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List Of People From Regina, Saskatchewan
Notable persons who were born, grew up in or spent a portion of their life and/or career in Regina, Saskatchewan. A * Velma Abbott (1929–1987), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player' * Dan Achen, guitarist, producer, co-founder of alternative rock band Junkhouse * Josh Archibald, professional ice hockey player for the ampa Bay Lightning B * Joseph Baggaley (c. 1884–1918) trade unionist * Bonnie Baker (1918–2003), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player * Henry Baker, former Regina Mayor, former Member of Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly * Staff Barootes (1918–2000), Senator * Doris Barr (1921–2009), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player * Ethan Bear, hockey player in the NHL currently playing for the Vancouver Canucks * Carla Beck, Member of Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly, current Leader of the Official Opposition * Catherine Bennett (born 1920), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player * Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regina, Saskatchewan
Regina () is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province, after Saskatoon, and is a commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan. As of the 2021 Canadian census, 2021 census, Regina had a List of cities in Saskatchewan, city population of 226,404, and a List of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada, Metropolitan Area population of 249,217. It is governed by Regina City Council. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Sherwood No. 159. Regina was History of Northwest Territories capital cities, previously the seat of government of the Northwest Territories, North-West Territories, of which the current provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta originally formed part, and of the District of Assiniboia. The site was previously called Wascana ("Buffalo Bones" in Cree), but was renamed to Regina (Latin for "Queen") in 1882 in honour of Queen Victoria. This decisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allan Blakeney
Allan Emrys Blakeney (September 7, 1925April 16, 2011) was the tenth premier of Saskatchewan from 1971 to 1982, and leader of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party (NDP). Early life and career Born in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, Blakeney took his law degree at Dalhousie Law School, winning the gold medal. He was a Rhodes Scholar at Queen's College, Oxford, where he played for the Oxford University Ice Hockey Club. He earned a bachelor's degree, second class, in politics and economics. On returning to Canada, he passed the Nova Scotia bar exam in 1950. He then took a job with the Saskatchewan civil service, eventually becoming a senior civil servant in Saskatchewan, before he entered politics in 1960 and represented part of Regina. He would represent a Regina-based riding without interruption until his retirement in 1988. Blakeney served as a cabinet minister in the governments of Tommy Douglas and Woodrow S. Lloyd until the government was defeated in 1964. As minister of health, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Clark (Canadian Football)
Dan Clark (born June 1, 1988) is a professional Canadian football offensive lineman for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Career He was signed by the Roughriders in June, 2009 and spent time on the practice roster during the 2009 and 2010 seasons while playing junior football. He played junior football for the Regina Thunder of the Canadian Junior Football League The Canadian Junior Football League (CJFL) is a national Major Junior Canadian football league consisting of 19 teams playing in five provinces across Canada. The teams compete annually for the Canadian Bowl. Many CJFL players move on to profess .... In 2019, he was the unanimous selection for Saskatchewan Roughriders Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman. He signed a contract extension with the Roughriders through the 2022 season on December 23, 2020. Clark suffered a broken fibula on June 18, 2022. He had successful surgery shortly thereafter and was expected to miss the remainder of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kale Clague
Kale Clague (born June 5, 1998) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Rochester Americans in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the second round, 51st overall, of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. Early life Clague was born on June 5, 1998, in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada to parents Jason and Juanita. His father was a goaltender for the 2000-2001 Lloydminster Border Kings which was inducted into the Saskatchewan Hockey Hall of Fame. His uncle Trevor Hanas is also involved in ice hockey; he played five seasons in the Western Hockey League (WHL) before a brief minor professional career. Growing up, he attended Holy Rosary High School and won the Brick Invitational Hockey Tournament. Playing career Growing up in Alberta, Clague played both ice hockey and baseball. He helped the Lloydminster Twins Peewee AA team win the Western ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruth Chambers
Ruth Chambers (born 1960) is an installation artist based in Regina, Saskatchewan. She works with a wide range of media, and her art has incorporated everything from unfired clay, ceramics and found objects to the latest in audio-visual media. Biography Chambers was born in Toronto, Ontario and in 1983 she graduated from the Ontario College of Art as an Associate of the Ontario College of Art. From 1983 to 1984 she worked in the Ceramics Department of the Sun Valley Centre for the Arts and Humanities in Sun Valley, Idaho. She obtained her MFA from the University of Regina in 1994. Chambers' work has also explored a number of themes. Some of her sculptures have depicted elements of the human body, while other works by her have combined elements of classical design (such as Tuscan order columns) with natural imagery, such as fluttering oak leaves. Writing in 2006, Chambers said of ceramics and installation: "Ceramics is a medium traditionally associated with craft production and d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jock Callander
