The provincial Canadian government in oil-rich Alberta said it was pushing forward with a jobs plan as the region’s economy drags down the nation. The federal Bank of Canada said national gross domestic product was pulled down in the second quarter by May wildfires in Alberta, which sidelined around 1 million barrels of oil per day. As a whole, the bank said the decline total exports, meanwhile, were more broad-based than expected. Alberta’s government, for its part, said it was offering around $23 million over two years to help pay for long-term, locally developed projects meant to create jobs and diversify the provincial economy. “This new support will put homegrown projects and economic development plans into action and help ensure Alberta’s cities and towns continue […]