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Alberta: Definition and Much More from Answers.com (6195 words) |
 | Alberta is bounded on the E by Saskatchewan, on the N by the Northwest Territories, on the W by British Columbia, and on the S by Montana. |
 | Alberta was originally part of the vast territory granted to the Hudson's Bay Company by King Charles II in 1670, and its early history was dominated by the fur trade. |
 | Alberta is the leading beekeeping province of Canada, with some beekeepers wintering hives indoors in specially designed barns in southern Alberta, then migrating north during the summer into the Peace River valley where the season is short but the working days are long for honeybees to produce honey from clover and fireweed. |
| CBC - Alberta Votes 2004 - Parties (1406 words) |
 | The Alberta Alliance was formed a year after the 2001 election, in response to what its founders saw as a move away from the right by the governing Conservatives. |
 | During the 2004 federal election, the Green Party received six per cent of the Alberta vote, the highest level of support for the party in the country. |
 | The Alberta Party was formed in 1985, initially calling itself the Alberta Alliance Political Association and running candidates in the 1993 election. |