Canada

The Toughest of the Tough Are Coming to Ottawa The best bull ...
[Sep. 24, 2009] Professional Bull Riders (PBR) Canada is set to invade Ottawa on Friday, Oct. 2 at 7:00pm for the sixth stop on the elite PBR Canadian Cup..

Calgary Stampede - Canadian Rodeo Tour Championship release --- U.S. Contact -- Susan Kanode (817) 307-6336
[Sep. 21, 2009] bringing the best in rodeo and western entertainment to Stampede Park, but this time it’s in October – and it’s all geared for fun. By SUSAN KANODE

America's top cowboys to invade Calgary
[Sep. 19, 2009] The breakdown is almost the same in the bareback riding. Five Americans --led by world champions Bobby Mote and Kelly Timberman-- are up against seven ...

Farmer speaks of losing his leg in 2007 auger accident, Bullfighter Jason Lafreniere
[Sep. 18, 2009] My accident happened in July 2007, I was wrapped up in a grain auger,” Lafreniere said during the Sept. 11 dinner at the Elm Creek Community Hall. “My day started off pretty much the same as any other day. Going out, cleaning grain.

Local riders compete in barrel racing finals
[Sep. 18, 2009] Nine local girls were in Hamiota at the end of August for the finals of the Manitoba Barrel Racing Association.

Competitors included Taylor Reimer, Pam Kornelson, Mallory Mayert and Morgan Reimer of Morden, Lissane Frank of Darlingford and Emily Harder, Sarah Wiebe, Laney Harder and Carly Harder of Winkler.

The Higgins bring a strange addiction to Canadian Country Music Awards
[Sep. 10, 2009] VANCOUVER - Country music and addiction often go hand-in-hand. Hank Williams numbed the pain with plenty of sauce. Johnny Cash was fired up on amphetamines.

Stars converge on Vancouver for Canadian Country Music Awards
[Sep. 10, 2009] VANCOUVER - Canada’s best and brightest country stars will be converging on Vancouver this week, bringing their cowboy boots, oversized belt buckles, sequined shirts and old-fashioned, no-nonsense charm to GM Place for the 2009 Canadian Country Music Association Awards.

CPRA press release ~ September 2, 2009
[Sep. 3, 2009] CALGARY, ALTA. – The stakes are high at the Interior Provincial Exhibition (IPE) and Stampede as the final stop of the season for the Wrangler Professional Rodeo Tour kicks into high gear tonight in Armstrong, B.C. By Pamela Porosky

CPRA press release ~ September 3, 2009
[Sep. 3, 2009] CALGARY, ALTA. – If you want to get in on some of the action at the Okotoks Pro Rodeo this weekend, “arrive early.”

That’s the advice Curtis Geier has for would-be spectators making their way to the Murray Arena at the Okotoks Recreation Centre for any of the performances at the three-day rodeo just south of Calgary, Alta. By Pamela Porosky

CPRA press release ~ September 1, 2009
[Sep. 1, 2009] CALGARY, ALTA. – Jesse Torkelson knew he had a great bull when he looked at the draw for the Kamloops Pro Rodeo and saw his name next to Little White Lie’s. By Pamela Porosky

Team Canada's hopes fading for bull-riding crown
[Aug. 30, 2009] Team Canada slipped further behind in its bid to claim the Professional Bull Riders World Cup in the five-nation showdown in Barretos, Brazil.

Bovine heart valve keeps Q.C. cowboy up
[Aug. 30, 2009] When he got a second opinion and discovered he could instead get a bovine tissue valve, from a cow, with no blood thinners required, he jumped at the chance.

CPRA press release ~ August 27, 2009
[Aug. 27, 2009] CALGARY, ALTA. – The Kamloops Outdoor Pro Rodeo is commemorating their 10th anniversary this year from Aug. 28 to 29, with the RCMP Musical Ride and the Budweiser Big Rig on board and adding to the usual excitement surrounding the annual event.. By Pamela Porosky

CPRA Press Release
[Aug. 26, 2009] CALGARY, ALTA. – Jim Berry didn’t have a whole lot of luck at the Lethbridge Whoop Up Days Pro Rodeo. The 2003 Canadian novice saddle bronc champion went to By Pamela Porosky