GeoByte1:Alberta was governed by the Hudson's Bay Company, a trading business, beginning in 1821. In 1870 it came under the control of the Dominion of Canada.
GeoByte2:The Royal Tyrrell Museum in Drumheller, Alberta, has one of the finest collections of dinosaur fossils in the world.
GeoByte3:Alberta was named after Queen Victoria's daughter—Princess Louise Caroline Alberta.
GeoByte4:80% of Canada's oil production and 90% of its natural gas come from Alberta.
GeoByte5:Alberta has more square miles of national park than any other province.
GeoByte6:Banff and Jasper, two of Alberta's five national parks, are among the most popular attractions in Canada.