Day 3: Calgary Stampede breaks attendance record, heatwave cometh

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Record-breaking Day 3 attendance headlined the weekend at the Calgary Stampede, as visitors took advantage of the great weather to flock to the grounds Sunday.

There were 201,260 people who made their way to the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth on Sunday, marking one of the biggest single-day attendance figures in Calgary Stampede history.

Many of the guests joined in at the massive Tim Horton Family Day breakfast to begin the day and then got free entry up until 11 a.m.

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