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Province

The district into which a country has been divided; as, the province of Ontario in Canada. More loosely, a sphere of activity or a profession such as medicine or law.

PROVINCE. Sometimes this signifies the district into which a country has been divided; as, the province of Canterbury, in England the province of Languedoc, in France. Sometimes it means a dependency or colony; as, the province of New Brunswick. It is sometimes used figuratively, to signify power or authority; as, it is the province of the court to judge of the law, that of the jury to decide on the facts.

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.

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Joint use libraries: implementing a pilot community/school library project in a remote rural area in South Africa

These provincial and territorial associations are our only members.

Mobility of Professional Geoscientists in Canada

Provincial Reconstruction Teams Origins and Mission

Provincial reconstruction teams and security assistance: comments on an evolving concept

According to the Interfax news agency, provincial leaders in Zhejiang have "laid out a strategic plan for the local copper processing industry, to increase output and raise the sector's technological level."

Seeing red over copper scrap

The advisory was recalled in favor of the Provincial Directive; the Provincial Directive was also changed when SARS reemerged in May.

Toronto emergency medical services and SARS

PIPEDA applies to businesses and provincial commercial activities, governing how businesses manage and protect customer information.

Canada's privacy law faces legal challenge: if Canadian courts rule PIPEDA unconstitutional and strike it down, the ramifications for Canadian and worldwide businesses will be profound

The provincial council, meeting in Montreal this fall, also directed the chancellor of the province to prepare an amendment to the canons (laws) that would make such elections unnecessary in the future.

Email election procedure rescinded: secrecy of vote concerns council

On October 3, 1996, Tax Executives Institute filed a series of letters with Canadian federal and provincial tax officials concerning the harmonization of the federal Goods and Services Tax with provincial sales tax regimes.

Harmonizing the GST with provincial sales taxes: October 3, 1996

Essentially, it is a private system paid for by public funds under disparate control of 10 provincial and 2 territorial ministries.

Delivery and funding are provincial matters in Canada

The 20-bed capacity dialysis center beside Antique's provincial hospital will soon be fully operational following its inauguration last August 13, Governor Rhodora Cadiao said on Tuesday.

20-bed dialysis center in Antique to operate soon

MMDA to enforce EDSA bus ban next month !-- -- Robertzon Ramirez (The Philippine Star) - July 25, 2019 - 12:00am MANILA, Philippines The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is set to enforce next month the ban on provincial buses along EDSA, an official said yesterday.

MMDA to enforce EDSA bus ban next month

The Siem Reap Provincial Court on Saturday placed six Chinese men in pre-trial detention at provincial prison for circulating indecent photographs in Siem Reap province.