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Ahead of ‘Canada Night,’ rodeo as diplomacy

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PBR Bull Riding at the National Western Stock Show. Jan. 13, 2026.
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Canadian bullfighter Kynan Vine now produces rodeo. In the background, crews prepare for PBR Bull Riding at the National Western Stock Show. Jan. 13, 2026.

Sunday at the National Western Stock Show, it's Canada Night at the rodeo. Bullfighter-turned-producer Kynan Vine, of Okotoks, Alberta, discusses rodeo's ability to melt away borders. He met Ryan Warner backstage at The Denver Coliseum as crews carefully tended to the arena's dirt-covered ring.