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Empress, Alberta, Canada

Empress is a village in southern Alberta, Canada that is adjacent to the provincial boundary between Alberta and Saskatchewan. It is 121 km north of Medicine Hat. The village was named, in 1913, for Queen Victoria, who was also Empress of India. In the past it wa…
Empress is a village in southern Alberta, Canada that is adjacent to the provincial boundary between Alberta and Saskatchewan. It is 121 km north of Medicine Hat. The village was named, in 1913, for Queen Victoria, who was also Empress of India. In the past it was known as the "Hub of the West", connecting major cities together by the Canadian Pacific Railway.
  • Elevation: 615 m (2,018 ft)
  • Country: Canada
  • Province: Alberta
  • Planning region: Red Deer
  • Special Area: No. 2
  • Postal code span: T0J 1E0
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