Which Canadian province has a capital named after a town in Middlesex, England?

Three of the provinces in the answer options have capitals with names associated with a British Queen rather than with a place: Charlotte, the capital of Prince Edward Island, is named after the wife of King George III; Regina, the capital of Saskatchewan, is the Latin word for “Queen” and the name was chosen in honour of Queen Victoria; Victoria is also the name of the capital of British Columbia.

That leaves Alberta. While the name of the province is yet again associated with Queen Victoria (Alberta was the name of her fourth daughter), the name of the capital, Edmonton, has more humble origins.

Edmonton, originally established in 1795 as the Hudson's Bay Company trading post of Fort Edmonton, was named after Edmonton, Middlesex, England. The original Edmonton is now administratively part of greater London, and lies about 13.5 kilometres (8.4 miles) from the centre. It is a modest-sized town (the population was about 82,400 in 2011) in an unfashionable location.

By contrast, Edmonton, Alberta is today about thirteen times the size of its British namesake and, in 2023, ranks as the fifth largest city in Canada. It is a cultural, governmental and educational centre and hosts a year-round programme of festivals, reflected in the nickname "Canada's Festival City".