2015 Northwest Territories Scotties Tournament of Hearts 2015 Northwest Territories Scotties Tournament of Hearts The 2015 Northwest Territories Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the women's curling championship for the Northwest Territories, was held from January 8 to 10 at the Yellowknife Curling Centre in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. 2015 marks the first year that the winner of the Northwest Territories Scotties will go directly to the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. In previous years, the top two Northwest Territories teams would have to play in the NWT/Yukon Scotties Tournament of Hearts to earn the right to play at the national championship. Only two rinks entered, 11-time territorial champion Kerry Galusha
Provinces and territories of Canada territories are not sovereign, but instead their authorities and responsibilities come directly from the federal level, and as a result have a commissioner instead of a lieutenant governor. Notes: There are three territories in Canada. Unlike the provinces, the territories of Canada have no inherent sovereignty and have only those powers delegated to them by the federal government. They include all of mainland Canada north of latitude 60° north and west of Hudson Bay, as well as most islands north of the Canadian mainland (from those in James Bay to the Canadian Arctic islands). The following table lists the territories