Bull escapes from livestock sale in Calgary, bolts into downtown neighbourhood

Good thing there's no china shops near Calgary's Stampede grounds, home to the city's annual rodeo and western-themed celebration. An animal escaped from a sale of bulls on Monday and scooted through a downtown neighbourhood before it could be corralled. The animal bolted towards a light rapid transit station that's nearby. Cattlemen were later able to lasso the wayward bull. They tied the animal to a fence until it could be loaded into a truck. Calgary police were called in for traffic control and no injuries were reported...read more