One of Canada's four prairie provinces, and the most populous of them, Alberta is the only one to border a single US state. It is divided from British Columbia by the Rocky Mountains, over which run gusts of wind, known as chinooks, that can keep the southern part of the province considerably warmer than its eastern neighbours during the winter.

One of Canada's four prairie provinces, and the most populous of them, Alberta is the only one to border a single US state. It is divided from British Columbia by the Rocky Mountains, over which run gusts of wind, known as chinooks, that can keep the southern part of the province considerably warmer than its eastern neighbours during the winter.

One of Canada's four prairie provinces, and the most populous of them, Alberta is the only one to border a single US state. It is divided from British Columbia by the Rocky Mountains, over which run gusts of wind, known as chinooks, that can keep the southern part of the province considerably warmer than its eastern neighbours during the winter.