May 2005 in Canada - May 23, 2005

May 23, 2005

  • Despite severe rains, The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh participate in Alberta centennial celebrations in Edmonton, accompanied by Lieutenant-Governor Norman Kwong, Premier Ralph Klein, and Deputy Prime Minister Anne McLellan. Highway 2, the main highway between Edmonton and Calgary, is renamed the Queen Elizabeth II Highway in her honour - the first highway in Canada to be named for The Queen.

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