Alberta

Alberta is a western Canadian province bordered by British Columbia, Saskatchewan, the Northwest Territories, and the United States. Its landscape ranges from Rocky Mountain peaks to prairie and boreal forest.

Edmonton: Edmonton is Alberta’s capital and its northernmost major city. The provincial government is based in Alberta’s capital.
Athabasca oil sands: The Athabasca oil sands are a large deposit of bitumen in northeastern Alberta. They underpin much of the province’s petroleum production.
Treaty 6: Treaty 6 is a numbered treaty made in 1876 between the Crown and First Nations in the central prairie region. Its territory includes much of central Alberta and carries enduring legal significance.
British Columbia: British Columbia is a Canadian province west of Alberta, spanning Pacific coast, mountain, and interior regions. The Rocky Mountains divide Alberta from its western neighbor.
Equalization payments in Canada: Equalization payments are federal transfers intended to help provinces provide comparable public services at comparable tax levels. Alberta’s fiscal capacity makes it a prominent contributor in debates over the program.
Calgary: Calgary is Alberta’s largest city, near the Rocky Mountains. Its size and economic influence make it a major centre within the province.
Alberta oil industry: Alberta’s oil industry explores, extracts, transports, and processes petroleum resources. Oil production is a major source of provincial revenue and employment.
Treaty 7: Treaty 7 is an 1877 treaty between the Crown and First Nations in southern Alberta. It shaped relations between the province’s southern First Nations and Canada.
Saskatchewan: Saskatchewan is a prairie province directly east of Alberta. Its shared prairie landscape highlights differences in provincial economies and settlement.
Western alienation: Western alienation is a sense of political and economic exclusion felt by some people in western Canada. It has often shaped Alberta’s relationship with federal institutions.

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