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Regina
is the capital and second-largest city of
Saskatchewan
,
Canada
. The city is in the eastern
prairie
region of
Western Canada
. It is nicknamed "The Queen City" because it was named after Queen Victoria (
Victoria Regina
in
Latin
) in 1882, by her daughter
Princess Louise
, who was the wife of the Candaian Governor General, the
Marquess of Lorne
.
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Regina was also the seat of government for the
Northwest Territories
, which used to include part of today's Saskatchewan and Alberta, as well as the District of Assiniboia. Regina is expected to enter a new period of strong economic growth because Saskatchewan's agricultural and mineral resources have come been in more demand.
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The
Saskatchewan Roughriders
of the
Canadian Football League
are the only professional sports team in Regina. They play their home games in Regina at
Mosaic Stadium
. The city also has the
Regina Pats
of the
Western Hockey League
and the
University of Regina
's Regina Cougars/Regina Rams of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport.
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