In a solemn event shaking the Northwest Territories ... a void in the fabric of these tight-knit communities, reminding us that the repercussions of such tragedies extend far beyond the immediate ...

the new United States government assumed ownership of the vast Northwest Territory that had been ceded to the pre-constitutional confederation by states with (real or potential) claims to the land.

Yellowknife, the capital of the Northwest Territories, is an isolated mining town built on gold and now sustained by diamonds—an outpost of civilization surrounded by a vast, austere landscape ...

While the United States was founded by 13 original states ... acquired through a treaty or annexed through war. The first territory was the Northwest Territory created by Congress in 1787. The ...

The temperatures over the weekend in the Northwest Territories exceeded previous records, weather experts say. The latest extreme weather comes as Canada battles the worst wildfire season it has ...

At the 62nd parallel, this land of the midnight sun in Canada's Northwest Territories covers the vast plains and limestone karst lands of the Ram Plateau in the Mackenzie Mountains. You can ...