Visitors flock to the Calgary Stampede on Family Day in Calgary, Alta., Sunday, July 7, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntoshFamilies flocked to the Calgary Stampede on Sunday experiencing hot temperatures on the midway.Sign up for breaking news alerts from CTV News, right at your fingertips
“I think because we haven’t had to buy admission, we have allowed the children to do more rides and we have been down the midway. My son has been trying to win a Pokémon, so it has been fantastic,” Burke said. Heat warnings have been issued across a large section of Alberta, including Calgary and Edmonton, as temperatures are expected to climb into the 30s.Newly-crowned leader of Alberta's New Democrats Naheed Nenshi drew a turnout at his first official Calgary Stampede breakfast that eclipsed last year's party pancake event.Nearly 2,000 athletes will compete in 20 events over four days during the 2024 Southern Alberta Sumer Games.
Winnipeg has over 10 ‘sister cities’ it’s connected to across the globe, and all of them were on display at The Forks Sunday as part of the city’s 150th anniversary celebration.Hundreds of people came together Saturday to honour the life and legacy of Manitoba Metis music legend Ray St. Germain.A community group and an Ottawa city councillor have come forward to condemn the arrival of the far-right group Diagolon after it brought its 'Road Rage Terror Tour' to Ottawa over the weekend.