Calgary Stampede

The Conservative Party of Canada has deleted a video that was meant to promote its Canadian values but featured images of what the Defence Minister's office says are Russian fighter jets.

Calgary residents are getting a happy diversion from their water woes, as its annual Stampede summer festival begins today with a downtown parade.

An anxious electorate, a new look and a bite out of Liberal polling numbers have all boosted the profile of Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, who was picked by editors across the country as The Canadian Press 2023 Newsmaker of the Year.

The deal is sealed: the NHL’s Calgary Flames are getting a new $800-million arena.

A member of Parliament says he's calling on the federal government to halt funding to the Calgary Stampede.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to meet with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith today in Calgary, among other stops in the city as Stampede season gets underway.

A spokesman for disqualified Conservative leadership candidate Patrick Brown says he won't be making any decisions about running for re-election as a Greater-Toronto-Area mayor until he has time to talk with his friends and family.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spent Sunday, July 10, 2022, in Calgary where he was surrounded by mostly friendly crowds as he attended a pancake breakfast, visited the Stampede grounds and spoke at a Liberal fundraiser.

There's more to the Calgary Stampede than a rodeo, cowboy hats and horses — it's also a major opportunity for politicians.

To outsiders, it’s a rodeo — a 10−day party featuring cowboy hats, country music and an abundance of pancakes.

The rides are going up, concession stands are waiting, stuffed animals are displayed at games tables and the Calgary Stampede is raring to go on Friday, July 6, 2022, in its first return to full capacity since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

It looms on the edge of downtown a stone's throw from the Calgary Tower, a splash of colour amid aging buildings, railway tracks, parkades and a steady stream of traffic.

It’s hard to believe anyone in the United Conservative Party could find a silver lining in their government’s disastrous mismanagement of the COVID-19 pandemic, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

Nobody knows where the premier is, and even his own staffers are unwilling to talk about when he might return, writes columnist Max Fawcett.