The provinces retained their current status, nationalists also forced Mirza to give state recognition of their languages as well in the constitution.

As the province retained ownership of the causeway, bridge, and certain services, it retained a portion of SkyTrain's debt as well.

Ernie Eves, who took over as the province's premier last month, said the province would retain a stake of at least 51 percent in Hydro One.

Yet Canada's smallest province (about 120 miles from tip to tip) has retained much of its unhurried pace and rural sensibility.

Both the state of Maryland and the province of Ontario retained film censor boards to a particularly late date.

However, the provinces retain the power over the solemnization of marriage (section 92(12)).

The provinces that already had compatible codes retained them - e.g. Varna "B", Ruse "P"

The Baltic provinces retained their special status until the late 19th century.

The Baltic provinces retained their special status within the Russian Empire until tsar Nicholas I started to implement Russification policies in the 1840s.

These subdivisions are still recognized by Nejdis today, as each province retains its own variation of the Nejdi dialect and Nejdi customs.