Thomson broke the scaphoid bone in his left wrist when he was thrown from Outlawbucker’s American Trip at the Sundre Pro Rodeo last month, but that hasn’t slowed the 2002 All-Around Canadian champion one bit. By Vicki Allen

Moose Mountain Rodeo Stirs Up Community Spirit and a Side of Homemade Pie
[Jul. 16, 2009] CALGARY, ALTA. – For the last 77 years, the annual Moose Mountain Rodeo has been an integral part of the community for the folks of Kennedy, Sask. and area, and this year is no different.

Solberg’s Lucky Number Sevens
[Jul. 14, 2009] The number seven is considered lucky in North American culture, and for bareback rider Michael Solberg, that luck came in pairs.The Sunnynook, Alta. cowboy placed second at the Harmon Valley Rodeo in Peace River, Alta. on Saturday afternoon with 77 points on Harvey Northcott’s Fare Warning, a horse the 24-year-old had tangled with once before. Solberg first met the mare at the Leduc Black Gold Pro Rodeo back in May. By Courtsey CPRA

Barrel racing champion reveals tragic loss
[Jul. 13, 2009] Calgary Herald publisher Malcolm Kirk presents barrelracer Tammy Key-Fischer of Ledbetter, Texas, with a bronze statue after she won the $100,000 prize on Sunday at the Calgary Stampede.

Big Star lights up 'Dome
[Jul. 13, 2009] Kenny Chesney likes himself a party. And lucky for him, there were 13,000 people who wanted to come along for the ride last night.The 41-year-old country superstar brought his Sun City Carnival tour to the Saddledome as part of the Stampede concert series.

Richest day in rodeo lives up to its billing
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3rd animal dies at Calgary Stampede
[Jul. 10, 2009] A steer has died at the Calgary Stampede, the third animal fatality during this year's rodeo and chuckwagon competitions.

Rodeo runs in the family for wild, wild Wests
[Jul. 10, 2009] Lonnie and Bryce West are the sons of Kevin West, the $50,000 winner and bull riding champion at Calgary in 1989.They'd like to follow in Dad's footsteps, and the middle son has made a good start.

Teepee Creek Builds on 93 Years of Tradition
[Jul. 9, 2009] CALGARY, ALTA. – It’s time for the 93rd annual Teepee Creek Stampede, one of Canada’s oldest running rodeos, and the third time the northern Alberta town has hosted a rodeo sanctioned by the Canadian Professional Rodeo Association (CPRA). Two days of rodeo action bursts out of the chutes July 11 and 12 at 1 p.m. each day, although there will be plenty of other activities to check out at the Stampede starting July 9, including a Little Britches rodeo.

Heart attack no laughing matter for top rodeo clown
[Jul. 8, 2009] CALGARY — Life isn't exactly a barrel of laughs for a rodeo clown and one of the most famous names in the sport came face-to-face with his own mortality just months before coming to this year's Calgary Stampede.

Outlaw the Bull rockets on the 2010 Stampede poster
[Jul. 8, 2009] Some would say he was an artist in his own right. But with each master stroke — a turn, a flick or a kick — he took command of a different kind of canvas, the dusty rodeo arena.