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Originally Posted by nik-
I hate when they abbreviate Alberta as Alta. Use AB or don't do it ... Alta is only saving three letters and it looks old fashioned.
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"Alta" is the proper abbreviation according to the Canadian Press Stylebook. No, I have no idea why that is, but that's why you'll see it that way in any Canadian media publication.
http://www.dal.ca/webteam/web_style_...v_numbers.html
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CP abbreviations for provinces/states are different than those used by the postal service. Use the abbreviations below for Canadian provinces when they follow name of a community. (For American states, consult the Canadian Press Stylebook.)
Alta.
B.C.
Man.
N.B.
N.L.
N.W.T.
N.S.
Nunavut
Ont.
P.E.I.
Que.
Sask.
Yukon
An abbreviation has not yet been established for Nunavut, so it should be written out in all references
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