Regina Essential Info
Overview
Regina is the capital city of the province of Saskatchewan. It is in the south part of the province on highway No. 1 . Regina is home of the RCMP Training Academy and the CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders.
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Basics
Best Time To Go
Apr-Jul, Sep
Current Time
Current Weather
43 °F
Cloudy
Fun Facts
- The first automated teller machine in Canada was developed by Saskatchewan credit unions in 1977 and first went into service at two Sherwood Credit Union branches in Regina.
- In his 2013 book Fire on Ice: Why Saskatchewan Rules the NHL Regina, author Darrel Davis found that for every 100,000 in the province, there were 4.8 playing in the NHL.
- Every Canadian Mountie gets their red serge tunic and Stetson hat via Regina's RCMP Depot, the Mountie training facility since 1885.
- The "Regina Cyclone" was a tornado that devastated the city on 30 June 1912 and remains the deadliest tornado in Canadian history,
Popular Foods
- Wild Boar Burger
- Beer-Battered Catfish