Edmonton

Alberta's capital city

Edmonton is the capital city of Alberta, Canada, located in the central part of the province along the North Saskatchewan River.

It serves as a major economic center for Canada's oil and gas industry and hosts North America's largest mall, West Edmonton Mall.

We drove up to Edmonton for the weekend.

city

Alberta

Western Canadian province

downtown · River Valley · LRT

capital

legislature

Lawmaking governmental branch

government · MLA · cabinet · minister · policy · administration · provincial · governance · politics · authority

winter

cold

Low temperature state

  • freezingExtremely cold
  • snowFrozen crystalline precipitation
  • iceWater's solid form

blizzard · subzero · windchill · parka · frost · flurries · chinook · snowfall · January · February

prairie

flatland

Level, unvaried terrain

horizon · farmland · agriculture · canola · wheat · rural · parkland · boreal · northern · landscape

hockey

Gretzky

Record-holding hockey player

Messier · dynasty · orange · blue · draft · Connor · Wayne · fans · arena · game night

festivals

Dragon Boat Festival

Chinese summer memorial holiday

  • summerYear's warmest season
  • celebrationFestive event marking occasion
  • artsCreative disciplines collectively

music · entertainment

Categories
Opposites
Alberta city rivalry

EdmontonCalgary

Alberta's economic hub

Vancouver · Victoria · San Diego · Miami · Los Angeles

Canadian geographic/climate contrast

EdmontonVancouver

Major Canadian Pacific port

Victoria · Toronto · Montreal · Halifax

Phrases
Family

Edmund

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G