RCMP musical ride returns to Alberta this summer
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Among Canadian iconography, the RCMP musical ride is among the most revered.
And for the first time since 2017, they're returning to Edmonton this summer, after a scheduled tour in 2021 were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
There was a 2023 tour at stops across the country in honour of the ride's 150th anniversary, though it didn't stop at as many Alberta locations.
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