Edmonton is one of the sunniest cities in Canada

Edmonton Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta. Located in the center of the province, spanning both sides of the North Saskatchewan River, 560 kilometers away from the US-Canada border, it is the gateway to the north. With a population of 877,926 (2014) and a metropolitan area of ??1,159,869, it is the second most populous city in Alberta (after Calgary) and the fifth largest city in Canada.

Edmonton is the cultural, governmental and educational center of Alberta. The city has light rail transit (LRT), has many festivals throughout the year, and has the largest indoor shopping mall in North America? West Ed Monton Mall (the world's largest indoor shopping mall from 1981 to 2004) and Canada's largest historic park - Fort Edmonton Park.

Edmonton is one of the sunniest cities in Canada. It has four distinct seasons and a typical northern continental climate, but its winters are warmer than Winnipeg and Regina in the south. The general temperature is minus 10℃ to minus 20℃. The coldest temperature can reach minus 3-40℃. The temperature is not low in summer, and the intensity of ultraviolet rays is high. In July and August, the temperature can reach 30°C.

There are a large number of bank pine, American lodgepole pine, white spruce, white birch, aspen, rowan, tea maple, Elaeagnus, green ash, basswood, poplar, willow, Crabapples, Manitoba maples, oaks, silver maples, hawthorns and Ohio buckeyes. Other introduced plant species include ash, blue spruce, Norway maple, red oak, sugar maple, horse chestnut, red apple tree, and Evans cherry tree. There are nine higher education institutions in Edmonton, namely: University of Alberta, Concordia University College of Alberta, MacEwan University, King's University College, Norquist College, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, Athabasca University Edmonton Campus, Taylors College and Seminary, and Yellowhead National College. Among them, the University of Alberta ranks 84th in the world (QS 2014/15 ranking), and the current mayor Don Iveson is a graduate of the school.