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CTV News
3 days ago
- Business
- CTV News
CTV National News: Student unemployment on the rise
Watch Young Canadians are having a tough finding summer employment. Kamil Karamali on what it signals about the economy.
Calgary Herald
03-07-2025
- Sport
- Calgary Herald
Chuckwagon racing 101: What you need to know before heading to races at Calgary Stampede
Article content The winning driver in that final heat will take home $50,000 and a new GMC truck, while the second- and third-place finishers will pocket $20,000 and $10,000 respectively. Article content Day money is also up for grabs each evening with the reinsman clocking the fastest time of the night earning $6,000. The second fastest driver each night takes home $5,200, third gets $4,600, fourth gets $4,200, while fifth snags $3,900. Article content Article content False start or creating a false start — 1 second; Wagon starting ahead of the barrel — 1 second; Wagon failing to follow the proper figure-eight pattern — 5 seconds; Wagon starting ahead of the klaxon (starting horn) — 2 seconds minimum; Wagon knocking over a barrel — 5 seconds for each barrel; Wagon missing a barrel — 10 seconds each barrel; Wagon failing to stop before the barrel — 1 second. Stove not loaded in rack before wagon completes top barrel turn — 2 seconds (if the stove is knocked or thrown out at any time after it's been loaded in the rack, no penalty will be assessed) Wagon interference (based on severity of offence) — 1 second minimum Article content Article content Stove off ground — 1 second; Outrider finishing ahead of lead team — 2 seconds; Outrider knocking over barrel — 2 seconds each barrel; Late outrider — 1 second; Outrider missing barrel – 2 seconds each barrel; Outrider failing to finish – 2 seconds. Article content The chuckwagon races open the Calgary Stampede Evening Show each night from July 4 to 13, starting at 7:30 p.m. at GMC Stadium on the Stampede grounds. Article content Arrive at the grounds early, so you can enjoy myriad other Stampede entertainment offerings, including rides and exhibits, before the chucks start. Article content Tickets are available in advance at this link. Tickets bought in advance also give holders entrance to the Stampede grounds. Same-day tickets are available outside the Grandstand on the grounds. Standing-room tickets can also be purchased on the grounds. Tip: If you buy infield tickets, you'll be able to watch the chuckwagon races, but you can't see the rest of the evening show from those seats. Article content Article content After the chuckwagon races are completed, a newer event takes centre stage at the Calgary Stampede Evening Show. The relay races will be held after the chucks each night, featuring top Indigenous Relay Racing teams. This high-speed sport sees one rider take three laps around the track, with the rider switching onto a different horse for each of the laps. The sport is done without saddles, adding to the skill and thrill of the races, in which a number of competitors race at the same time. Team members who aren't on the horse help the rider make the awe-inspiring switches. Article content Following the chucks and relay races, the night's entertainment switches to the Grandstand Show, featuring the Young Canadians and this year's headliner, Carolyn Dawn Johnson. And, of course, after that show, it's time for the fireworks.
Calgary Herald
27-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Calgary Herald
Preview: Grandstand 2025 show aims to replicate the country Opry, with a little adrenaline thrown in
According to producer Mark Eriksen, this year's Grandstand Show could be called the Grand New Opry. Article content 'It will have all the glamour and high-energy of the Grand Ole Opry, but it will be Calgary style. It will bring elevated country flare to the Stampede's legendary stage, and it's packed with awe-inspiring performances and jaw-dropping stunts,' says Eriksen, who has produced the Grandstand Show for the past five years. Article content Article content This is one of the reasons Eriksen wanted country star Carolyn Dawn Johnson to headline Grandstand 2025. Article content Article content 'Carolyn has performed at the Grand Ole Opry, she's Albertan, and she's earned 17 Canadian Country Music Awards. There is no one better to headline our version of the Grand Ole Opry.' Article content Though Johnson has performed at Nashville North, this is her first time with the Grandstand Show. Her dreams of performing at the Stampede go back to when she was a teenager. Article content 'Back in 1988, a friend of mine and I created a mock duo of the Judds for the Stampede talent contest. We didn't win, but it showed that I always wanted to perform at the Stampede. I've lived in Nashville for quite a while, so it is always a thrill to come back to Alberta, and the Stampede is such a big deal. I've heard about it all my life,' says Johnson. Article content Her catalogue of songs stretches some 25 years, and she has plenty of new material, but she says her fans are coming to hear her vintage hits, so that's what she is going to give them in her set early in the show. That means she will be performing songs like Complicated, Die of a Broken Heart and Georgia. Article content Article content 'I want to do songs that people can sing along to, I want them to sing along to. I don't want them to just sit there and listen. I want them to be on their feet if that's how they want to join in.' Article content Johnson will also join the Young Canadians for These Boots Are Made for Walking, which will be accompanied by one of this year's drone extravaganzas. Article content 'It really is an adrenaline rush to start our show with. Audiences love these daredevils, and this year they are even going to jump a quad. Their number is called Thunder Struck. The audience is going to be sweating in the first few minutes of the show,' promises Eriksen. Article content Following the motorcycle act is Wild Wild West, the first number of The Young Canadians in their 57th year with the Grandstand Show.
