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Edmonton city,
provincial capital, central Alta., Canada, on the North Saskatchewan river.
The center of the largest metropolitan area in
Alberta,
Edmonton, known as the “Gateway to the North,” is located in the center of the
province between the fertile alleys of the south and the rich resources of the
north. It is a major market center for farm and petrochemical products, and has
an economy based on the production of oil, coal, and natural gas. Other
industries include lumbering, meatpacking, flour milling, and dairying.
The city is on the site of
Edmonton House, an important 19th-century trading post, and is also
the site of the West Edmonton Mall, the world's largest.
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The University of Alberta and
Athabasca University are in the city. Edmonton's National Hockey
League team, the Oilers, was the dominant team in the 1980s, winning
fie championships (1984-85, 1987-88, 1990) under the leadership of
Wayne
Gretzky
. Canadian football's Eskimos also play there.
The dominant center for the western fur trade during the 19th
century,
Edmonton grew slowly in the 20th cent., relying on its
agriculture-based economy. Before World War II it was only the ninth
largest city in Canada, but the discovery (1947) of petroleum at
Leduc, Redwater, and Pembina transformed Edmonton into one of the
fastest-growing cities in Canada. Its population increased more than
sixfold from 1941 to 1987.
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Canada brief history
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