British Columbia declared its first state of emergency in 14 years as the number of people under evacuation from hundreds of wildfires reached 14,000 and provincial officials warned that the experience — along with last summer's catastrophic fires in Alberta — represent a «new normal» for many Canadian communities. (theenergymix.com)
Most bizarrely, provincial officials in Quebec intervened this summer to oppose an attempt by Lowe's, the American home - improvement retailer, to purchase Rona, that province's celebrated vendor of hammers, reciprocating saws and drywall. (canadianbusiness.com)
The Labour Market Agreement has been a big hit with the provinces and territories, with provincial officials pointing to a recent joint evaluation with Ottawa that determined those participating in the plan doubled their chances of landing jobs and keeping them. (macleans.ca)