What is Edmonton?
{{About|the capital of Alberta}} [[File:Edmonton Montage 2020.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Edmonton]] '''Edmonton''' is the capital city of [[Alberta]]. In 2021, there were about 1,420,000 people in the Edmonton area. However, [[Calgary]] has more people. The city is just south of central Alberta, in the [[prairie]] part of the province, and has many [[farm]]s nearby. Starting as a trading post on the [[Saskatchewan River|North Saskatchewan River]]. Edmonton turned into a city mostly over the last 100 years. Edmonton has of one of the world's largest shopping [[Mall|malls]], the [[West Edmonton Mall]]. It has over 800 stores, a hotel, an indoor water park, an indoor [[theme park]], an [[ice skating]] [[rink]], [[movie theatre]]s, [[Restaurant|restaurants]], [[Bar|bars]], and other things to see. Many people visit tit. Edmonton also has more sun than all other cities in Canada, but other cities are warmer. Winter temperatures often are below -20 [[Celsius|°C]]. It is common for it be even colder (below -30 °C) for a few days in January or February. However, summers can be hotter than 30 °C. The sun does not set until after 11 p.m. in June. The city is also well known for its festivals. There are many popular events in both summer and winter such as Heritage Days, the Folk Festival, and the Fringe. Edmonton has many interesting places to visit like the Francis Winspear Centre for Music, the Valley Zoo, [http://www.fortedmontonpark.ca Fort Edmonton Park], the Muttart Conservatory, and Telus World of Science. Edmonton is known as the city of champions since it is is home to the [[Edmonton Oilers]] of the [[National Hockey League]] and the [[Edmonton Elks]] of the [[Canadian Football League]]. The Edmonton Oilers have five Stanley Cup Championships,and the Elks have 23 Western Division Championships, and 13 Grey Cup Championships. The [[Edmonton tornado]], the second-deadliest tornado in Canada, struck the east side of the city on July 31, 1987. {{Canada capitals}} {{Subdivisions of Alberta}} {{authority control}}