William Darren "Jock" Callander (born April 23, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player, and current front office executive, part-time assistant coach, and TV analyst for the Cleveland Monsters of the American Hockey League. Career Callander, the younger brother of NHL player Drew, replaced a small NHL career with a historic one in the IHL. Never drafted, he had brief stops with the St. Louis Blues, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Tampa Bay Lightning, but with the Muskegon/Cleveland Lumberjacks he was sensational, registering 1,242 career points, only 10 points behind Len Thornson's IHL record. Callander started slowly in junior with the Regina Pats, but in his last two seasons he produced staggering totals of 146 goals and 343 points, leading the league in 1981–82. Nonetheless, he was never drafted by an NHL team, signing with St. Louis as a free agent, though never playing for the Blues. Instead, he had to settle for a start in the CHL and IHL, where he spent the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garth Butcher
Garth Butcher (born January 8, 1963) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. Butcher was a top prospect as a junior player and was a member of the first Canadian team to win gold at the world junior championship. Butcher played in the National Hockey League for 14 seasons, from 1981–82 to 1994–95, mostly with the Vancouver Canucks. Playing career Junior career Butcher played with Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League teams in his hometown of Regina prior to moving up to the Western Hockey League, late in the 1979–80 season. Regina was co-hosting the 1980 Memorial Cup, and Butcher joined the WHL's Regina Pats for 13 regular-season games, 9 playoff games (winning the President's Cup and for the round-robin games at the Memorial Cup tournament. At 16 years of age, he was the Pats' youngest player. During his next two seasons of junior, he accumulated 178 points and over 500 minutes in penalties, and was selected to the WHL's All-Star team in 1980–81. "His blen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jake Burt
Jakeb Nolan Burt (born August 25, 1996) is a professional Canadian football tight end for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was drafted first overall in the 2021 CFL Draft by the Tiger-Cats. He played college football for the Boston College Eagles from 2015 to 2019. Professional career New England Patriots Burt was not selected in the 2020 NFL Draft, but he signed as an undrafted free agent with the New England Patriots of the National Football League to a three-year contract. He spent the entire season on the practice squad and was not re-signed for the following year. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Burt was a late addition to be qualified for the CFL Draft in 2021 after he provided documentation proving his National status. His draft value rapidly rose to the point that he was selected with the first overall pick in the 2021 CFL Draft by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He signed his rookie contract on the same day of the draft which was registered with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Brown (Canadian Football)
Ivan Brown (born July 18, 1985) is a professional Canadian football defensive end who is a free agent. He was drafted by the Montreal Alouettes in the fourth round of the 2009 CFL Draft. He has also been a member of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Toronto Argonauts, Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Saskatchewan Roughriders. He played CIS football for the Saskatchewan Huskies The University of Saskatchewan began in 1907 and has operated teams that compete with others since 1911. The term Huskie Athletics is defined as those student athletes from the University of Saskatchewan that compete in elite interuniversity .... External linksWinnipeg Blue Bombers bioToronto Argonauts bio 1985 births Living people Canadian football defensive linemen Hamilton Tiger-Cats players Montreal Alouettes players Players of Canadian football from Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Huskies football players Sportspeople from Regina, Saskatchewan Toronto Argonauts players Winnipeg Blue Bombers players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scary Movie 4
''Scary Movie 4'' is a 2006 American science fiction parody film. It is the sequel to ''Scary Movie 3'' and the fourth installment in the ''Scary Movie'' film series, as well as the first film in the franchise to be released under The Weinstein Company banner since the purchase of Dimension Films from Disney. It was directed by David Zucker, written by Jim Abrahams, Craig Mazin, and Pat Proft, and produced by Robert K. Weiss and Craig Mazin. The film marks the final franchise appearances of the main stars, Anna Faris and Regina Hall (who portray Cindy and Brenda, respectively), and concludes the original story arc. This was initially intended to be the final film in the ''Scary Movie'' film series, until ''Scary Movie 5'' was released by The Weinstein Company on April 12, 2013, in a different storyline, with Simon Rex, Charlie Sheen, and Molly Shannon in different roles. It grossed $178 million dollars, becoming the third highest grossing film in the series. Plot Shaquille O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beverley Breuer
Beverley Breuer is a Canadian actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a Character (arts), character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek ... who has worked in television and film. Filmography Film Television References External links * Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Canadian film actresses Canadian television actresses {{Canada-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyler Bozak
Tyler Bozak (born March 19, 1986) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who is currently a free agent. He most recently played for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). Bozak has also previously played for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Prior to being signed by the Maple Leafs as a free agent, Bozak had played two seasons at the University of Denver in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). In 2018, after nine seasons with the Maple Leafs, Bozak signed with the Blues in free agency. In his first season with the Blues, Bozak won the Stanley Cup, defeating the Boston Bruins in 2019. Playing career Amateur Bozak started playing in the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) for the Victoria Salsa in the 2004–05 season, after unsuccessful training camps at the top tier junior league, the Western Hockey League (WHL) level. He spent three seasons in the BCHL with the Victoria franchise. In his final season, Bozak recorded 128 points (45 goals and 83 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
