Video : Creation of Alberta and Saskatchewan provinces in Canada's history holds significance for the nation.

01-Sep-1905
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History of Alberta
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| Artist: Golbez | Credit: Own work | Creative Commons License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 | Description: Animation of the changes to the borders of Canada. The captions read as follows: July 1, 1867: Dominion of Canada formed July 15, 1870: Rupert's Land and North-Western Territory join, become North-West Territories; Manitoba formed July 20, 1871: British Columbia joins July 1, 1873: Prince Edward Island joins July 26, 1874: Ontario provisionally expanded north and west April 12, 1876: District of Keewatin formed September 1, 1880: British Arctic Islands joins as part of North-West Territories July 1, 1881: Manitoba expanded May 7, 1886: Border of District of Keewatin adjusted August 12, 1889: Ontario's expansion finalised June 13, 1898: Yukon Territory formed, Quebec enlarged May 23, 1901: Yukon Territory adjusted September 1, 1905: Alberta and Saskatchewan formed, District of Keewatin dissolved May 15, 1912: Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec enlarged; North-West Territories renamed Northwest Territories March 11, 1927: Border with Newfoundland adjusted March 31, 1949: Newfoundland joins April 1, 1999: Nunavut formed December 6, 2001: Newfoundland renamed Newfoundland and Labrador April 1, 2003: Yukon Territory renamed Yukon
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