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Other notable attractions include the Royal Alberta Museum, the Muttart Conservatory, Alberta Legislature Building, Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton Valley Zoo, Alberta Railway Museum, and many other natural and man-made attractions.
The University of Alberta (also known as U of A or UAlberta) (French: Université de l'Alberta) is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It was founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford, [8] the first premier of Alberta, and Henry Marshall Tory, [9] the university's first president.
Alberta is the fourth-largest province by area at 661,848 square kilometres (255,541 square miles), [10] and the fourth-most populous, being home to 4,262,635 people. [2] Alberta's capital is Edmonton, while Calgary is its largest city. [11] The two are Alberta's largest census metropolitan areas. [12]
Port Alberta is a joint venture between Edmonton Global and Edmonton International Airport (EIA) based in the Edmonton Metropolitan Region in Alberta, Canada. Port Alberta provides transportation, logistics and supply chain solutions to connect Alberta's economy to worldwide markets. [ 1 ]
The Edmonton Metropolitan Region (EMR), also commonly referred to as Greater Edmonton or Metro Edmonton, is a conglomeration of municipalities centred on Edmonton, the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta.
Edson is a town in west-central Alberta, Canada. It is located in Yellowhead County, 192 kilometres (119 mi) west of Edmonton along the Yellowhead Highway and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) east of the intersection with Highway 47.
According to the 2021 census, the City of Edmonton had a population of 1,010,899 residents, compared to 4,262,635 for all of Alberta, Canada. [24] The total population of the Edmonton census metropolitan area was 1,418,118, making it the sixth-largest CMA in Canada. [25]
This is a list of the tallest buildings in Alberta that ranks skyscrapers and high-rise buildings in the province of Alberta, Canada, by height. Buildings in two cities are included in this list; Calgary and Edmonton , each having buildings taller than 100 m (330 ft).
The Edmonton Elks are a professional Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. The club competes in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member of the league's West Division and plays their home games at Commonwealth Stadium.
On May 29, 1899, South Edmonton was incorporated as the Town of Strathcona, named after Lord Strathcona, Donald A. Smith. [10] Smith was a prominent official in the Hudson's Bay Company and the Canadian Pacific Railway, which operated the Calgary and Edmonton Railway, the community's lifeline. [11] The first mayor of Strathcona was ...
