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  • N.W.T.
    N.W.T.
    abbreviation
    Northwest Territories (Canada).
  • NWT
    NWT
    abbreviation
    Northwest Territories (of Canada)

N.W.T.

American  

abbreviation

  1. Northwest Territories (Canada).


NWT British  

abbreviation

  1. Northwest Territories (of Canada)

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Another firefighter, Adam Yeadon, 25, died Saturday while fighting a wildfire near his home in Fort Liard, N.W.T.

From Seattle Times Jul. 18, 2023

Great lead-zinc-silver deposits, lately found at Pine Point, less than 60 miles from the Hay River road, may bring a new smelter city of 15,000 to the N.W.T. within a decade.

From Time Magazine Archive

Act, and by reasserting the existing rights granted by the N.W.T.

From Catholic Problems in Western Canada by George Thomas Daly

Fenian raids; in 1866, 213; in 1870-71, 230, 231, Canada never indemnified for, 305 Ferland, French Canadian historian, 192 Fielding, Mr., finance minister of Canada, 265, his budget of 1897, 209 Fish Creek, N.W.T.;

From Canada under British Rule 1760-1900 by Sir John George Bourinot

In a special message to NWT, he said: "I send my most sincere congratulations on achieving your centenary."

From BBC Mar. 5, 2026

One patient died when he was being transferred out of Yellowknife, an NWT minister said on Saturday.

From Reuters Aug. 20, 2023

Many evacuees have been using Facebook groups like NWT Wildfires Safety Check to mark themselves safe from the fires and to ask about updates.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2023

One should also note that the population of Yellowknife NWT has increased by more than 36 percent and that the people in its new sections already use group boxes.

From Economist Dec. 14, 2013

Greg Barton, an equities trader with NWT Financial, was also optimistic as the trading day began, predicting a modest bounce by day's end.

From Time Magazine Archive

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