Northwest Territories
Speech parts
1. Northwest Territories - Noun
2. Northwest Territories - Proper noun
Meaning
a large territory in northwestern Canada; part is now Nunavut
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Examples
A brief period of lake-effect snow is also common near Great Bear Lake and Great Slave Lake in the Northwest Territories during early winter (usually early to mid October); however the lake-effect season for both lakes is very short.
Alberta is bounded by the provinces of British Columbia to the west and Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Territories to the north, and the U.S. state of Montana to the south.
Alberta and its neighbour Saskatchewan were districts of the Northwest Territories until they were established as provinces on September 1, 1905. citation The premier has been Rachel Notley since May 2015.
During a long debate over funding for a COVID-19 secretariat, some Northwest Territories MLAs said the money would be better spent addressing problems that have plagued the territory for generations.
A residential school survivor in the Northwest Territories is welcoming a decision to designate two residential schools as national historic sites and hopes similar action will be taken for one in the North.
In 1999, Iqaluit became the capital of Nunavut after the division of the Northwest Territories into two separate territories.