Alberta

The company already owned and operated a pipeline route from northwest of Edmonton, Alberta, to the Rocky Mountain West.
It’s His Land. Now a Canadian Company Gets to Take It.|by Lee van der Voo for ProPublica|October 1, 2020|ProPublica
For years, tax revenues from the oil sands helped fund robust and balanced budgets in Alberta.
After the boom: Canada’s oil capital faces an uncertain future|kdunn6|September 21, 2020|Fortune
Portion of Alberta’s GDP last year connected to the oil and gas industry, including mining.
After the boom: Canada’s oil capital faces an uncertain future|kdunn6|September 21, 2020|Fortune
Alberta also instituted strict protocols for nearby steaming.
Oil Companies Are Profiting From Illegal Spills. And California Lets Them.|by Janet Wilson, The Desert Sun, and Lylla Younes, ProPublica|September 18, 2020|ProPublica

She’s now a psychologist at Athabasca University in Alberta, Canada.
Top 10 tips on how to study smarter, not longer|Kathiann Kowalski|September 9, 2020|Science News For Students
Centuries of development does not compare to the recent devastation in Alberta.
Our Trip to The Climate War's Ground Zero|Darren Aronofsky|September 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But no one can deny that the quality of the water has changed in northern Alberta.
Our Trip to The Climate War's Ground Zero|Darren Aronofsky|September 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Yet the oil companies and the governments of Alberta and Canada want to expand.
Our Trip to The Climate War's Ground Zero|Darren Aronofsky|September 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The engineering company Moretrench is currently testing a 500-feet-deep barrier for tar sands excavation in Alberta.
Fukushima N-Plant Will Be Surrounded by a Wall of Ice|Josh Dzieza|September 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Monteith was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, to interior decorator Ann McGregor and military infantryman Joe Monteith.
‘Glee’ Star Cory Monteith Found Dead: A Tortured Talent Gone Too Soon|Marlow Stern|July 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
A large market for this fruit is opening up in the rapidly growing provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
Circumstances unfortunately assisted her feeling, for beyond a doubt Alberta May Bunting was not adapted to her new room-mate.
Smith College Stories|Josephine Dodge Daskam
Everyone heard the wails and gibes of Sutton M., but to few or none were the woes of Alberta May made known.
Smith College Stories|Josephine Dodge Daskam
Martha's rather particular: she understands that Alberta May is a little trying, good and kind as she is.
Smith College Stories|Josephine Dodge Daskam
Paler and less distinctly streaked above than the Prairie; found west of the Mississippi and north to Alberta.
Bird Guide: Land Birds East of the Rockies|Chester A. (Chester Albert) Reed

British Dictionary definitions for Alberta

Alberta

/ (ælˈbɜːtə) /

noun

a province of W Canada: mostly prairie, with the Rocky Mountains in the southwest Capital: Edmonton. Pop: 3 201 895 (2004 est). Area: 661 188 sq km (255 285 sq miles)Abbreviation: Alta, AB

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Cultural definitions for Alberta

Alberta

Province in western Canada, bordered by the Northwest Territories to the north, Saskatchewan to the east, Montana to the south, and British Columbia to the west. Edmonton is its capital and largest city.

notes for Alberta

Recent exploitation of oil, natural gas, and mineral resources has replaced agriculture as Alberta's primary industry.

notes for Alberta

Banff, in the Canadian Rockies (see Rocky Mountains), is a popular vacation spot.