Edmonton is home to North America's largest mall, the West Edmonton Mall, and Fort Edmonton Park, Canada's largest living history museum. The city has a vibrant popular music scene with genres including hip-hop, reggae, R&B, rock, pop, metal, punk, country and electronic.
Edmonton is the capital of the province of Alberta. The city is a staging point for large scale oil sands projects and diamond mining operations.
It is Alberta's 2nd largest city with a population of 972,223, and Canadas 5th largest municipality. Edmonton is North America's northernmost metropolis with a population over one million. Edmonton is a major economic centre for northern and central Alberta, with a focus on the oil and gas industry.
