| − | '''Alberta''' is a prairie province in [[Canada]], its capital is [[Edmonton]]. Alberta's motto is "Fortis et liber" (Strong and free), and its official flower is the [[Wild Rose]]. It was explored in 1754 by [[Anthony Henday]], sent by the [[Hudson's Bay Company]], and entered Confederation in 1905.<ref>[Readers Digest Atlas of Canada 1995, pg50]</ref>Alberta is often called "the [[Texas]] of Canada" because of it's oil, cattle and pioneer 'can-do' culture. {{fact}} | + | '''Alberta''' is a prairie province in [[Canada]], its capital is [[Edmonton]]. Alberta's motto is "Fortis et liber" (Strong and free), and its official flower is the [[Wild Rose]]. It was explored in 1754 by [[Anthony Henday]], sent by the [[Hudson's Bay Company]], and entered Confederation in 1905.<ref>[Readers Digest Atlas of Canada 1995, pg50]</ref>Alberta is often called "the [[Texas]] of Canada" because of it's oil, cattle and pioneer 'can-do' culture.<ref>http://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/texas/entry/texas_of_canada_alberta_province_nickname/</ref> |
| − | Some Albertans{{fact}} feel such a pride and sense of distinction for their province that they have considered Alberta separatism, the idea that Alberta should be it's own [[sovereign]] state or a part of the [[United States of America]]. Alberta has its own public radio network,[http://www.ckua.org/ CKUA]. | + | Some Albertans feel such a pride and sense of distinction for their province that they have considered Alberta separatism, the idea that Alberta should be it's own [[sovereign]] state or a part of the [[United States of America]].<ref>http://www.separationalberta.com/</ref> Alberta has its own public radio network,[http://www.ckua.org/ CKUA]. |