Edmonton is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. It is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Ed…Edmonton is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. It is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. It anchors the northern end of what Statistics Canada defines as the "Calgary–Edmonton Corridor", a region spanning between it and Calgary, Alberta's largest city, including many smaller municipalities between the two.