Canada Place in downtown Edmonton, Alta. on Thursday, December 5, 2024. Global News Ada Lawrence also has plans to travel outside of Canada with her husband.

All photos courtesy of Getty Images, unless otherwise noted Edmonton’s location means up to 18 hours of daylight in summer—and serious winters that make its environs a magnet for skiers.

While I was in Edmonton recently to write about the city’s deeply ingrained nostalgia for the Oilers’ glory days and the excitement around the team’s trip to the Stanley Cup finals this year ...