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Advertisement oop Skip to Content The race for the 2026 Orville Strandquist Memorial Award has heated up at the Calgary Stampede's Rangeland Derby. Author of the article: •  For the Calgary Herald •   • You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Cruise Bensmiller holds a slight lead in the race for the Orville Strandquist Memorial Award at this year’s Rangeland Derby during the Calgary Stampede.

Advertisement oop Skip to Content •   • You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Premier Danielle Smith speaks during the Conservative Party Convention in Calgary in this photo from Jan. 31, 2026. /Postmedia Calgary Separate Liberals from Canada Sign In or Create an Account The time has come to end this divisive and destructive fantasy about Alberta becoming its own country.

•   • You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. First Nations riders ride behind the Kid's Midway at the Calgary Stampede on Friday, July 10, 2026. Gavin Young/Postmedia As the Stampede sets to wrap up, legends of the event were recognized including chuckwagon driver Norm Cuthbertson, bareback rider Davey Shields Jr. and legendary bucking horse Grated Coconut.

Advertisement oop Skip to Content Rory McIlroy posted 66 to retain a share of the lead. • You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Scottie Scheffler of the United States looks across on the eighth green on day two of the Genesis Scottish Open 2026 at The Renaissance Club on July 10, 2026 in North Berwick, Scotland.

Advertisement oop Skip to Content The Louisiana native split top prize money on Day 1, then claimed the top prize outright on Friday. •   • You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Tie-down roper Zach Jongbloed records a first-place, 7.4-second run at the Calgary Stampede Rodeo on Friday, July 10, 2026. /Postmedia It has been a strong start for Zack Jongbloed in tie-down roping at the Calgary Stampede rodeo.

Advertisement oop Skip to Content John Down went on to punctuate his career by covering the final two of Kelly Sutherland’s record 12 Rangeland Derby titles in 2010 and '11. •   • You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. John Down provided more than three decades of chuckwagon racing coverage for the Calgary Herald and Sun.

Advertisement oop Skip to Content Two of North America's largest beef companies agree to settle class action •   • You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Anyone in Canada who purchased beef since 2015 may soon be eligible to get a piece of an almost $8-million national settlement.

Advertisement oop Skip to Content Morning mist is a real tease: No matter how hard you try to chase it, it will never be caught •   • You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Morning mist in the Bow River valley at McKinnon Flats near Indus, Alberta, on July 8, 2026. Mike Drew/Postmedia There’s no point in chasing mist.

The 7-foot centre and rookie has a night to remember as Calgary's CEBL team defeats Vancouver in the Surge2Stampede celebration at the Saddledome. • You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. The Calgary Surge’s Caelum Swanton-Rodger, left, prevents the Vancouver Bandits’ Shamar Givance from passing at Scotiabank Saddledome on Thursday, July 9, 2026.

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