▁its ▁first ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁Ed mont on ▁celebr ates ▁ 1 0 0 ▁years ▁of ▁being ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁Al berta . ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁– ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Women ' s ▁Rugby ▁World ▁Cup . ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁– ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁Ford ▁World ▁Men ' s ▁Cur ling ▁Championship . ▁L arg est ▁resident ial ▁fire ▁in ▁Ed mont on ' s ▁history ▁burn s ▁down ▁a ▁ 1 4 9 ▁unit ▁cond omin ium ▁complex , ▁which ▁was ▁under ▁construction , ▁along ▁with ▁ 1 8 ▁du ple xes . ▁C aus ing ▁$ 2 0 ▁million ▁in ▁dam ages . ▁▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁– ▁Ed mont on ▁region ▁population ▁sur pass es ▁one ▁million ▁becoming ▁the ▁most ▁northern ▁city ▁in ▁North ▁America ▁with ▁a ▁population ▁over ▁one ▁million . ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁– ▁Ed mont on ▁submitted ▁a ▁bid ▁for ▁Ex po ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁– ▁The ▁Art ▁Gallery ▁of ▁Al berta ▁is ▁re open ed ▁in ▁its ▁new ▁building . ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁The ▁Ep cor ▁Tower ▁is ▁completed , ▁becoming ▁Ed mont on ' s ▁tall est ▁sk ys cra per . ▁The ▁Ed mont on ▁C lin ic ▁opened . ▁The ▁city ' s ▁hom ic ide ▁rate ▁sw ells ; ▁ 4 7 ▁mur ders ▁by ▁the ▁year . ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁– ▁The ▁inaug ural ▁Tour ▁of ▁Al berta ▁launch