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92% of Allophones live in Ontario, B.C. ,Quebec or Alberta.

ALBERTA

How ALBERTA got its name.

The district of Alberta was created in 1882, and enlarged to become a province of Canada on September 1, 1905. The name was suggested by the Marquess of Lorne, Governor General of Canada from 1878 to 1883, in honour of his wife, H.R.H. Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, daughter of Queen Victoria.

EDMONTON

Name taken from Fort Edmonton, built in 1795 farther down the North Saskatchewan River than the present city. The fort was destroyed in 1807, but was relocated within the site of the present city limits by the Hudson's Bay Company some time before 1819. The fort is reputed to have been named by William Tomison for Edmonton, now part of metropolitan London, England, in honour of the birthplace of John Peter Pruden, a clerk of the Hudson's Bay Company.

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ALBERTA
Calgary AP 51° 6' N 114° 1' W
Edmonton AP 53° 34' N 113° 31' W
Grande Prairie AP 55° 11' N 118° 53' W
Jasper 52° 53' N 118° 4' W
Lethbridge AP (S) 49° 38' N 112° 48' W
Fort McMurray AP 56° 39' N 111° 13' W
Medicine Hat AP 50° 1' N 110° 43' W
Red Deer AP 52° 11' N 113° 54' W