Category: stampede

‘Star Power’: Federal Politicians Use Calgary Stampede to Lasso Support From Voters

There’s more to the Calgary Stampede than a rodeo, cowboy hats and horses—it’s also a major opportunity for politicians. Regardless of their political stripes, they ride into the city looking to lasso partisan support in the form of votes. The 10-day festival celebrating the cowboy way of life has attracted all federal leaders, who often…


Calgary Stampede to Kick Off With Parade in First Full Event Since Start of Pandemic

CALGARY—The Calgary Stampede is back and set to kick off today with its trademark parade, in it first full event since the COVID−19 pandemic began. The Stampede was cancelled in 2020 — the first time in its 100−plus−year history. A scaled down event was held last year with many pandemic precautions in place, including COVID−19…


New Year’s Eve Stampede at India Temple Kills 12 Pilgrims, Injures Dozens

At least 12 people were killed in a stampede at a religious shrine in Kashmir, India, while a dozen others were injured as tens of thousands of pilgrims came to the temple to offer prayers on New Year’s Eve. The incident happened at around 2:40 a.m. on Saturday at Mata Vaishno Devi Bhawan shrine, one…


Nine-Year-Old Succumbs; Death Toll From Houston Concert Stampede Rises to 10

An attorney for the family of a 9-year-old boy who was trampled at a Travis Scott concert in Houston and was on life support for a week said that the child had died from his injuries on Sunday. The death of Ezra Blount brought the total number of those killed during a stampede at last…


US Citizens Among Dozens Killed in Israeli Stampede

Multiple U.S. citizens were among the dozens killed and injured in a stampede at a religious festival in Israel, the U.S. Embassy said on Saturday. Forty-five people were crushed to death and more than 100 injured at the ultra-Orthodox Jewish festival on the slopes of Israel’s Mount Meron, held overnight between Thursday and Friday. Six…


Dozens Crushed to Death in Crowd at Israeli Religious Festival

MOUNT MERON, Israel—Dozens of people were crushed to death in a crowd at a religious bonfire festival in Israel on Friday, medics said, in what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described as a “heavy disaster.” The crush occurred as tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews thronged to the Galilee tomb of 2nd-century sage Rabbi Shimon Bar…


Crush at Israeli Religious Festival Kills At Least 44

MOUNT MERON, Israel—At least 44 people were crushed to death at an over-crowded religious bonfire festival in Israel on Friday, medics said, in what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described as a “heavy disaster”. The crush occurred as tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews thronged to the Galilee tomb of 2nd-century sage Rabbi Shim Bar Yochai…