Prince Albert
, city (1991 pop. 34,181), central Sask., W
Canada, on the North Saskatchewan R.; 53°12'N 105°45'W. Commercial
and distribution center for a lumbering, gold- and uranium-mining, and
mixed-farming area. Wood prods. and meatpacking industries. Founded in
1866 as a Presbyterian mission to the Native Amer. Cree. Gateway to
Prince Albert Natl. Park, to the NW. Seat of Anglican and R.C.
cathedrals and hq. of the Royal Can. Mounted Police for central and N
Sask., as well as the site of the provincial penitentiary.
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