Northwest Territories
Territory of Canada
Follow Northwest Territories on Notably News to receive short updates to your email — rarely!
| March 2025 | Mark Carney became the leader of the federal Liberal Party and Prime Minister-designate of Canada. |
| 2024 | Jamie Koe's rink competes at the 2024 Montana's Brier in Regina, Saskatchewan, finishing third in Pool B with a 5-3 record and advancing past pool play for the first time since representing Northwest Territories/Yukon. |
| 2024 | The organization was renamed to Prosper NWT to better reflect its evolving role and commitment to inclusive economic development in the Northwest Territories. |
| 2024 | Gerald Kisoun served as a Chancellor/Commissioner for the Order of the Northwest Territories. |
| January 26 2024 | Jamie Koe wins the Northwest Territories Men's Curling Championship by defeating Nick Saturnino 3 games to none, earning the right to represent the Northwest Territories at the 2024 Montana's Brier. |
| January 25 2024 | Jamie Koe and Nick Saturnino compete in the Northwest Territories Men's Curling Championship at the Inuvik Curling Club, with only two teams participating in a best three out of five series. |
| 2023 | Three individuals were awarded the Order of the Northwest Territories: Helen Balanoff, Rick Hardy, and Maya Teya. |
| December 7 2023 | R.J. Simpson was selected as the new premier by his fellow MLAs following the general election. |
| November 14 2023 | The Northwest Territories held its general election to set the membership of the legislative assembly. |
| July 2023 | Massive wildfire crisis in the Northwest Territories led to the evacuation of approximately 70% of the territory's population, including 87% of Yellowknife's residents. Premier Caroline Cochrane was among those evacuated as fires approached within 15 km of the capital city. |
| February 2023 | Kerry Galusha's rink competed at the 2023 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Kamloops, finishing fourth in Pool B with a 4-4 record. |
| January 15 2023 | Kerry Galusha's rink won the Northwest Territories Scotties Tournament of Hearts, earning the right to represent the territory at the national Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Kamloops, British Columbia. |
| January 11 2023 | The Northwest Territories Scotties Tournament of Hearts began at the Inuvik Curling Centre, with Kerry Galusha's rink competing in the territorial championship. |
| 2022 | Three recipients received the Order of the Northwest Territories: Jane Dragon, Richard Van Camp, and Suzette Montreuil. |
| February 8 2022 | Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh by-election conducted, with Richard Edjericon winning the seat after Steve Norn's resignation in the Northwest Territories' non-partisan consensus government |
| January 5 2022 | The tournament, originally scheduled to be held from January 5 to 9 at the Inuvik Curling Club, was cancelled before its planned start date. |
| January 4 2022 | The 2022 Northwest Territories Scotties Tournament of Hearts was cancelled due to new COVID-19 health orders. On the same day, Team Kerry Galusha was directly announced as the representative for the Northwest Territories at the 2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Thunder Bay, Ontario. |
| 2021 | Three individuals were honored with the Order of the Northwest Territories: JoAnne Deneron, Paul Kaeser II, and Mary Effie Snowshoe. |
| 2021 | Yellowknife was recorded as having 20,340 residents in the Canadian Census, with a specified land area. It remains the only city in the Northwest Territories. |
| 2021 | Liquor sale restrictions previously enforced by the communities of Fort Simpson were lifted. |
| 2021 | Census revealed a significant shift in religious demographics: Christianity decreased to 55.2%, while population with no religious affiliation more than doubled to 39.8%. |
| 2021 | Census reveals significant shift in religious demographics: Christian population decreased to 55.2%, while those with no religious affiliation increased to 39.8%. |
| July 27 2021 | Monfwi by-election held, with Jane Weyallon Armstrong winning the seat after Jackson Lafferty's resignation in the Northwest Territories' non-partisan consensus government |
| June 30 2021 | Recorded the highest temperature ever in Fort Smith and the Northwest Territories, marking a significant climate event. |
| 2019 | Two recipients were awarded the Order of the Northwest Territories: Lyda Fuller and 'Buffalo' Joe McBryan. |
| 2019 | Kieron Testart planned to organize a 'Liberal Democratic' slate of ideologically aligned MLA candidates for the Northwest Territories general election, but abandoned the plan after it was leaked to the press. |
| 2019 | The 19th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly was established, covering the political representation period from 2019 to 2023. |
| 2018 | Three individuals received the Order of the Northwest Territories: Les Carpenter, Sharon Firth, and Lillian Elias. |
| 2018 | MLA Kieron Testart proposed an amendment to the territorial Elections Act to introduce party politics in the legislative assembly, which received no support and was dropped. |
| 2017 | Margaret Thom served as a Chancellor/Commissioner for the Order of the Northwest Territories. |
| 2017 | Six recipients were honored with the Order of the Northwest Territories: Paul Andrew, Fred Carmichael, Russell King, Linda Koe, Jeff Philipp, and Tom Zubko. |
| 2017 | The gross domestic product of the Northwest Territories reached C$4.856 billion. |
| 2016 | Four individuals were awarded the Order of the Northwest Territories: Nellie Cournoyea, Jan Stirling, Tony Whitford, and Marie Wilson. |
| 2016 | Census data showed Behchokǫ̀ as the largest First Nations community with 1,874 total residents, of which 1,696 (90.9%) were First Nations. |
| 2016 | Census data revealed population details for Northwest Territories, including Yellowknife's population of 19,569, Hay River's 3,528, Inuvik's 3,243, Fort Smith's 2,542, and Behchokǫ̀'s 1,874. |
| May 10 2016 | During a vacancy, Gerald W. Kisoun serves as acting Commissioner |
| 2015 | The Order of the Northwest Territories was first awarded, with six recipients: Bruce Green, Lucy Jackson, Sonny MacDonald, Gino Pin, Ruth Spence, and John B. Zoè. |
| 2015 | George Tuccaro served as a Chancellor/Commissioner for the Order of the Northwest Territories. |
| 2014 | House of Commons electoral district name changes from Western Arctic to Northwest Territories. |
| 2013 | Mark Carney was appointed as the Governor of the Bank of England, becoming the first non-British person to hold this prestigious position. |
| 2012 | Completion of the Deh Cho Bridge, which provided Yellowknife with its first all-season road access to Canada's highway network, ending the previous reliance on seasonal ferry and ice road crossings of the Mackenzie River. |
| 2010 | Rio Tinto produces 3.9 million carats of diamonds, representing 28.5% of its total diamond production from the Diavik Diamond Mine. |
| May 28 2010 | George Tuccaro takes over as Commissioner from Tony Whitford |
This contents of the box above is based on material from the Wikipedia articles Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Order of the Northwest Territories, 2024 Northwest Territories Men's Curling Championship, List of municipalities in the Northwest Territories, Northwest Territories Liquor and Cannabis Commission, History of the Northwest Territories, Northwest Territories Business Development and Investment Corporation, Commissioner of the Northwest Territories, 2022 Northwest Territories Scotties Tournament of Hearts, List of Northwest Territories by-elections, Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Northwest Territories & 2023 Northwest Territories Scotties Tournament of Hearts, which are released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.