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As the settlement grew and became established, it was renamed Regina (latin for “queen”) after Queen Victoria, who was the British monarch at the time. Regina became a city in 1903. Two years later, Saskatchewan became a province and chose Regina as its capital.
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Jun 27, 2020 · It was renamed “Regina” which is latin for “queen” after Queen Victoria. Regina became a city in 1903 and the capital shortly after the Province was established.
Sep 15, 2024 · It was Dewdney who decided to move the territorial capital from Battleford to Wascana in 1882, later renamed Regina. He also moved the North-West Mounted Police headquarters to Regina from Fort Walsh: the fact that Dewdney had land nearby was likely not coincidental.
Regina was founded in 1882, when the Canadian Pacific Railway, then being built across western Canada, reached the site: by the time of the North-West Rebellion in 1885 the CPR had reached only Qu'Appelle (then called Troy), some 30 miles (48 km) to the east of what became Regina.
Mar 24, 2023 · "Regina is of Latin origin and it means queen," he told CBC in an interview Friday. The classical Latin pronunciation of Regina had a rolled "R" as well as a strong "G" sound in the...
The site was previously called Wascana (from Cree: ᐅᐢᑲᓇ, romanized: Oskana "Buffalo Bones"), [10] but was renamed to Regina (Latin for "Queen") in 1882 in honour of Queen Victoria. The name was proposed by Queen Victoria's daughter Princess Louise, who was the wife of the Governor General of Canada, the Marquess of Lorne. [11]
Sep 23, 2024 · Regina, capital and second largest city of Saskatchewan, Canada, situated on Wascana Creek in the south-central part of the province. Originally called Wascana (Cree: Oskana), with the arrival of the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1882, the city was renamed Regina (Latin: ‘Queen’) for Queen Victoria.
